1912 S110 Baseball Pillow Case Question

[BeanTown]

Wow, thats super clean and bright!!! You wouod be crazy to put an iron to it. I know a prominant long time National dealer who did something like that to an S81 Cobb silk and it didnt turn out well. Just frame it and over time those wrinkles should slowly disapear.

[buymycards]

That is a beautiful item. I would never try to iron it myself, but I would 100% trust my wife with it.

[perezfan]

Even though I advised against it, I do think the ironing would work on the creased areas. 98% chance it would reduce the creases with no issues. It’s just the other 2% that makes me question if the risk is worth the reward. Simply framing and matting will indeed help, as mentioned above.

The other thought I just had was steaming. I know they make all types of portable Steamers... many that fit easily in a suitcase. My wife often travels with one.

Steaming might be a good alternative that’s less intrusive than ironing. I actually don’t know of any downside, as it works very well on my dress shirts. Anybody here have good experience/input with steaming vs. ironing?

[bigfanNY]

I have some experiance with S81 silks and if I was going to have any wrinkles addressed on a pillowcase that is as Beautiful as yours I would go to a professional. Remember although it is called a silk it is a piece of satin and the colors although vibrant are fragile.
Jonathan

[aquarius31]

Originally Posted by bigfanNY

I have some experiance with S81 silks and if I was going to have any wrinkles addressed on a pillowcase that is as Beautiful as yours I would go to a professional. Remember although it is called a silk it is a piece of satin and the colors although vibrant are fragile.

Jonathan

+1

Take it to a conservator for review. For paper, many use humidity chambers and steamers to relax the paper fibers. They can possibly use a similar approach with silk.


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[1880nonsports]

I've owned both baseball ones and quite a few non-sports. I let my ON PREMISIS cleaner steam one on their press with a fabric laid on top. I actually got to do the pressing. I did it 3 times for like 2 seconds. It worked OK with no damage and the wrinkles became less noticeable.
When I got a rare silk uncut sheet I became a little more cautious and I decided to do it myself at home with a cool iron. It worked just about the same. The inking and satin fibers are fragile. Water/steam and heat can cause discoloration and damage which might not show up right away. It's all on you :-)

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[ShoelessBob]

I just wanted to give an update. I took it to a local conservationist and framer. He has worked with and framed many different types of fabrics. He reviewed the piece and was 98% sure he could help remove some of the wrinkles with his press machine without any damage to the colors or fabric. I took his advice. He will also be framing it with museum quality glass and archival tape (no pins). I will keep you updated once I receive it back.