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gliderpilotuk | I have a number of Apollo Flight Plans that I'm gradually getting signed. Trouble is: they are heavy and therefore expensive to mail or transport. I have de-stapled a couple of them - which turned out good because the staples were rusting anyway — but do people generally re-staple them (need an industrial stapler!) or put them in ring binders (not great presentationally)? Grateful for any opinions. |
freshspot | I put mine into Heavyweight Polyethylene Storage Bags. One item per bag. Staples and rings can damage valuable artifacts. The bags I use are archival quality. I get the bags at Light Impressions (but there are probably other suppliers). |
Robert Pearlman | If it helps, the National Archives maintains a guide on this subject: Preservation and Archives Professionals: Holdings Maintenance - Fastened Documents |
gliderpilotuk | Helpful - thanks. I'm glad removing the staples seems a good thing. |
freshspot | When I have items (such as checklists) that are held together by rings, I remove the originals, save them, and use new ones in their place. The 40 year old rings are beginning to rust. But I have the originals for posterity (after all some are flown). |
gliderpilotuk | I have two or three flight plans that I intend to get signed (with help from Steve Gruber) at Spacefest. Trouble is that they are heavy - the Apollo 17 one in particular - and I'm wondering about trying to remove the staples to ship just the cover. Does anyone have any experience or views on removing the staples and whether its feasible to replace them once the cover is signed? Editor's note: Threads merged. |
spaceman1953 | I have always hated staples, but now there are stainless steel ones available... although I still would not use them on something of any value. Worse (in my mind) are collectors who use rubber bands on bundles of covers (envelopes). Rubber bands seriously deteriorate in not-too-long of a time and they also can cause problems in cats when they eat them. |