conservethis: Roses are red, Violets are blue, If you put tape on your books, I’ll never EVER love you. Roses are red, Violets are blue, The conservator is thinking: What’s up with this glue? 💖 💖 💖 Roses are red,Violets are blue,In-painting requiresA deftness with hue. 💖 💖 💖 Roses are red,Violets are blue,Come to the lab andWe’ll […]
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It’s tradition!
I’ve been working on condition reports all week, and this certain song is stuck in my head…because condition rhymes with tradition.
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Vacuums!
So, our old HEPA filter vacuum broke yesterday, right in the middle of a mold-remediation project I was working on! BUT! I just found out today that the library is going to buy us a new Nilfisk vacuum for the conservation lab! Nilfisk vacuums are like the Rolls Royces of conservation vacuuming. I’m 100% sincere […]
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Or conservation…or bookbinding.
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I can’t quite put my finger on it, but this pamphlet feels a bit dirty.
The too-big thing is only too-big by just over a quarter of an inch, too. Uuuuuuuuuugh! I could have fit all 20 photos in the same box if it weren’t for that one.
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TGIF! This book has a LOT of problems, which I’ve helpfully indicated on its treatment flag.
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Superior, eh?
Well that sure is an awfully pretentious thing to call themselves.
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The “uh oh” shelf
I think most archives have a shelf like this, for those things that make you go “Uh oh!”. In this case, it’s a couple of boxes of moldy/gross photographic negatives.