Yep.
Yep. What you don't know, and all. Same thing happened (is happening still?) with scotch tape. Cellophane tape was supposed to be awesome for piecing together fragmented documents when it first came out. Turns out those adhesives and synthetic materials degrade, too. Surprise.
http://www.npr.org/2017/02/21/515410087/an-attempt-to-save-south-carolinas-historical-documents-is-destroying-them
http://www.npr.org/2017/02/21/515410087/an-attempt-to-save-south-carolinas-historical-documents-is-destroying-them
http://www.npr.org/2017/02/21/515410087/an-attempt-to-save-south-carolinas-historical-documents-is-destroying-them
http://www.npr.org/2017/02/21/515410087/an-attempt-to-save-south-carolinas-historical-documents-is-destroying-them
This is what my sister does for a living, must send her this link.
ReplyDeleteOh, that's so cool! I love stuff like this.
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