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• I want to know what to use to protect newspaper articles/pictures. I have heard of a product called Archival Mist........but can't find it anywhere. I have two articles I want to get professionally framed but wanted to protect the paper before being framed. I got an estimate for the framin...
  asked by bonnie, OH on May 07, 2012
• I have several news paper articles that I want to use in a scrapbook, what is the best way to use these and not have them turn yellow over time?
  asked by My3chix, WI on Apr 29, 2012
• Robin, I am working with alot of very old pictures, some over 100 years and they are all different sizes. I'm not looking to do the traditional scrapbooking and want to get as many pictures on a page as possible. I need to keep them in chronological order; but the biggest question is how to labe...
  asked by mommy d, CO on Apr 14, 2012
• I have somevintage birhtday cards from the 1940's that are in an old scrapbook. I would like to somehow display them And ideas? And what is the best way to preserve them. They are glued on the scapbook paper, so I will have to cut them with the paper on.
  asked by dayle, IL on Mar 18, 2012
• I am wanting to copy colored photographs onto vellum paper to use in frames as centerpieces at an engagement party. Tried one of the local print shops but with no luck. The vellum paper that I purchased shows it is good for inkjet or laser printers but their laser printer did not work. Is thi...
  asked by c7842s, MO on Mar 10, 2012
• My father-in-law died about a month ago. In going through his things, alot of his photos are Poloroids. How can I best preserve them in an album? Thanks! Sue
  asked by sue04kids, TN on Feb 24, 2012
• Robin, I have been entrusted to preserve a 70 yr old scapbook of newspaper articles about a baseball player. The paper is very delicate and I would like to seal or incase the pages to preserve them. Is that possible?..............Mary
  asked by Mary Bebek, CA on Feb 18, 2012
• I have my Grandparent's old photos and they wrote on the back of the pictures of where they were taken and even a short story. I would like to put them in a photo album where people can view both the picture and the original writting from my grandparents. What do you suggest. Some of these o...
  asked by Tammy, IL on Jan 15, 2012
• If I save all my photos on a CD, what happens when I need to update a save because I've added a lot of photos? How do I avoid resaving what has already been saved? Do I need to do a save all and just eliminate the previous CD?
  asked by ruthinmgmn, MN on Jan 15, 2012
• I have seen archival storage boxes and tissue paper in an Archiver's store, and I would like to know what items can be properly and safely stored in them. I have 100+ year old linen, laces, photos, leather bound books and letters. Are your products buffered/non-buffered, and which product is ap...
  asked by Annette, IN on Jan 13, 2012
• Are there specific folders/pockets I should use to store newspapers I would like to save so they stay in pretty good condition?
  asked by skb2356, WI on Dec 22, 2011
• Are the pictures copied at Archivers better quality than I can get on a home or work printer? (assuming that good quality photo paper is used on the home printer.)
  asked by Mary Ann, IL on Nov 16, 2011
• Hi Robin I am in the process of organizing my parents' photos and I am overwhelmed! I'm pretty good at organizing but how to store them is my dilemma. I have photos dating back to the early 1900's and even some from the late 1800's. They are in all shapes and sizes and that is my dilemma. My ...
  asked by cherylb, MI on Nov 12, 2011
• In the Archiver's store, at the Sony Picture Station, what are the different sizes you can print photos? I am subscribed to the Scrapbooking Etc. magazine and usually the photo sizes are unique, such as 3 x 4 3/4 and 5 1/4 x 7 1/4. Where can I print unique photo sizes such as those ones? Thanks!
  asked by dance_ant, NE on Nov 06, 2011
• This not actually a photo preservation questions but newspaper preservation? I have a newspaper from 1945 that I would like to preserve. I went to our local Archiver's store and got some Archival Mist but couldn't find a box large enough (roughly, 18" x 24"). I would also like to be able to ...
  asked by gayle, IL on Nov 04, 2011
• Please help me! In going through a box at my Mom's house, I found a 1918 newspaper article about a relative killed in WW1 - it's already fractured into several pieces. Is there anything at all that I can use to stop the breakdown (I have Archival mist, but haven't used it yet in case It isn't ...
  asked by GayleW, CA on Oct 20, 2011
• Robin, Can I make an enlargement from an old negative in the Archiver's Store? Do you have that capability? Thanks, Michaela
  asked by micaschulze, MO on Oct 15, 2011
• Hi Robin, Have been looking for help re this problem for years. Although I have a few scrapbooks in progress for my 2 sons, there are still boxes of pictures under neath my bed. My sons enjoy looking thru their books but don't want to lug them around or store them. But, I still want to scrapbo...
  asked by shirleychimes, CO on Oct 08, 2011
• Hi Robin! My name is Jocelyn and I have a couple of questions regarding saving my children's artwork. Is there a good way to preserve their artwork, without having TONS of boxes full of items? I have some pieces that I am going to keep the originals, however, some of them could be copied or so...
  asked by jharseim, IL on Jul 07, 2011
• I am looking for safe containers to store my photos...Do you carry these containers? Thanks
  asked by dianeatlake, IN on May 31, 2011
• I recently discovered some old family photo albums that were created in the1930's and 40's. They were made out of what appears to be similar to black construction paper, and are therefore, falling apart. I would like to find a way to preserve not only the photographs inside these albums, but as...
  asked by mdsept, IL on May 07, 2011
• I remade some old black and white photo albums from the 50's. How can I clean the photos because they have lots of fingerprints and smudges.
  asked by askemom1, IL on Apr 30, 2011
• I have purchased the Picture Keeper 16G. It is filled up. I would like to purchase another one to continue to save my pictures to. If I purchase another Picture Keeper how will it know not to save the pictures that I have already saved on the initial Picture Keeper. I really don't want to tak...
  asked by barbie23, MO on Apr 05, 2011
• I have just found cardboard boxes full of old family photos that were stored in a damp basement for years. The pictures smell musty and are curled. Some are stuck in old albums. Help! What is the best way to salvage improperly stored, old photos?
  asked by shelleyk, MN on Mar 31, 2011
• Hi Robin, I was wondering if you have any advice on how and where I could take some of my old photographs that I have and get them copied? They're pretty old - over 60 yrs. old and they have imperfections - rips, creases, stains. I could go to some place like Walgreens and they could copy th...
  asked by prettyasapicture, WI on Mar 07, 2011