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<p>[QUOTE="mirana, post: 10419773, member: 79705"]But film was...and then put in front of hot lights. We're so smart! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie75" alt=":playful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>That documentation I found about <a href="https://cool.culturalheritage.org/jaic/articles/jaic30-02-003.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cool.culturalheritage.org/jaic/articles/jaic30-02-003.html" rel="nofollow">preserving celluloid objects</a> in collections talk about how they suspect water to be a catalyst for eventual deterioration, among other things like off gassing, acidic materials, metal...sigh. And of course so many celluloid objects have metal as part of their make up. I've read through knife and pen collecting forums lamenting their losses. It's so sad. At least we're recording them with photos for the future. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Aah yes, with <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/once-upon-time-exploding-billiard-balls-were-everyday-thing-180962751/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/once-upon-time-exploding-billiard-balls-were-everyday-thing-180962751/" rel="nofollow">fun explosions between them</a> ever so often when they made contact! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie51" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mirana, post: 10419773, member: 79705"]But film was...and then put in front of hot lights. We're so smart! :playful: That documentation I found about [URL='https://cool.culturalheritage.org/jaic/articles/jaic30-02-003.html']preserving celluloid objects[/URL] in collections talk about how they suspect water to be a catalyst for eventual deterioration, among other things like off gassing, acidic materials, metal...sigh. And of course so many celluloid objects have metal as part of their make up. I've read through knife and pen collecting forums lamenting their losses. It's so sad. At least we're recording them with photos for the future. :( Aah yes, with [URL='https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/once-upon-time-exploding-billiard-balls-were-everyday-thing-180962751/']fun explosions between them[/URL] ever so often when they made contact! :hilarious:[/QUOTE]
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