She also gave me a ton of refill pages that are not marked acid or lignin free. They are also marked 29 cents per 8 sheets so you know they are old!
2006-10-21 14:40:35 · 9 answers · asked by I see you Lynn H-G 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
I do already scrapbook using the appropriate materials. Thia album just looked too cool to pass up if it was safe. After researching I now know that the materials are very likely acidic due to the probable time of manufacture (70's probably). I may try to find insert pages- I am sure they still make this size now...Thanks everyone!
2006-10-22 07:40:08 · update #1
They are not acid free most likely.
Even if they were depending on how they were stored they may have some breakdown anyway..if they are brittle in anyway..best to throw away.
Invest in new acid free supplies. Stuff that came out in the late 80's have turned already even though they were considered good back then.
I have stuff I did in 1989 that has had to be redone.
The scrapbooking field has become a $$$ so the stuff out there has improved immensely since even that time.
2006-10-21 14:52:44 · answer #1 · answered by SK8TERGURL~1~NOT~ 2/davesslave 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Personally I wouldn't use them. Not with all the time and effort it takes to make scrapbooks. If you can find one there are pens that will tell you if the paper is acid or not.
You can also put a layer of acid free paper between the acid album and all the work you do. For example if it is a 12x12 cut a white paper 11.5 x11.5 and glue it over the top. It would have a nice border but also be protected.
I would just use it for making cards, etc. or if you have a child that likes to "help" you scrapbook let him/her use it for fun.
2006-10-24 08:52:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This sounds like my mother's scrapbooks - black pages, thick paper - she put hers together in the 1940s!! Her scrapbooks are full, and none of the photos are damaged. The photos have been in there for 60 years! However, her processed photos from the 1940s are thicker than our pictures now, so the different paper may make a difference with acid damage, etc.
2006-10-22 10:27:27 · answer #3 · answered by gator girl 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why don't you make her a thank you gift using the pages? I would not trust that paper to today's photos. It sounds like the stuff that was popular in the 1960s. Maybe you could use it for some other creative project.
2006-10-21 14:54:35 · answer #4 · answered by fordkid14 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-15 06:57:28 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldnt use them. However, there is spray made now that makes acid supplies safe to use. I ordered mine from a catalog but I have seen it at Michaels and Hobby Lobby as well.
2006-10-21 16:03:43 · answer #6 · answered by Cameron721 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Those pages are not acid free so don't use them for anything having to do with photos. Just throw them away.
2006-10-21 14:49:22 · answer #7 · answered by Precious Gem 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it's OK all the old scrap books used black paper. won't hurt the photos
2006-10-21 14:48:56 · answer #8 · answered by xjoizey 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Keep them and have them appraised, and find out how old they are and what their worth is.
2006-10-21 14:49:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋