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Just
what archivists use in archival repositories for the preservation
of a diverse and challenging array of materials, our boxes are customized
as kits for use at home. At home we are inclined to keep thematic
collections (ie: wedding keepsakes, school memories, etc) which
include a variety of different forms of materials all in
one place. Photos, fabrics, paper, film, audio-cassettes and paintings
can all be kept together because all together, they tell a story.
Our kits include selections of enclosures designed to separate different
forms of materials from one another and provide the best environment
for those materials. You sure won=t find these in the stores! Everything
from "photo overflow" to wedding dresses to newspapers
can be successfully preserved in preservation boxes. If you have
an item that doesn’t quite fit in one of our boxes, let us know.
This is the tip of the iceberg!
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B-1 Photo shoe
box
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what
all garden variety shoe boxes aspire towards ....
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acid-free,
lignin-free, buffered board with reinforced metal edge corners
and a lid.
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perfect
place to store photographs you planx to get to over the next
few years. Also appropriate for the storage of small memorabilia,
vintage shoes, textiles, and "time capsule material"
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holds
hundreds of 4" x 6" photos; outside dimensions measure
12" x 8" x 5"
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includes
10 sheets of unbuffered, acid-free CXD pHoton paper from Sweden
for cutting down to interleave and identify groups of colour
photos.
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please
advise us if you will be storing black-and-white photos – we’ll
add some buffered paper more appropriate for b&w emulsions
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B-2 Document
Preservation Kit - Fibreboard
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- legal sized
acid-free, lignin-free archival fibreboard document box with
flip-top lid suitable for the storage of document-type collections...
vintage scrapbooks, collections of letters, oversized photographic
prints....
- dimensions:
15" x 10" x 5"
- includes:
10 archival file folders,
1
acid-free polyester adhesive, foil-backed identification label
(just write it out using an archival pigma-gel pen)
5 acid-free 5" x 7"mylar envelopes for colour pictures and small
keepsakes
5
acid-free 5" x 7" buffered photo envelopes for b&w photos
and paper keepsakes
20
sheets of buffered interleaving paper
9" x 12" mylar envelopes
Instruction booklet
cotton gloves
- consider
an engraved plaque for the front of the box! See order page
for details.
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B-4 School
Memory Box
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- finally
-- a way to keep all the bits and pieces from school that don’t
fit into a scrapbook!
- as seen
in The Vancouver Sun, The Province, The National Post,
and B.C. Parent
- legal sized,
acid-free, lignin-free metal edge grey fibreboard box with flip-top
lid
- dimensions:
15" x 10" x 5"
- kit includes:
10
archival file folders
5
acid-free 5 x 7"mylar photo envelopes for colour photos and
keepsakes
5
acid-free 5 x 7" buffered envelopes for b&w photos and small
memorabilia
20
sheets of buffered interleaving paper
2
9" x 12" mylar envelopes
20
sheets of buffered interleaving paper
2
9" x 12" mylar envelopes
1
acid-free identification label
1
mylar photo sleeve for wallet-sized photo and 4 self-adhesive
clear photo corners for affixing child’s picture to front of
box
cotton
gloves
Instructions
on how to select, appraise, and preserve childrens’ school memories
- makes a
great gift! Consider an engraved plaque instead of using the
label.
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B-6 Artwork
Box Kit
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Your childrens’
works of art – priceless, right? Until you need to find a place
to keep them! There are better options than in the crawlspace
or in a ultimately damaging plastic container! Try taking photos
of those pieces you can live without and perhaps put them in a
photo journal and document the child’s narration of what it all
means. Some people like to video-tape their children talking about
their pieces, but keep in mind that video tape does not have a
long lifespan. Sometimes we love to keep the originals: a very
few of the very best … and here’s where to keep them!
- for childrens’
artwork that simply doesn’t fit into the School Memory Box ...
or anywhere else for that matter!
- constructed
from grey acid-free, lignin-free archival fibreboard with metal
edges
- measures
24 " x 20 " x 3".
- includes
20 sheets of acid-free buffered interleaving paper to separate
individual pieces of art work.
- includes
instruction manual outlining archival basics, how to edit your
child’s portfolio (and what to do with the art you don’t keep),
how to use the art box, where to store it, and how to handle
your treasures
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B-7 Keepsake
Box Kit - Fibreboard
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- for keepsakes
that aren’t quite at home in the document box-style preservation
kits (B 2 & 4) Medals, lace collections, photos, memorabilia,
toys, booklets ... as many keepsakes as there are memories!
Just remember to leave perishable items out of keepsake boxes
... we once heard a horrible story involving gourds.
- grey
acid-free, lignin-free metal-edged clamshell fibreboard box
with hinged lid
- measures
17" x 11" x 3"
- includes
archival enclosures to ensure safe preservation of your "jewels":
3
– 9" x 12" mylar envelopes for large flat items
5
- acid-free mylar envelopes for storage of colour photos
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- acid-free buffered envelopes for storage of b&w
photos or small memorabilia
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– 5" x 7" polyethylene ziplock bags
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– 2" x 3" polyethylene ziplock bags
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- sheets unbuffered acid-free tissue
3
- sheets buffered acid-free interleaving paper
instruction
booklet
acid-free, polyester adhesive identification label - write
the title of your box with acid-free pigma gel ink ... black
is the only truly permanent colour!
- consider
an engraved plaque to commemorate your keepsake box!
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B-8 Century
Keepsake Box
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- the cadillac
of keepsake boxes
- coated
black library cloth, clamshell box - a very enduring and elegant
look
- dimensions:
15" x 11 1/2" x 2"
- enclosures
same as B-7 above
- looks awesome
with a silver engraved plaque
- the perfect
wedding or graduation keepsake box!
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B-9 Fibreboard
Baby/Wedding Keepsake Box
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A simple,
classic and archivally-safe way to keep all the bits and pieces
that tell the story of baby’s life or the happy couple’s journey!
These simple ribbons keep box closed while adding a special
touch to a very special item.
- handletter
the label included or add an engraved plaque for a classic
look
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B-10
Century Baby /Wedding Keepsake Box
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- give the
gift that a mother or bride (or a mother-of-the-bride) truly
appreciates! A lasting tribute to most special of occasions.
- the deluxe
version of B-10 - the black box is simply beautiful with the
coloured ribbon and optional plaque embellishment
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B-11,
12, 13 Textile Preservation Kits -- small, medium & large
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- for heirloom
textiles (christening dresses, lace, quilts, special clothes)
old and new
- acid-free
buffered archival boxes allow textile fibres to naturally
breathe while protecting from acids and salts in the atmosphere,
moulds caused by condensation within drycleaning-type bags,
and stretched fibres caused by gravity.
- three
different sizes of boxes allow textiles to lay flat or "rolded"
in acid-free tissue
- all kits
include:
a reusable dessicant to absorb excess moisture
acid-free
buffered tissue
identification
label
1
pair of cotton gloves
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B-11
Textile Peservation Kit -small
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- box as
described above
- measures
20" x 16" x 3 1/2"
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B-12 Textile
Preservation Kit - medium
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- box as
described above
- measures
30" x 24" x 6"
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B-13 Textile
Preservation Kit - large
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- box as
described above
- suitable
for wedding dresses and quilts
- measures
40" x 18" x 6"
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B-14
Newspaper Preservation Box Kit
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for
the newspapers you just have to keep. If colour copying
is not an option, here is the next best thing -- this box will
preserve at least 10 of your fragile newspapers for a few more
decades if you take the proper precautions.
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grey acid-free buffered archival fibreboard box with metal edges
( measures 23" x 24") keeps papers flat and protected from light,
dust, and critters.
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oversized
mylar bags (10 included) enclose each newspaper to prevent acid
migration from one paper to the next OR 10 pieces of buffered
acid-free paper to use for interleaving if you have newspapers
that exceed 14" x 19"
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for
extra insurance, interleave newspaper with buffered tissue (see
B16) , wash in distilled water, or spray with deacidification
spray
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