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Topic: Removing rusty stapes from NASA docs?
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StarDome
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posted 10-22-2008 06:49 PM
   
Looking for some advice here please. I have been going through a large pile of NASA docs that were given to me some time ago and I have come across some older NASA publications, glossy pics and press kits from the 60's and 70's. As you may guess from the header, the staples in some of them are quite rusty (they were stored in a box in a garage - not by me I hasten to add) so I was wondering what the current consensus of opinion is. Do I remove the rusty staples? Or just leave them in, and accept that they are an integral part of the old document? The paper in the documents themselves is totally intact and is fine, it's just the staples. Thanks for your help everyone. Cheers
Andy |
mikej
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posted 10-23-2008 04:09 AM
There was recently another thread on this topic. |
StarDome
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posted 10-23-2008 07:26 AM
Brilliant!I can now get them out, though as advised I will keep them in plastic bags with a note as to what they are. All the very best Andy |
MoonCrater1
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posted 12-01-2008 10:41 PM
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Originally posted by StarDome:
I can now get them out, though as advised I will keep them in plastic bags with a note as to what they are.
I disagree. I have several times in the past found old NASA News Releases with rusty staples. I immediately and very carefully removed the old staples and disposed of them - they are rusty and will continue to rust. I am interested in the information in the News Releases not in the staples. I carefully replaced the stampes with new stampes, using the original staple holes when possible. The only time that I would be interested in rusty metal would be if it had been part of the ill-fated Titanic. This week I found a few old issues of "The Dish" by Bob Ekas, "The Eagle" (Apollo 11) by George Wahlert, "The Grand Tour" by Eugene Bella, "Space Log" by Space City Cover Society, "Inner & Outer Space" by John Macco, "Rapid Notification News" by the IASP and a few other space publications of interest to serious space collectors. They all have rusty staples attached. This week I will remove the staples and will replace them with new staples. I will dispose of the old staples and I do not believe that any collector of such publications will fault me on that. I will later sell them on eBay. I will mention that the staples have been replaced to explain the stains where the rusty staples were attached, but I will not keep the staples. |
mjanovec
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posted 12-02-2008 12:26 AM
I can see the logic for removing the old staples (and either keeping them in a separate container or disposing of them, based on your own personal whims). But I can't find a good reason to replace the old staples with new staples. There are other non-destructive (and archival-safe) ways to hold the pages together. |
MoonCrater1
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posted 12-02-2008 06:29 AM
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Originally posted by mjanovec:
There are other non-destructive (and archival-safe) ways to hold the pages together.
I agree, there are many, including folders, clamps, paperclips, etc. In my opinion the old staples are useless and should be discarded. Now the problem is, how do you remove the rust stains from the paper? Should you use white-out, or leave the stains there? |
Robert Pearlman
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posted 12-02-2008 10:25 AM
The National Archives has something to say on this subject: Fastened Documents |
StarDome
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posted 12-02-2008 06:15 PM
Thank you very much for the link Robert, thats great and very helpful.All the very best Andy |
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