OT, Newspaper caracitures

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Posted By: steve f

Recently recieved three very inexpensive old newspages of the Aug-Sept, 1913 Amsterdam News (New York City?). Each day or week featured a famous ballplayer -I believe. Jax, Chance and Plank are the ones I acquired. It's gonna be a pain trying to handle/frame these as they are very brittle, though in excellent condition -currently.

Page measures 24x16 and each player measures 4x6. They're hand-cut half pages. The articles are not sports related, but humorous type filler. Anticipating trouble, time and expense, I'm contemplating clipping each one along with the dated portion.

I'm looking for others experiences/suggestions in handling large and fragile paper memo.

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Posted By: John S

I would contact a professional framer and attempt to have the entire piece preserved. If the Jackson piece was larger I might remove it from the surrounding print.

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Posted By: anthony

that was printed by benjamin franklin that i designed a frame to view both sides of the paper while being on the wall, shoot me an email and i'll send you a couple of photos...if you do have it framed, make sure you use an "acid free" tape if you need to have it held in place...i'll try to post a photo here if i have time

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Posted By: Tim James

You need to find a museum qualified framer for these.If you say "acid free" and those types of materials are used doesn't exactly mean that they are acid free.This can make your head hurt,but the term can be misleading.In framing terms "acid free" actually falls within an acceptable PH range.PH neutral is what you want to shoot for,such as,100% rag mats and so forth.A museum qualified framer will know this.All qualified framers will have a certification from PPFA,(Professional Picture Framers Association).Look for this in their add or on the door of the shop.Also,when it comes to newspapers,not only the acid contained in the paper causes the "burn" or yellowing,but exposing them to sunlight is a catalist.Museum glass is also available that reflects more UV light.It's expensive,but for valuble pieces,it's worth it.

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Posted By: anthony

tim you are correct, i couldnt think of the term used but it is often referred to as "acid free" i wouldnt buy an acid free tape from office depot, but when using a professional, 99% of the time if you say you want acid free they will recommend the PH neutral depending on the paper...all the times i heard PH neutral, it is described as an acid free in layman's terms...hope i wasnt misleading

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Posted By: Tim James

I used to be a framer(10 years with my brother)and we were certified.I'm not as qualified as you guys as a collector,but I've learned alot from everybody here over the last year or so,I'm just glad that I can contribute something on a subject that I am considered some what of an expert.When it comes to framing materials,you actually have "acid free" and "PH neutral" at the same time.There are matbaords that are discribed as acid free,but they are buffered with calcium carbonate to neutralize the wood pulp.Rag mats don't go through this process .I just want everyone to know the difference.