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Marriage Certificate Reunited

After cleaning, flattening, mending, relining and deacidification this marriage certificate is homeward bound.

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After the rip is repaired

The rip has been repaired on the back with raw linen and then the front fissure was filled with a special putty and in-painted.    

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Slipcase Repair for Daniel Webster

A slipcase for The Devil and Daniel Webster has been worn out. Had to remove the rotted edge board and lift the paper in order to replace with a strong mulberry paper and layer with original paper. In the second … Continue reading

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1845 Bible Rebound

This is what we call a tightback, the leather was glued directly to the spine. Though a good technique, you can see the vertical lines on the spine where the binding has cracked the spine. The major line is actually … Continue reading

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Marriage Certificate Restored

This document was cleaned, flattened, mended, deacidified and scanned. Here is a before of the original and an after of the corrected digital scan. Working at 600 dpi allows you to get down to where pen strokes and tears are … Continue reading

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