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<p>[QUOTE="gregsglass, post: 208576, member: 78"]Hi,</p><p> If you just want to save the pieces, you could use your flat bed copier to make copies before they disintegrate. Ones that mean something to you could be saved.</p><p>You use a white liquid antacid for your stomach and club soda half an half solution. Place the paper into the solution and let it set for 30 mins, gently remove it and let it dry. When it is totally dry brush off any remaining dust. I have saved newspaper clippings from the 30s and 40s using this method. I learned the technique from The Library of Congress which saves every newspaper printed.</p><p>greg[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gregsglass, post: 208576, member: 78"]Hi, If you just want to save the pieces, you could use your flat bed copier to make copies before they disintegrate. Ones that mean something to you could be saved. You use a white liquid antacid for your stomach and club soda half an half solution. Place the paper into the solution and let it set for 30 mins, gently remove it and let it dry. When it is totally dry brush off any remaining dust. I have saved newspaper clippings from the 30s and 40s using this method. I learned the technique from The Library of Congress which saves every newspaper printed. greg[/QUOTE]
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