Saving stuff : how to care for and preserve your collectibles, heirlooms, and other prize possessions /
The most comprehensive book on preserving every type of collectible, from the sentimental to the valuable, from the Smithsonian's Senior Conservator. Explains in plain language how you can use the techniques of museum professionals to keep your prized possessions in mint condition, including ph...
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New York :
Fireside : Simon & Schuster,
[2005]
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Table of Contents:
- The museum of you
- Your treasures want to live in an Egyptian tomb
- Deciding what stuff to save, give away, or toss
- Saving family stuff
- Preserving your photographs and films
- Archiving toys for young and old
- Saving the stuff only a parent could love
- Saving your family treasures
- Sorting and preserving the family trash
- Preserving your furniture
- Pop culture
- Preserving your sports and political memorabilia
- Preserving entertainment memorabilia and media
- Saving your books, comic books, newspapers, magazines, and letters
- Preserving your coins and stamps
- Preserving really valuable stuff
- Taking care of fine art
- Taking care of textiles
- Preserving musical instruments.