11 Steps To Make An Old Book New

Posted by weichong under Explore Singapore 2007, Explore Singapore!
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Papers are cheap and easily available. Papers are also an important part of our everyday lives. The minutes, reports and school assignments we spend hours to churn out are all printed on paper before submission. Not forgetting the newspapers, magazines and books we read everyday. If someone in your office threw away a huge stack of paper printed on only one side, you will find yourself shaking your head and saying, “Do you know how many trees you are cutting down?” Yet, have you ever wondered how paper is treated using modern technology?

Paper often degrades due to termites, crockroaches, light, temperature, humidity and mold.

Is there any process to turn these damaged records to as good as new?

First, do Anoxic Treatment to the records

Next, do some surface cleaning

Followed by manual repair

Deacidification

Leftcasting

Tissue Mounting and sizing

Encapsulation

Binding

Hot Stamping

And almost like magic, the records are back to as good as new!

The Art of Paper Making is part of Explore Singapore!, visit www.museums.com.sg/explore or call 62214463.

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