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– – Bookbinder’s Dressing – – The ultimate food for leather.
Click here to try a can. Bookbinder's Dressing is my formulation of of an ancient recipe handed down from master to apprentice for over 500 hundred years. I make this in small batches and will mail it the same day your order is received.
-Max MarblesBefore Restoration
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Category Archives: conservation
Daphne Beaumont-Wright “Pip”
Max Marbles bids a fond farewell to Daphne Beaumont-Wright. Continue reading
Posted in bindery, conservation, Daphne Beaumont-Wright, Pip
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Heape Family Bible
A Family Bible with extensive records needs to be transposed to keyboarded text. Continue reading
Posted in 19th century, ancestors, bible, conservation, documentation, family bible, family tree, genealogy, heirloom, leather, paper mending, spine, tightback
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The judge’s Family Bible
The judge’s Family Bible came in for repair. Continue reading
Posted in 19th century, bible, conservation, family bible, heirloom, reback, spine, tightback
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Bookbinder’s Dressing Proving a Hit
Leather care for collectible and fine leather books using Bookbinder’s Dressing. Continue reading
Posted in 19th century, bible, cleaning, conservation, family bible, genealogy, heirloom, rare book, reback, tightback, touch-up
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PBS | Antiques Roadshow Exposed
Antiques Roadshow has changed the way people think about old objects; is it a change for the better? Continue reading
Posted in ancestors, ancestry, bible, book value, conservation, family bible, genealogy, heirloom, rare book
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