1909-1915 Baseball Magazine Storage
 

I bought a large lot of 52 original issues of Baseball Magazine dated Oct 1909 to Oct 1915 about 15 years ago at a local estate auction and have simply kept them in 8 1/2 x 11 Ultra Pro top load pages and placed in labeled notebooks...anybody that knows anything about these old magazines knows how fragile they are...I have always felt there must be a better way to store, preserve and display these...they are not the typical magazine size and thickness of magazines issued today...and their front/back covers are actually slightly larger than the pages between...I would appreciate any suggestions in storage, preservation and display...thanks guys

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I don't know about display, but BCW carries bags and boards sized to fit Life Magazines that might be a better fit for storing these if they're too large for standard magazine bags/boards.

For display, I like to go this route...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/8-9X11-5X5M...72.m2749.l2649

These are rigid sleeves, and they keep the Magazines/Programs from bending. Someone will inevitably chime in that these are not "safe" in some way/shape/form... but I have used them for decades and have suffered no ill effects whatsoever.

In order to display the Magazine or Program, I just prop the rigid plastic sleeve up on an easel. The easels are readily available at any craft store or on eBay/Amazon. There are dozens of styles available... 3 of which are as follows...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/5-SMALL-BLA...-5i:rk:33:pf:0

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Gibson-Wire...!-1:rk:43:pf:0

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Frosted-Hin...ss!98077!US!-1


I suppose you could use a mylar sleeve with acid-free cardboard backing to keep it rigid. That's probably what a museum conservator would suggest. But I like my way better. :rolleyes:

Hope this helps!

Here is the larger "Life Magazine" sized rigid toploader...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/10-BCW-LIFE...AzCi:rk:2:pf:0

Thanks for the info.

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