Re: [ARSCLIST] Acetate tape discolours tape box

[Christie Peterson <cpeterso@xxxxxxxxx>]

Wow!  What a compelling picture.  There are a number of companies that 
make archival boxes specially designed to absorb offgasses, but I've 
never seen such a visually strong argument for using them before. If you 
were interested in testing the pH of the areas, there are various, 
relatively simple tools available from archival suppliers, including 
strips like these ones:
http://conservationresources.com/Main/section_20/section20_30.htm  I, 
for one, would be interested in the results.

Thanks for posting this, Richard.

Christie Peterson
Project Archivist, Muskie Archives & Special Collections
Bates College
70 Campus Avenue
Lewiston, ME 04240-6018
(t) 207-753-6918
(f) 207-755-5911



Richard L. Hess wrote:
> Here is the best example I've seen that acetate tape's outgassing is 
> absorbed by the cardboard box. Presumably the brown areas of the box 
> are more acidic than the white areas, but I'm not really able to test 
> that.
>
> See: 
> http://richardhess.com/notes/2006/10/16/acetate-tape-buffered-by-cardboard-box/ 
>
>
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