Selections from Charles Lamb, c. 1900s

Staples, fraying cloth, cloth torn where staples were, paper infills

Before Treatment

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Treatment

  • Removal of staples

  • Chelation of rust from staples

  • Cloth cover consolidation using methyl cellulose

  • Repair of staple holes on cover with toned tissue

  • Paper infills and repairs

  • Guarding of sewing stations on chelated pages using repair tissue and paste

  • Rebinding of the pamphlet using linen thread in the staple holes

After Treatment

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