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CONTENTS A Brief Outline Archival Storage Products Archival Photographic Print Storage Negative & Transparency Storage Archival Paper Products Phase Box & Box Making Museum Mounting Board Museum Mounting Board - Accessories Polyester Products Polyester Accessories Markers Miscellaneous Storage Products Cleaning Products Tapes Tools and Accessories Workshop Equipment Environment & Test Monitoring Supplies Health & Safety Products Conservation Adhesives Book & Paper Conservation Cleaning & Bleaching Products Painting Conservation
2-11 12-19 20-23 24-28 29-36 37 38 39 40-42 43 44-45 45-47 48-50 51-52 53-59 60-62 62-66 67-69 69-72 72 73-75 76
Ceramic Restoration Moulding Products Consolidants (Wood, Leather & Paintings) Metal Conservation Natural Resins Waxes Solvents Lamination & Presentation Products Mount Cutters
77-79 80 81 82-83 84 84 85 86-89 89
Index Terms and Conditions
90-94 95
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01235 553166 Page 2 ARCHIVAL PAPERS CHEMISTRY - A BRIEF OUTLINE In the ancient Greek seacoast town of Abdera, 25 centuries ago, philosophers Leucippus and Democritus were teaching that all ma er is com posed of empty space and indivisible bits of ma er called atoms. What li le is le$ of Abdera is now only ruins. None of the wri en works of Leu cippus have been preserved over the millennia, and only a few tantalising fragments of the wri&ngs of Democritus s&ll exist today. However, their insight that all ma er consists of atoms is, today, the founda&on upon which modern chemistry is based. To understand the chemical structure and acid deteriora&on of paper, we need to know how atoms combine into molecules which make up paper fibres. The Atom Today, physicists using massive par&cle accelerators are con&nually breaking atoms into even smaller, more flee&ng, subatomic par&cles such as hadrons (pions, protons and neutrons), leptons (muons, electrons and neutrinos) and quarks. Although fascina&ng, the subject of subatomic par& cles would, at this point, unnecessarily complicate our efforts to understand the atom and its role in the deteriora&on of paper fibres. The primary subatomic par&cles of atoms are protons, neutrons and electrons. Atoms have a dense nucleus consis&ng of posi&vely charged par&cles called protons and neutral par&cles called neutrons. A nega&vely charged cloud of par&cles called electrons orbits the nucleus of the atom. Protons and neutrons have almost 2,000 &mes the mass of an electron and, there Illustra on 1 fore, comprise nearly all the total mass of an atom. This means for example, that perhaps only one ounce of our body weight is composed of electrons, the rest con sis&ng of protons and neutrons; yet we will see that these electrons form the bonds which unite the atoms of elements such as carbon, hydrogen and oxygen into the molecules (cellulose) which comprise paper fibres. The reason atoms of elements differ from each other is that they contain different numbers of protons, neutrons and electrons. For example, an atom of hydrogen con tains one proton and one electron (hydrogen is the only element which has no neu trons). An atom of carbon contains six protons, six neutrons and six electrons, and an atom of oxygen contains eight protons, eight neutrons and eight electrons, while uranium contains 92 protons, 146 neutrons and 92 electrons. Nearly all known elements exist in several isotopic forms. These isotopes are simply atoms of the same elements which have the same number of protons, but differing numbers of neutrons. For instance, the element calcium exists naturally in six isotopic forms. The calcium isotopes thus contain 20 protons plus 20, 22, 23, 24, 26 or 28 neutrons, respec&vely. Atoms can also exist as electrically charged species (called ions) meaning they have lost one or more electrons (posi&vely charged species) or gained one or more electrons (nega&vely charged species). Nucleus The electron cloud around the nucleus of an atom is composed of a number of different energy levels or "orbits." If energy is absorbed by an atom, one or more electrons may jump from a lower energy level to a higher one. When electrons return to a lower "orbit" or energy level, they emit radiant energy in the form of visible light, ultraviolet light, radio waves, xrays or other wave lengths of the electromagne&c spectrum. The number of electrons present in each of an atom's energy levels or "orbits" enables a chemist to make predic&ons about its chemical proper&es. Atoms unite with other atoms to form molecules by sharing electrons between the orbits of each atom. These chemical reac&ons occur primarily between electrons in the outer energy levels or "orbits" of one atom with another. When the electron clouds of separate atoms overlap and electrons are redistrib uted among the outer "orbits" of these atoms, we find that either one atom will lose one or more of its electrons to the other atom (ionic bond), or each atom will share one or more electrons with the major energy level K L M N O P Q other atom (covalent bond). Since gaining or losing a nega&vely charged electron will cause one atom to have either a less posi&ve (nega&ve) or more posi&ve total electric charge than the other maximum number of 2 8 18 32 18 2 electrons atom, an electrosta&c a rac&on is formed between the atoms. This a rac&on is the chemical bond. Covalent Bonds The three atoms, carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, when forming a cellulose chain (molecule), are held together by two types of chemical bonds. The covalent bond, which is the primary holding force between the molecules (glucose) making up a cellulose chain, and the weaker hydrogen bond which plays an important role in forming cellulose chains into adjacent sheets. Covalent bonds occur when atoms share one or more pairs of electrons between their outer energy levels or "orbits." This rearrangement of outer energy levels is such that the electrons are not lost to an atom, but are shared between the orbits of the various atoms comprising the molecule. This sharing of electrons between orbits bonds the atoms "covalently" together into molecules. Atoms, such as carbon and oxygen achieve stabil ity by having eight electrons in their outer orbits. However, an atom never has more than eight electrons in its outermost orbit. For example, potassium has only eight electrons in its "M" orbit and one electron in its "N" orbit, even though the "M" orbit of an atom is capable of holding up to 18 electrons. Chemical reac&ons occur between atoms as they seek to achieve a stable outer "orbit" (energy level) of eight electrons. Illustra &on 2A shows an individual hydrogen atom and an individual carbon atom. An example of covalent bonding between four hydrogen atoms and one carbon atom is shown in illustra&on 2B. No&ce that when these atoms combine to form a molecule of methane (CH4), the carbon atom ob tains a stable outer "orbit" of eight electrons by sharing one electron from each of the four hydrogen atoms with the four electrons in the "L" orbit of the carton atom Prices in this catalogue are subject to revision without notice, and are subject to V.A.T. Our sales office will confirm all current prices upon request
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Hydrogen Bonds Different atoms vary in their ability to a ract electrons. Thus when atoms are covalent ly bonded together into molecules, the nega vely charged electrons will spend a dis propor onate amount of me orbi ng the nucleus of the atom which most strongly a racts them. This causes the molecule to exhibit electrosta c polarity because one end of the molecule will have a slightly more posi ve or slightly more nega ve charge than the other. These oppositely charged ends of the molecule are separated in the same manner as the oppositely charged poles of a magnet. In the case of hydrogen and oxygen atoms which are being held together by hydrogen bonding in adjacent cellulose molecules, the electrons spend more me orbi ng the oxygen nucleus, which gives it a more nega ve charge and the hydrogen nucleus a more posi ve charge. When molecules containing an oxygen atom bonded to a hydrogen atom (cellulose) approach each other, the electrosta c polarity of this bond will hold these molecules together. The posi vely charged hydrogen atom on one molecule will be a racted to the nega vely charged oxygen atom on the other molecule. This a rac on is called the hydrogen bond and is responsible for holding adjacent cellulose chains together to form sheets. One addi onal bonding mechanism we find in paper fibres is Van der Waals force. Van der Waals force is actually a collec on of three forces. 1) a dipole force such as the a rac on you find between the nega ve and posi ve poles of two magnets; 2) an induc on force such as that which causes a magnet to affect a nonmagne sed piece of iron; 3) the intermolecular forces in nonpolar materials. This is the very weak a rac on all molecules have for each other. These forces act only at very short distances. We know that atoms of hydrogen, oxygen and carbon are formed by combining pro tons, neutrons and electrons (see illustra on 3). These atoms bond together chemically to form molecules of glucose as shown in illustra on 4. Cellulose, from which our paper is fabricated, is built from glucose molecules bonded covalently together into long chains. Each alterna ng glucose ring of the cellulose molecule is flipped over and the water molecule (H20) has been split out leaving an oxygen molecule between each ring. This Chain or ribbon (the cellulose molecule) will con nue for 3,000 to 5,000 glucose units (see illustra on 5). These long ribbonlike chains (molecules) are built up into "sheets" which are held together by the sidetoside hydrogen bonding between the chains (see illustra on 6). The sheets of cellulose (shown in illustra on 6) are held in staggered layers, one on top of another by Van der Waals force. The geometry of the short, carbonhydrogen bonds minimises the distance between layers and, therefore, Van der Waals forces (which are propor onal to the inverse of the sixth power of the intermolecular distances) are maximised (see illustra on 7). These small units of cellulose formed through sideby side hydrogen bonding and layered by Van der Waals forces are called microfibrils. These microfibrils will crystallise (organise into units) into bundles by the same sideby side hydrogen bonding and layertolayer Van der Waals interac on that formed the microfibrils.
These bundles are then crystallised into fibres by the same sidetoside hydrogen bonding and layertolayer Van der Waals forces. The microfibrils have nearly perfect bonding, both sidebyside and layertolayer, but each successive stage of forma on has a progressively less perfect degree of bonding
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01235 553166 Page 4 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE 1. DEFINITIONS 1.1 'Buyer" means the person who buys or agrees to buy the goods from the Seller. 1.2 'Conditions' means the terms and conditions of sale set out in this document and any special terms and conditions agreed in writing by the Seller. 1.3 'Goods' means the articles which the Buyer agrees to buy from the Seller. 1.4 'Price' means the price for the Goods excluding carriage, packing, insurance and VAT. 1.5 'Invoice Price' means the total of the price, carriage, packing, insurance and VAT as shown on the invoice. 1.6 'Seller' means CONSERVATION RESOURCES (UK) LTD. whose registered Office is situated at, 5 Blacklands Way Abingdon-on-Thames Oxon OX14 1DY 1.7 'The Catalogue' means the current catalogue of the Seller. 2. CONDITIONS APPLICABLE 2.1 These Conditions shall apply to all contracts for the sale of Goods by the Seller to the Buyer to the exclusion of all other terms and conditions including any terms and conditions Illustra on 7: The sheets of cellulose are held in staggered layers, one on which the Buyer may purport to apply under any purchase order, confirmation of top of another by Van der Waals force. The geometry of the short carbon order or similar document. 2.2 All ordersbonds for Goods shall bethe deemed to bebetween an offer by the Buyer purchase hydrogen minimize distance layers, and to therefore, Goods pursuant to these Conditions. Van der Waals forces are maximized. 2.3 Acceptance of delivery of the Goods shall be deemed conclusive evidence of
Because any imperfection in the first stages of crystallisation will be progressively magnified during progression to the final fibre formation. These fibres are mixed with water and often other chemicals, beaten into a slurry and spread onto a forming screen. They are then pressed together and dried to produce a finished sheet of paper. The overall sequence of steps in the formation of paper, from subatomic particles to paper products is shown opposite.
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01235 553166 Page 5 The Acid Deteriora on Paper just described and depicted in illustra on 8 is a completely pris ne sheet made en rely from long chain, alpha cellulose fibres with no addi ves or impuri es ofany kind. Alpha cellulose is the pure, long chain cellulose depicted in illustra on 5. Unfortunately, most paper available today contains a variety of addi ves, impuri es and other less stable plant products which cause acid deteriora on of paper. Other culprits which also have a deleterious effect on paper are environmental and atmospheric acids and pollutants. As you may have surmised when reading about the construc on of the paper fibre, the destruc on follows essen ally the same route but in the reverse direc on. Acids a'ack the bonds which hold together the glucose rings, the cellulose chains, the microfibrils, the bundles and the fibres. What is an acid? A simplified, but acceptably accurate descrip on is that an acid is any substance which can donate a proton. Earlier it was men oned that the hydrogen atom is the only element which has only one proton in the nucleus and one electron in "orbit." When hydrogen loses that nega vely charged(an "ion"), consis ng of only on The oxygen atom (0), shown con nec ng the two glucose units (rings) in illustra on 9 has formed a covalent bond by sharing the six electrons in its outer (L) "orbit" with one electron from each carbon atom to form a stable outer "orbit" of eight electrons. The two hydrogen atoms each share their single electron with the three electrons each carbon atom has le2. Combined, this provides another stable outer orbit of eight elec trons. Now an acid (a hydrogen ion—proton [H+]) is introduced (see illustra on 10). The posi vely charged hydrogen ion+ (acid) is strongly a'racted to a nega vely charged electron. The Illustra on 10: The posi vely charged hydrogen ion combines with one of the electrons being shared between the outer energy levels or hydrogen ion (acid) seeks a nega vely "orbits" of the carbon and oxygen atoms. The hydrogen atom now shares this electron with the oxygen charged electron atom, breaking the bond between the two glucose units or rings of the cellulose chain (see illustra on 11). Now, instead of a single, long chain there are two shorter, weaker chains. The right side of the ring is stable because by sharing the electron from the hydrogen atom, the outer orbit of the oxygen atom s ll contains eight electrons. The le2 side of the chain, however, is not stable. The hydrogen ion combined with one of the carbon atom's electrons leaving the carbon atom with only five electrons. This loss of one nega ve elec tron means the carbon atom now has a posi ve charge, so it is now a carbonium ion. The posi vely charged carbonium ion now seeks to achieve the same stability possessed by the right side of the ring shown in illustra on 11. The presence of a water molecule will provide the opportunity for the carbonium ion, and the le2 side of the ring, to become stable (see illustra on 12). The posi vely charged carbonium ion accepts a nega vely charged electron from the water molecule. This electron is shared between the outer orbits of the carbon atom and the oxygen atom. The le2 side of the ring is now also stable, having returned to the same number of elec trons (as shown in illustra on 10). However, the electron now being shared between the outer energy levels of "orbits" of the oxygen and carbon atom was taken from the hydrogen atom. This leaves a free hydrogen nucleus (which is a proton or acid) (see illustra on 13.) The hydrogen ion (acid) which was released, will break another covalent bond connec ng the rings of a cellulose chain, which will release yet another hydrogen ion.... As the chain is broken into successively shorter lengths, it becomes progressively weaker. When one half to one percent of the bonds are broken the paper will be virtually useless. When the cellulose chain is broken, it also weakens and o2en breaks the hydrogen bonds which bind the ribbons, or chains, into sheets. The layers held by Van der Waals forces suffer the same fate. The hydrogen bonds are rela vely weak, having a bond strength of 3 to 6, compared to the bond strength of 86 for the carbonoxygen bond shown in illustra ons 9, 10 and 11. The hydrogen bonds' strength comes from the close proximity of the hydrogen atom to the oxygen atom. The geometry of the covalent bonds connec ng the rings in the cellulose chain is such that the hydrogen atoms are forced into a certain plane close to the oxygen atoms. A long chain results in a stronger, more rigid structure with higher strength hydrogen bonds. As the chain is broken into shorter and shorter lengths, this rigidi ty is lost. The hydrogen and oxygen atoms are no longer forced into planes of close proxim ity and the bonds can progressively weaken and break. Like the hydrogen bonds, Van der Waals forces are weak (with a bond strength of 2 to 10) rela ve to the covalent bond holding the rings in the cellulose chain together. Also, like the hy drogen bond, Van der Waals forces are weakened and broken when the covalent bonds connec ng the rings break chemically (by acid). The strength of Van der Waals forces are also dependent on the geometry of the short carbon hydrogen bonds, which minimise the distance and, therefore, maximise the strength be Illustra on 11 The hydrogen ion combines with one of the electrons tween the layers. As the chain is broken and rigidity is lost, the carbonhydrogen being shared between the outer energy level or orbits of the carbon and oxygen atoms. The hydrogen atom now shares this electron with the bonds are no longer so strongly forced into the geometric plane which keeps the oxygen atom, breaking the bond between the two glucose units or rings layers at a minimum distance from each other. A lossof strength is then suffered of the cellulose chain. Now, instead of a single long chain, there are two shorter, weaker chains. The right side of the ring is stable because by in the bonding between the layers. This combina on of interrelated forces and sharing the electron from the hydrogen atom, the outer orbit of the chemical reac ons is the primary cause of the massive amount of deteriora ng oxygen atom s ll contains eight electrons. The le2 side of the chain, however, is not stable. The hydrogen ion combined with one of the paper artefacts found in libraries and archives throughout the world today. Hope carbon atom's electrons, leaving the carbon atom with only five elec fully, you now can understand not only the devasta ng effect acid has on paper, trons. This loss of one nega ve electron means the carbon atom now has a net posi ve charge, so it is now a carbonium ion. but the mechanism via which this deteriora on occurs.
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Why Acids are present in Papers What causes acids to be present in paper? Impuri es such as lignin, hemicellulose and hydrolysed cellulose oxidise and produce substan al quan‐ es of acidic degrada on products. Alum‐rosin sizing [A!2(S04)3.18H20] added during the paper making process is a prime acid producer. Various deteriora ve by‐products, such as ace c acid, are produced as paper and film age naturally. These by‐products of deteriora on then catalyse (cause) further degrada on reac ons. This "deteriora on‐from‐within" is responsible for the fact that pages adjacent within a book will deterio‐ rate more quickly than if they were removed and stored individually. Acid gases and pollutants from the atmosphere such as oxides of nitrogen and sulphur dioxide, form sulphuric and nitric acid. Other culprits are ozone, various peroxides, peroxyacl nitrates and cupric and ferric ions which promote carbohydrate acid through the oxida on of carbonyl and hydroxyl groups. There are also many indoor sources of deleterious pollutants and chemicals. For example, deteriora ve agents such as formaldehydes, peroxides, formic acid, and ace c acid can be emi7ed by wood, ply‐ wood, par cle board and chipboard. Protein‐based glues and wool can yield sulphides. Fumes from an underground parking area can cause ele‐ vated interior levels of oxides of nitrogen, and sunlight entering a building can be responsible for increased photoly c reac on rates, resul ng in concentra ons of oxida ve and acidic molecules such as ozone, peroxides,nitric acid and other nitrogen containing molecules which are present at higher levels inside than outdoors. Acids also migrate from adjacent acidic materials, which is why we cannot line an acid box with "acid‐free" paper and expect it to remain acid‐free. What Can We Do To Protect Paper From Acids? Insist that the paper you use be high quality fibres (preferably, alpha‐cellulose) without alum‐rosin (acid) sizing and with an absolute maximum 30 parts per million of iron and .7 parts per million copper. Specify and use papers that are free from lignin. Lignin is a very large complex organic molecule which binds the cellulose together in a tree. While a papermaker can increase his paper yield per tree to 95% by using the lignin (as opposed to 35% maximum for pure cellulose), the lignin will greatly hasten a paper's demise by breaking down in myriad different ways to yield many different acids and peroxides (which can damage photographic materials). A commonly used qualita ve test for lignin is the Phloroglucinol (1,3,5‐Benzenetriol) test. This test was designed to indicate the presence of lignin in quan es of 20 percent and higher. Since even small amounts of lignin can cause significant problems, you should not rely on this test. A quick visual clue to the presence of lignin is the colour of a paper or board. The brown kraA colour of standard (and some "acid free") shipping and packing containers comes from the lignin in the paper. This same lignin produced colour is oAen seen in the centre por ons of "acid free" solid and corrugated boards, so you should exercise cau on (or preferably switch to lignin free materials) if you are using products made from these types of boards. Apparently, some me ago, some people were taught that lignin was present only in groundwood (mechanical wood) pulps. This, of course, is not true. While mechanical wood pulps do contain lignin, unbleached (brown) kraA pulps such as those produced in vast quan es in the U.S. for corrugated shipping containers and kraA wrapping papers also contain essen ally their full original complement of lignin. As men oned, mechanical wood pulp products such as those commonly found in newspapers, pizza and shoe boxes, and low quality mat/moun ng boards also contain lignin. Some papers are available which are par ally or "semi" bleached. These papers and boards are a lighter brown colour than their unbleached counterparts. However, they s ll contain lignin. Our Lig‐free® Typel paper and boards are fully bleached alpha cellulose which we have dyed a pleasing light tan colour with special fade and bleed proof dyes to mask any soiling which may occur with extended use. These Lig‐free® papers do not contain lignin. Alkaline Buffers A generally, accepted level of alkaline buffer added to paper intended for archival use is three percent. There are excep ons to the inclusion of alkaline addi ves, par cularly with regard to papers meant for the preserva on of certain tex les and photographic materials, but we will address this issue later. Typically the alkaline buffer used is calcium carbonate (CaCo3). Remember that an acid is any substance which can donate a pro‐ ton, and we have seen the havoc a proton can inflict upon the bonds holding our paper together. A base, such as calcium carbonate, is any sub‐ stance that accepts protons. The nega vely charged (basic) hydroxal unit (OH) combines with the posi vely charged (acidic) hydrogen ion (H) to form water. Assuming enough calcium carbonate is available, the acid is neutralised and our paper is saved! This is why we think alkaline buffering should be required in all paper products used in conserva on except, as men oned earlier, those intended for use with certain tex les and photo‐ graphic materials where excess alkalinity can cause problems. pH. The pH scale is a "yards ck" used to measure the number of hydrogen ions (H + [acid]) in solu ons. The pH scale runs from 0 to 14. The lower numbers refer to acid solu ons, while the higher numbers refer to alkaline or "basic" solu ons. At pH 7 (neutral) the concentra on of hydrogen ions equals the concentra on of hydroxide ions. Any solu on with a pH lower than 7 has more hydrogen ions than hydroxide ions in solu on. Any solu on with a pH higher than 7 has fewer hydrogen ions than hydroxide ions in solu on. The pH scale is a logarithmic progression. This means numbers on the pH scale are based on powers of ten. A pH of 2 therefore, indicates ten mes fewer hydrogen ion than a pH of 1, pH 3 has ten mes fewer hydrogen ions than pH 2 and one hundred mes fewer hydrogen ions than pH 1. A pH of 4 has ten mes fewer hydrogen ions than pH 3, one hundred mes fewer hydrogen ions than pH 2, and one thousand mes fewer than pH 1. Prices in this catalogue are subject to revision without notice, and are subject to V.A.T. Our sales office will confirm all current prices upon request
01235 553166 Page 7 Molecular Traps As important as alkaline buffering is, conserva on scien sts now realise it does have important limita ons. If an acid migrates to, or arises from within (in the form of a by‐product of deteriora on), or forms from a pollutant coming into an alkaline buffered paper, and, if this acid is in contact with a par cle of alkaline buffer, the acid will be neutralised. However, if the deteriora ve molecule is an oxida ve species such as a peroxide, or an acid precursor like an oxide of nitrogen or sulphur dioxide, it will not react with the alkaline buffer. Instead it con nues through the paper housing (i.e. box, envelope, folder, mount board, etc.) and damages the ar fact you are a7emp ng to protect. If a suitable molecular trap is contained within the alkaline buffered paper, it can capture and remove those harmful molecules which passed by the alka‐ line buffering. It is interes ng to note that these molecular traps are significantly more effec ve than an alkaline buffer at removing by‐ products of deteriora on like ace c acid. This is important because ace c acid is the primary by‐product of deteriora on produced by both paper and by photographic materials. The preserva on advantage offered by our new MicroChamber boards and papers, which contain both specialised molecular traps and alka‐ line buffers, is quite striking. While tradi onal alkaline buffered conserva on papers and boards do provide an advantage over acidic commer‐ cial products, this improvement does not begin to approach the phenomenal gain in protec on offered by MicroChamber products over tradi‐ onal alkaline buffered products. Alkaline buffered paper is a technology of the 1960s. MicroChamber materials give you the advantage of technology from the 1990s. MicroChamber products offer new opportuni es in preventa ve conserva on for all collec ons. Browse through the colour centre sec on of this catalogue and look at the MicroChamber product verses tradi onal buffered‐only test results. The pH scale is a "yards ck" used to measure the number of hydrogen ions (H+ [acid]) in solu ons. The pH scale runs from 0 to 14. The lower numbers refer to acid solu ons, while the higher numbers refer to alkaline or "basic" solu ons. At pH 7 (neutral) the concentra on of hydro‐ gen ions equals the concentra on of hydroxide ions. Any solu on with a pH lower than 7 has more hydrogen ions than hydroxide ions in solu on. Any solu on with a pH higher than 7 has fewer hydrogen ions than hydroxide ions in solu on. The pH scale is a logarithmic progres‐ sion. This means numbers on the pH scale are based on powers of ten. A pH of 2 therefore, indicates ten mes fewer hydrogen ions than a pH of 1, pH 3 has ten mes fewer hydrogen ions than pH 2 and one hundred mes fewer hydrogen ions than pH 1. A pH of 4 has ten mes fewer hydrogen ions than pH 3, one hundred mes fewer hydrogen ions than pH 2, and one thousand mes fewer than pH 1. Since we have seen how hydrogen ions break the bonds holding the cellulose chain together, and since pH is the measurement of these acid ions, are we, therefore, able to specify a paper with a pH of 7.0 or higher with the expecta on that it will be archival? The answer, most em‐ pha cally, is no! For one thing weak acids may not be fully disassociated. Therefore, you do not always get an accurate picture of acids pre‐ sent by measuring pH. Let's imagine someone offered you a brown kraA paperboard. It is purportedly "acid free" and, in fact, the pH is 8.0. On further examina on you discover that the paperboard contains no alkaline buffering such as calcium carbonate. Now the paperboard is, today, in a technical sense "acid free." Do you think this paperboard should be used for archival preserva on? Of course not. There is no alkaline buffer to neutralise acids from the atmosphere and the paper is full of lignin which will break down and form acids which will sever the bonds holding the cellulose chain together. Remember, if one half to one percent of these bonds are broken, the paper will be virtually useless. It also will be a source of acid which can migrate to and damage adjacent materials. Therefore, we should never rely only on the term "acid free" to specify a paper we intend to use for conserva on purposes. It is important to know the pH of a paper product but pH must be used in conjunc on with other specifica ons to be meaningful. We will look at the specifica‐ ons required to insure a paper is archival, shortly. Degrada on of Paper by Light Absorp on of light will not directly cleave a bond in the cellulose chain. However, certain addi ves, impuri es, dyes, and metals such as iron (Fe+++,Fe++) will absorb energy from light which raises their electrons to a higher energy orbit. When this energy is released to the cellulose, bond cleavage can result and this, in turn, can allow oxida ve degrada on. Incidentally, this same mechanism is used by plants to provide the energy to grow the cellulose we use to make paper. A molecule of chlorophyll, for example, absorbs quanta of light energy from the sun by having electrons raised to higher energy levels. When the electrons fall to lower energy levels, they release the same amount of energy they absorbed. This energy is used by the plant cell to fuel the chemical reac ons which produce simple sugars. Oxida on of Cellulose This degrada on is found when oxygen is absorbed at certain sites on the cellulose molecule. With this oxygen absorp on we will find an increase in oxygen containing groups such as carbonyls and carboxylic acids. As this greatly increased level of acid is released, the cellulose will be hydrolysed (meaning the covalent between the rings in the cellulose chain will be broken, forming two shorter chains and releasing a hydrogen ion ‐ see illustra ons 10 to 13). Oxida on will also cause colour changes in paper, par cularly if such impuri es as lignin, iron, alum sizing and hemi celluloses are present. Hemi celluloses are polysaccharides (mul ple sugar units) which have many "branches," so they do not "stack" or fit ghtly into microfibrils like alpha cellulose (glucose units). Enzyme Degrada on and Mechanical Damage Enzymes are protein catalysts coded for by that very newsworthy molecule, DNA, and assembled from amino acids in the ribosomes of living cells. Enzymes such as endoglucanases and cellobiohydrolase can cleave the bonds connec ng the cellulose chain at any link. This subject is really beyond the scope of our discussion, but if you are interested in addi onal informa on, your local paper conservator will be able to answer any ques ons you may have. Mechanical damage can result in splayed, split or broken fibres which can weaken paper just as surely as bond cleavage between the rings in the cellulose chain. Remember, the longer the chain, the stronger and less mobile the structure. The hydrogen atoms are forced into a plane close to the oxygen molecules and the hydrogen and oxygen atoms connec ng the sheets are able to form be7er hydrogen bonds.
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01235 553166 Page 8 Specifica ons for Archival Papers We will break these specifica ons into two parts. The first part will deal with those requirements needed to insure the chemical purity of an archival paper or paperboard. The second part will show how you can insure that high quality, long chain cellulose has been used to make your archival paper by specifying certain minimum physical strength parameters that must be met. These are, in fact, the specifica ons we use for our Lig‐free® Type 1. Lig free®, Type 1 Part One 1.The paper should be made from fully bleached, alpha cellulose pulp. It should be free of lignin, ground wood, waxes, plas cizers, reducible sulphur, oxidising chemicals and poten ally harmful non‐cellulose products. It should be free of par cles of metal with a maximum 30 ppm Fe and .7 ppm Cu. The board shall be hard sized with chemically saturated organic compounds to a Cobb size test of not more than 100 grams per square meter (TAPPI T‐441 (os‐69). The surface of the paper should be smooth and free from knots, shives and abrasive par cles. 2. pH range: The paper should have a pH of not less than 8.5 nor more than 10.2. 3. sizing: Alkaline sizing should be used in place of alum‐rosin sizing. 4. alkaline reserve: The paper should contain a minimum of 3% calcium carbonate (CaCo3). or other suitable alkaline buffer. Part Two (These strength specifica ons are for .010" thick paper.) 5. abrasion test: The paper shall show maximum fibre loss of one‐tenth of one percent a:er 100 cycles according to TAPPI 476. 6. smoothness test: The paper should show a minimum smoothness of 195 Sheffield units following TAPPI UM‐518 test. 7. folding endurance test: The paper should withstand a minimum of 1,000 double folds in the weakest direc on at 1 kg, load a:er condi oning according to TAPPI T 511. 8. internal tear resistance (Elmendorf): The paper shall have a minimum tear resistance of 350 gr. per sheet a:er condi oning TAPPI T 414. 9. s ffness test: The paper should have 2800 s ffness units in the machine direc on and 1400 s ffness units in the cross direc on in accord‐ ance with TAPPI 489. 10. burs ng strength: The paper should have a burs ng strength of 300 pounds per square inch when tested in accordance with TAPPI T 807. Part Three (This part pertains to those papers which are coloured [dyed] such as our Lig‐free®, Type 1.) 11. colour: Unless otherwise specified the outer surface of the paper should be natural tan dyed with light‐fast and non‐bleeding dye, 12. fading test: When the paper is exposed in a standard fadeometer TAPPI UM‐461 for 30 hours, the difference in brightness TAPPI T 452, measured on the exposed and unexposed por ons of the sample shall be less than 5 points. As we have men oned, certain tex les such as, silk and wool and most photographic materials can be damaged by an alkaline environment. We, therefore, have developed a special non‐buffered paper for use with these materials. The specifica ons are: Photographic/Tex le Conserva on Paper Part One 1. The paper shall be made from fully bleached alpha cellulose pulp. It shall be free of lignin, groundwood, par cles of metal, waxes, plas ciz‐ ers, alkaline buffers, colouring agents, reducible sulphur, oxidising chemicals, addi ves and poten ally harmful non‐cellulose products. The surface of the paper should be smooth and free from knots,shives and abrasive par cles. 2. pH range: The paper shall be in the neutral range. 3. sizing: Alkaline sizing shall be used in place of alum‐rosin sizing. 4. alkaline reserve: The paper shall not contain calcium carbonate (CaCo3) or other alkaline buffers. 5. sulphur content: The sulphur content shall be less than .0008% reducible sulphur as per ASTMD 984‐74 or TAPPI T 406, su 72. 6. tarnishing proper es: The paper shall be non‐tarnishing as per accelerated tarnishing test ASTMD 2043‐69 and TAPPI T 444, T 564. The pa‐ per must also pass the silver tarnish test developed by T.J. Collings and F.J. Young, London, England. Part Two This paper meets the same high fold (minimum 1000 double folds in the weakest direc on at 1 kg.) and other strength requirements as Lig‐ free®, Typel in 5 tolO, part two. Part Three Not applicable since no colouring should be added to this paper. Part Three Not applicable since no colouring should be added to this paper. Lig Free® Type 2 Boards for the Preserva on of Archeological Specimens, Photographic Materials and Tex les We have developed two new archival boards which we are using to make containers for the storage and preserva on of photographic images and proteinaceous artefacts such as ancient skills, parchments and leathers, tex les (silks and wools), anthropological artefacts including in‐ sect collec ons, horn, bone, hides, teeth, feathers and albumin and gela n emulsions commonly used in photographic prints and nega ves. Before we describe our new boards, we would like to briefly explain the structure and composi on of proteins and the process by which they are assembled in a living cell. Outlining these fundamentals of protein structure and func on will give people a beJer understanding of our reasons for developing these boards. A protein is a long chain (polypep de) of x‐amino acids (2‐amino carboxylic acids) which fold into various three dimensional conforma ons, thereby controlling access to the reac ve chemical groups in these par cular three dimensional paJerns. There are 20 different amino acids which can be placed end to end in any order to comprise the "links" of this polypep de chain. Prices in this catalogue are subject to revision without notice, and are subject to V.A.T. Our sales office will confirm all current prices upon request
01235 553166 Page 9 Unlike cellulose, which is comprised of a long chain of iden cal glucose rings, the protein can exhibit considerable diversity because of the vast numbers of sequences of amino acids which are possible and the fact that each of these amino acids has a different reac ve group called a side chain, which is the primary determinant of the property of a given protein. Also, protein molecules are o:en comprised of not one, but several different polypep de chains. The construc on of a protein begins when an enzyme (which is also a protein) called an RNA polymerase uncoils the DNA double helix in the nucleus of a cell, exposing six bases or nucleo des at a me. Each three adjacent nucleo des (called a codon) designates, or "codes for," a specific amino acid. Heterogeneous nuclear RNA (hnRNA) is formed using the DNA template to acquire a complimentary sequence of nucleo des to those found in the gene (DNA) being expressed. Messenger RNA (mRNA) formed from the hnRNA leaves the nucleus of the cell with the precise number and sequence of nucleo des required to code for the specific protein called for by the DNA (gene) in the nucleus of the cell. The mRNA travels through the cytoplasm of the cell to a site comprised of four molecules of RNA and many different proteins called a ribosome. In the ribosome transfer RNA, consis ng of three nucleo des (a codon) and the amino acid specified by the codon, aJach to three complimentary nucleo des on the mRNA. As the ribosome moves sleeve like down the length of mRNA, the transfer RNA con nues to combine to the next three complimentary nucleo des on the mRNA bringing the next amino acid to the growing polypep de chain. As the amino acid carried by the tRNA is aJached to the polypep de chain, the tRNA is released to the cytoplasm where it combines with another amino acid. This process con nues with the polypep de chain of amino acids growing longer and longer un l the ribosome comes to a terminator sequence on the mRNA. The completed polypep de is detached into the cytoplasm where it folds into its specific three dimensional conforma on and becomes a protein. It is when it is in this final three dimensional conforma on that it exhibits those proper es we associate with this specific protein. The side chains of the amino acids are ionic and, therefore, form electrosta c bonds between each other which hold the protein into its par cular conforma on. Changes in pH affect the ionic forms in which the side chains of the amino acids exist and, therefore, changes in pH also affect the forma on of bonds by proteins. In order for an electrosta c bond to exist between side chains, both posi ve and nega ve changes must be pre‐ sent. Raising the concentra on of H+ (increasing the acidity) decreases the number of charged carboxylate ions and the carboxylate group on the side chains lose their charge. If the concentra on of H+ is lowered (made alkaline) the H+ will leave the ammonium group which will lose its charge. It follows then that these bonds are generally most stable near neutrality. Also, for these amino acids with both carboxylate and ammoni‐ um groups, there is a pH value at which the number of nega vely charged carboxylate groups will be exactly the same as the number of posi vely charged ammonium groups. Various points along the side chain will be more nega ve or more posi ve than others which allows the bonding to con nue, but the total charge will be zero. This is the isoelectric point of the protein and the pH at which this isoelectric point occurs is where the protein is least reac ve and, there‐ fore, most stable. If the pH, or isoelectric point, of the protein is altered, the side chains of the amino acids comprising the protein will lose their ionic forms and the electrosta c bonds between them will be broken. The protein can then unravel from the dis nct form which gave it the prop‐ er es we associated with this specific protein and become a polypep de again. In addi on, the pep de bonds between the amino acids are now exposed to the possibility of clevage by hydrolysis. By comparison, if we break the covalent bonds in a cellulose chain, we do not alter the proper‐ es we associate with the paper. It looks the same and feels the same. It just gets weaker.This sensi vity and the poten al magnitude of damage coupled with the persistence of several conservators and conserva on scien sts, prompted us to look for an alterna ve to highly alkaline buff‐ ered papers for the long term storage of proteinaceous artefacts. Our objec ve was to invent an archival material from which we could make containers that would in no way harm or interfere with the ar fact stored within it. A very pure, neutral, non‐ buffered paper which was itself at its isoelectric point would provide precisely the neutral, non‐reac ve environment we wanted. The problem now was that this paper and, there‐ fore, the ar fact contained within it was totally vulnerable to migra ng acids and pollutants in the atmosphere. For example, two prevalent at‐ mospheric pollutants, sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide, form sulphuric acid and nitric acid when combined with moisture. Both of these acids will readily cleave the covalent bonds in the cellulose chain as they pass through the paper, and nitric acid will actually dissolve silver photograph‐ ic images while also causing both chemical and physical deteriora on of the photographic support and binders. To alleviate these problems, we added a thick layer of alkaline pH, alkaline buffered paper to the neutral pH, non‐buffered paper which forms the interior of our containers. These boards, which we call Lig‐free® Type 2 (patent pending), provide a securely neutral, non‐reac ve, sulphur free interior while the outer plys of buffered board protect against atmospheric pollutants. Lig‐free® Type 2 is currently available in two forms, a .040 and .060 thick solidfibre board and a corrugated board. In the .040 and ,060 solidfibre boards we separate the non‐buffered paper from the buffered paper with an archival polyester barrier. This polyester barrier eliminates any cross contamina on problems between the two papers and provides addi onal protec on against water damage. Lig‐free® Type 2 is also available in a corrugated board. The outer liner and inner corrugated medium are alkaline pH, alkaline buffered paper while the inner liner is a neutral, non‐buffered paper. This board is strong, exceeding 250 lbs. pressure per square inch burs ng strength, and rigid. It is especially good for making large tex le' boxes which can then be shipped and stored flat, for a backing board for framing and for use as a support in conserva on work. In Lig‐free® Type II boards all of the buffered papers are light tan in colour while the non‐buffered papers are white. This should eliminate any confu‐ sion about which side of the board is buffered and which is not buffered. All of the papers used in these boards, both buffered and non‐buffered are very pure, long chain cellulose and they are free of lignin, sulphur and other deleterious substances. Complete specifica ons are detailed under the headings "Lig‐free® Type 1" (alkaline pH, buffered paper) and "photographic/tex le conserva on paper" (neutral pH, non‐buffered paper).
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.060" board Lig-free®, Type II Solidfibre outside of box is .050" of Lig-free®, Type I (pH 8.5, 3% alkaline buffer, no lignin, etc.) archival-polyester separates the alkaline pH CaCo3 buffered paper from the neutral nonbuffered paper. It also keeps any acids or other deleterious chemicals from migrating to the neutral paper on the inside of the box. An added benefit is the degree of protection from catastrophic water damage the polyester barrier provides for the contents of the box. The inner liner is a .010" sheet of the pH neutral, non-buf- fered photographic/ textile conservation paper.
Lig-free®, Type II, Corrugated Alpha Cellulose outer liner and corrugated medium are Ligfree®, Type I (pH 8.5, 3% alkaline buffer, no lignin) inner liner is the pH neutral, non-buffered photographic/textile conservation paper.
corrugated Lig-free®, Type I, Corrugated both outer liners and the corrugated medium are made from pH 8.5, buffered, lignin free Lig-free®, Type I. This is used for record storage boxes and other containers which will house paper documents and artefacts.
Lightfast 6 Blue Wool Scale (Dyes - Organic Pigments); Buffered Calcium Carbonate; pH 8.5; Reducible Sulphur 0.5 parts per million; Passes Silver Tarnish Test. Image Permanence Institute at the Rochester Institute in New York. ANSI "Collins and Young" Silver Tarnish Test. Lig-free' Boards. Because we do so much custom manufacturing, these boards are generally available in a great variety of sizes and thicknesses. If you will let us know the quantity and size of the boards you are interested, in, we will prepare quotations on the nearest sizes in stock, and on sizes we will be making the near future which will perhaps, be more suitable for your needs. Also, we can often manufacture special sizes (or thicknesses or varied combinations) which can save you money by eliminating any potential trim loss. These papers not only are good, they look good. This appearance of quality, which is generally easily discernable in the best materials, can be very important. For example, researchers tend to exercise more care when they handle collections housed in containers of obvious quality, and donors who are generally uninitiated in the variegated archival specifications, feel more secure about letting their materials reside in your institutions if they are convinced they are receiving the best of care. We use this board for our document cases, rare book ("phase") boxes for books over 6" x 9 %" x 2" and other larger storage boxes when extra strength is required. It is usually available in 46" (1168 mm) x 54" (1371 mm) size which, of course, can be cut smaller sizes. Other sizes are also often available. It scores and folds beautifully in either direction, so grain direction is generally not an important consideration for use in making book boxes and other such items. Complete specifications appear earlier in this section. Lig-free®, Type 1, .040 " Light tan, buffered, alkaline pH 8.5 and lignin free. Complete specifications appear earlier in this section. We use this board for protective ("phase") boxes for rare books up to 6" x 9W x 2", pamphlet binders and other smaller boxes. The long fibres used allow uniform, cleanly delineated score lines which flex easily and do not crack. The hard, smooth surface resists soiling and fraying, even after repeated handling, and the high density is an advantage when this material is used as a barrier board. Lig-free®, Type 1, .060 " This board has a pH of 8.5, 3% alkaline buffering and is lignin free. The receptive, resilient, pure alpha cellulose fibres combine with the special high quality fade and bleed proof dyes to provide a lustrous, light tan finish reminiscent of high quality leather quite unlike that of the dull brown or greenish tan colour one usually sees! Lig-free® Corrugated, Type 1. All three plys are made entirely from our alkaline buffered, high pH (8.5), lignin free Type 1, Lig-free® paper. We use this board for our record storage (cubic foot) box and our fold and ship flat document cases. You may find a variety of uses for this buffered, lignin free, corrugated board, including its use as a backing board in framing prints and other works of art on paper and in restoration work shops. Complete specifications can be found earlier in this section. Lig-free® Type 2, .040 " (Patented) This board gives you .030" (.762 mm) of buffered Lig-free® Type I separated by a layer of archival polyester from a .010" (2.54 mm) thick sheet of the high density non-buffered lignin free, neutral pH, sulphur free, alpha cellulose we use for our photographic file folders. Since the polyester also functions as an effective water vapour barrier, this material makes an excellent barrier or backing board for use in framing.
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01235 553166 Page 11 Lig-free® Type 2 (Patented) Many people have been unable to resolve the dilemma over whether or not to use non-buffered material for their collections. Although they understand the arguments for this course of action, they have been very reticent to use non-buffered materials because of fear of damage from migrating and atmospheric acids and pollutants. Lig-free® Type 2 is the perfect solution to this dilemma. Let the buffered Lig-free™" Type 1 fend off the ravages of the environment while the pure non-buffered Lig-free® sits next to your delicate artefacts', securely separated from the outside world by the polyester barrier and the buffered Lig-free™ Type 1. If you have need for both buffered and non-buffered boards, you may be able to reduce your inventory by stocking Lig-free®, Type 2. You can use whichever side of the board you need, secure in the knowledge they cannot contaminate each other. Perhaps it is simply indicative of the nature of the type of individual who goes into conservation, but whatever the reason, the conservators we know tend to be exceptionally creative. We know that if they are provided with a unique tool like this board, they will discover uses which will be important in helping to preserve other collections. We hope everyone will share their ideas with us so we can pass them on to help others. Complete specifications appear earlier in this section.
Lig-free® Type 2, .060 " (Patented) This is simply a heavier version of the .040" (1.02 mm) Lig-free® Type II described above. .050" (1.27 mm) of this board is the light tan, buffered Lig- free®. A sheet of archival polyester separates the buffered Lig-free® from a 010" (.254 mm) thick sheet of the high density, non-buffered, lignin free, neutral pH, sulphur free alpha cellulose we use for our photographic file folders. We use this heavier .060" (1.55 mm) thick board for the larger drop front print boxes. Complete specifications appear earlier in this section..
Lig-free® Corrugated, Type 2 (Patented) We developed this corrugated board for use in photographic and textile storage boxes where the alkaline buffering represents a potential hazard. The outside liner and corrugated medium (wavy centre line) are lignin free, pH 8.5, and alkaline buffered Lig-free®, Type 1 paper. The inside or bottom liner, is our high density, non-buffered, lignin free, neutral pH, sulphur free, alpha cellulose. This inside liner is also pure white to eliminate the possibility of contamination from colouring agents. This board can be lined with archival polyester for use as a barrier in picture framing. For complete specifications see earlier in this section.
MicroChamber® Board All MicroChamber® boards and papers contain special blends of proprietary alkaline buffers and molecular traps which provide unique protection from environmental pollutants and harmful by-products of deterioration. The molecular traps, activated carbon and molecular sieves, can be blended together or used separately, depending upon the application. Unlike alkaline buffers, these molecular traps are not reactive; they simply remove harmful molecules which by-pass the alkaline buffers by capturing them inside miniature molecular cages. The proprietary molecular sieves in MicroChamber® products are hydrophobic (they do not absorb water) and they are acid resistant. Coupled with their tremendous capacity, these features mean they can be expected to remain effective long after the alkaline buffers in standard buffered-only paper have been exhausted. A competitor's statement that a product containing activated carbon should only be used when sealed in a container is like saying you should only wear your raincoat in the wardrobe.MicroChamber® products are designed to operate in the stacks, to protect collections in the presence of pollutants and deteriorative by-products. It is entirely contradictory to seal protective MicroChamber® away from the elements it is designed to combat. Only MicroChamber® products provide protection from environmental pollutants. Previous archival standards were directed toward providing a container which does not deteriorate and harm the collections stored within it. ANSI IT9.2 says, "Atmospheric conditions - natural and manmade- shall be controlled since paper or plastic enclosures are permeable and they do not protect the photographic image from environmental effects. Such effects include atmospheric pollutants such as hydrogen sulphide, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and peroxides." (Italics added). MicroChamber® products are effective against all of these, plus many other compounds, and MicroChamber® is the only archival housing product that can provide such protection. MicroChamber® technology is the first major improvement in archival preservation products since alkaline paper was invented several decades ago. The improvement in performance offered by MicroChamber® boards over traditional buffered boards is significantly greater than the improvement alkaline buffered boards provided over acidic boards. We recommend MicroChamber® products as the first choice for archival storage housings for all collections materials. Complete specifications and test data appear in the centre, full colour, section of this catalogue. Lig-free®, MicroChamber, MicroWrap, Polyweld, Silversafe and TruSteam are the registered trademarks of Conservation Resources (UK) Ltd.
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Archival Storage Products Document Cases with metal pull handles All of our document cases are available in our 1300mc acid-free grey/white board and our newly patented MicroChamber® board. Our metal edge document cases feature a convenient fail proof, fold flat handle for easy removal from your shelving. Optional space saver (follower block) bars are available to provide structural rigidity for the contents of partially filled cases, (order code FBLF)
12510 Letter size
Grey/White
12¼ x 10¼ x 5 ins. (311mm x 260mm x 127mm)
1@ £5.57
15510 Legal or A4 size
Grey/White
15¼ x 10¼ x 5 ins. (387mm x 260mm x 127mm)
1@ £6.90
50+@ £5.02
50+@ £6.21
100+@ £4.74
100+@ £5.87
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Archival Half Width Document Cases These document cases are convenient to use when housing smaller collections, portions or segments of collections, not available with handles.
12210 Letter size 12¼ x 10¼ x 2½ ins. (311mm x 260mm x 63mm)
15210 Legal or A4 size 15¼ x 10¼ x 2½ ins. (387mm x 260mm x 63mm)
Grey/White 1@ £5.84
50+@ £5.26
100+@ £4.96
50+@
100+@ £5.78
Grey/White 1@ £6.80
£6.12
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Polyester Sleeves - Protect Your Documents and Manuscripts Polyweld sleeves are perfect for storing your important or delicate documents and can be used in conjunction with our archival box range. Polyweld pockets allow the conservator to view the document by hand without any damage due to handling. Our Polyweld Pockets are fully archival and come in a variety of stock sizes and openings or can be made to measure upon request. For more information and a list of our Polyweld Pocket range including sizes please turn to page 45
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Archival Storage Products Flat Document Cases Convenient one-piece clamshell boxes with hinged lids offers easier access than binders. They can be used to house documents, pamphlets, magazines and other items which you feel should be stored flat. Offered in1300mc Grey/White lignin and sulphur free archival quality boxboard for letters or legal size.
12101 12¼ x 10¼ x 1¾ ins. (311mm x 260mm x 44mm)
Grey/White 1@ £4.84
12103 12¼ x 10¼ x 3 ins. (311mm x 260mm x 76mm)
14113 14¾ x 11 x 3⅜ ins. (375mm x 280mm x 85mm)
50+@ £4.36
100+@
£4.11
100+@
£4.67
Grey/White 1@ £5.49
50+@ £4.94
Grey/White 1@ £5.95
15101 15¼ x 10¼ x 1¾ ins. (387mm x 260mm x 44mm)
50+@ £5.35
100+@ £5.06
50+@ £4.26
100+@ £4.02
50+@ £5.28
100+@ £4.99
Grey/White 1@ £4.73
15103 15¼ x 10¼ x 3 ins. (387mm x 260mm x 76mm)
Grey/White
16143 17 x 13¾ x 3⅜ ins. (430mm x 350mm x 85mm)
Grey/White
1@ £5.87
1@ £6.90
50+@ £6.21
100+@ £5.87
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Polyweld® Archival Label Holders A reusable label holder complete with archival paper label for referencing archival storage containers. Each holder is constructed from 75 mc archival polyester using our adhesive free Polyweld® process to form a long side open pocket. The label size is 1¼ x 2 ins. (32mm x 51mm) but comes in pre-perforated format as part of an A4 size sheet to enable printing. Each pocket has two strips of 415M archival tape on the rear, which is protected by easily removable release liners prior to use. Each pack contains: 100 holders and Labels
PAL1
One pack of 100 @
£20.87
PAL2
Ten packs of 100 @
£177.40
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Archival Storage Products Archival No-Compromise Record Storage Boxes, fold-flat style Our no compromise document case provides an alternative to large corrugated storage (cubic foot) boxes. The capacity of these cases is 50% greater than our standard letter (12510) and legal (15510) document cases, yet the weight of a fully loaded case still remains manageable. They feature an efficient fold-up, self-locking design incorporating a pull off short lid and an integral metal pull handle.
12810 Letter size
Grey/White 1@ £7.45
12 x 7½ x 10¼ ins. (305mm x 191mm x 260mm)
25+@ £6.71
50+@
£6.33
Grey/White
15810 Legal size
1@ £8.63
15 x 7½ x 10¼ ins. (381mm x 191mm x 260mm)
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Record Storage (cubic foot) Boxes, fold-flat style Our record storage box is the very best archival storage box available anywhere, made entirely from lignin and sulphur free board in all plys and has a pH of 8.5, 3% alkaline buffering in addition to meeting all of the other specifications of lignin and sulphur quality archival boxboard.
151210 RSB
Grey/White
15 x 12½ x 10 ins. (381mm x 318mm x 254mm)
1@ £11.90
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Spacer/Follower Blocks for Document Cases and Record Storage Boxes Spacer-support bars, sometimes known as follower blocks are manufactured from our ligninfree, 425 lb test corrugated board and are cut with a special serrated die to minimise sharp edges. They provide structural rigidity for the contents of partially filled cases. They have 5 score lines on each side and measure 8” high by 21¼” long (204x540mm). The same spacer bar will fit letter or legal sizes. Supplied 10 pieces to a pack.
FBLF1
1x (10 pieces) @ £15.31
FBLF2
10x (10 Pieces) @ £137.79
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Pamphlet/Magazine Files open style The original archival pamphlet file boxes with curved, cut-away, open sides which every library has in its holdings. Two sizes available in our 1300mc grey/white, lignin and sulphur free, archival quality boxboard..
983 Digest size
Grey/White 1@ £3.34
9 x 8 x 3 ins. (229mm x 203mm x 76mm)
1110 Standard file size
50+@ £3.01
100+@ £2.84
50+@ £3.75
100+@ £3.54
Grey/White 1@ £4.17
11 x 10 x 3½ ins. (279mm x 254mm x 89mm)
Pamphlet/Magazine File, hinged lid style Convenient and dust proof case for filing pamphlets and magazines. One piece hinged lid allows easy access while the double thick bottom provides extra strength. Available in our 1300mc grey/white, lignin and sulphur free, archival quality boxboard.
1074
Grey/White
10 x 7 x 4 ins. (254mm x 177mm x 101mm)
1@ £4.95
50+@ £3.75
100+@ £3.54
Card File Boxes Shoe-box style, fully telescopic boxes with a fully removable short 1½” (38mm) lid for housing index cards and other artefacts. All sizes are 12” (305mm) in length and are sturdy enough to stack several high. Manufactured from our 1300mc grey/white, lignin and sulphur free, archival quality boxboard.
125 For 3 x 5 ins. Cards (76x127mm)
1@ £5.57
12 x 5⅛ x 3⅛ ins. (305mm x 130mm x 79mm)
126 For 4 x 6 ins. Cards (102x152mm) 12 x 6⅛ x 4⅛ ins. (305mm x 156mm x 105mm)
Grey/White 50+@ £5.01
100+@ £4.73
50+@ £5.19
100+@ £4.90
Grey/White 1@ £5.77
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Card File Boxes Continued... 128 For 5 x 8 ins. Cards (127x203mm)
Grey/White 1@ £6.41
12 x 8⅛ x 5⅛ ins. (305mm x 207mm x 130mm)
129 For 6 x 9 ins. Cards (152x229mm)
100+@ £5.45
50+@ £6.89
100+@ £6.51
Grey/White 1@ £7.66
12 x 9⅛ x 6⅛ ins. (305mm x 232mm x 156mm)
50+@ £5.77
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Newspaper, Comic and Ephemera Storage Boxes, two-piece style For Newspapers, comics, art prints, maps or other large paper artefacts which should be stored flat. Available in grey/white 1300mc lignin and sulphur free board. Two piece, full lid storage boxes. If you would prefer an alternative style please state (for all sides rigid or drop front) when you order. Polyweld® pockets are available to fit each size. See page 45.
9122 For comics and our A4 size Polyweld® Pockets. 9¼ x 125/16 x 2 ins. (235mm x 313mm x 51mm)
Grey/White 1@ £4.89
12128 Regimental Cap / Artefact Box 12 x 12 x 8 ins. (305mm x 305mm x 203mm)
Grey/White
12162 For A3 material, designed to accommodate our A3 Polyweld® Pockets. 12⅛ x 1615/16 x 2 ins. (307mm x 430mm x 51mm)
Grey/White
12186 Deep storage artefact box. 127/16 x 18½ x 6 ins. (316mm x 470mm x 152mm)
Grey/White
15222 Supplied all sides rigid. 15 x 22 x 2 ins. (381mm x 559mm x 51mm)
Grey/White
19252 Supplied all sides rigid. 19 x 25 x 2½ ins. (483mm x 635mm x 64mm)
Grey/White
1@ £12.02
1@ £9.61
1@ £13.36
1@ £9.60
1@ £11.83
50+@ £4.40
100+@ £4.16
50+@ £10.82
100+@ £10.22
50+@ £8.65
100+@ £8.17
50+@ £12.02
100+@ £11.36
50+@ £8.64
100+@ £8.16
50+@ £10.65
100+@ £10.06
Prices in this catalogue are subject to revision without notice, and are subject to V.A.T. Our sales office will confirm all current prices upon request
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Archival Storage Products Music Boxes These boxes are available in our 1300mc grey/white, lignin and sulphur free, archival quality boxboard and are designed to hold standard sizes of sheet music, music books and scores. They feature a two-piece design with a drop-front for easy access and excellent stacking strength. Please state quality preference when ordering.
Grey/White
1292
1@
12½ x 9½ x 2¾ ins. (317mm x 241mm x 70mm)
£5.58
50+@ £5.02
100+@ £4.74
50+@ £8.15
100+@ £7.69
Grey/White
15112
1@
15 x 11½ x 2¾ ins. (381mm x 292mm x 70mm)
£9.05
Please call for MicroChamber prices
Audio Storage Boxes: 33RPM; 45RPM; Compact Disc (CD); and VHS video sizes A range of two piece storage boxes available in grey/white lignin and sulphur free, archival board. The 33RPM size has a drop front base to enable easy access to 30 flat lying records. The 45RPM (capacity of 50), CD (capacity 30-50) and VHS video (capacity 2 x 8pcs) formats offer upright storage with short 2” (50mm) lid construction. Please call for information about different board types available
7745
7⅜ x 7⅜ x 5 ins. (187mm x 187mm x 127mm)
For SP Records
1@ £12.52
13135
13 x 13 x 5 ins. (330mm x 330mm x 127mm)
For LP Records
1@ £15.31
1256
12 x 5⅛ x 6 ins. (305mm x 130mm x 152mm)
For CD’s
1@ £12.52
15VHS 15½ x 8¾ x 4⅜ ins. (394mm x 222mm x 111mm) For VHS Video
1@ £10.45
144AC 10 x 4½ x 3 ins. (254mm x 114mm x 76mm)
1@ £7.50
For Cassette Tapes
Archival Quality CD-R and DVD-R Discs Protect Your Data Mitsui Gold CD-R are considered to be the most stable CD’s available. The patented Gold (Phthalocyanine) dye burns more accurately and quicker than other dyes, resulting in extremely high fidelity in the transmission of the information. Mitsui Gold are the best choice for collections requiring long term preservation of digital material. 650mb CD-R. Both the CD-R and the DVD-R are supplied in plastic cases
CD-R
1@ £2.00
25+@ £38.00
100+@ £145.00
DVD-R
1@ £2.30
25+@ £47.30
100+@ £172.00
Prices in this catalogue are subject to revision without notice, and are subject to V.A.T. Our sales office will confirm all current prices upon request
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Archival Storage Products CD Saver - Protect your CD’s Why not place one of our CD savers beneath each of your CD’s to protect your collection from off-grassing from the plastic cases and the deleterious affects of by-products of deterioration.
CD-SAV
Pack of 10 @
£6.05
Postcard and Microfiche Boxes These boxes provide a convenient and safe way to store your postcards, recipe cards and microfiche collections in. Available in our 1300mc grey/white, lignin and sulphur free, archival quality boxboard. Polyweld® polyester pockets are available to protect your material. See page 45.
Picture shows two piece style box.
64 A one piece, flip top hinged lid box.
Grey/White 1@ £4.73
6¼ x 4 x 4⅜ ins. (159mm x 102mm x 111mm)
864 Two piece with short depth lid.
100+@ £4.02
50+@ £4.51
100+@ £4.26
50+@ £5.19
100+@ £4.90
Grey/White 1@ £5.01
8 x 6⅛ x 4⅛ (203mm x 156mm x 105mm)
50+@ £4.26
1264 Two piece with short depth lid.
Grey/White
12 x 6⅛ x 4⅛ ins. (305mm x 156mm x 105mm)
1@ £5.77
Please call for MicroChamber prices
Shoe Box For the storage of shoes and similar sized artefacts, a two piece box with 1½ ins (38mm) short depth lid, made from our 1300mc grey/white, lignin and sulphur free, archival quality boxboard.
SB1374 Shoe box size. 13 x 7¼ x 4½ ins. (330mm x 184mm x 114mm)
Grey/White 1@ £10.12
50+@ £9.11
100+@
£8.60
Please call for MicroChamber prices Prices in this catalogue are subject to revision without notice, and are subject to V.A.T. Our sales office will confirm all current prices upon request
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Archival Storage Products
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Textile storage Boxes Fold-flat style It has been common knowledge for some time that textiles, such as silks and wools should not be stored in alkaline papers. Yet every box available which is purportedly for ‘archival textile storage’ touts the fact that it contains alkaline buffers and a pH of 8.0 or 8.5. Some of these boxes also contain undesirable elements such as lignin, but of course no mention is made of this fact. The invention of our MicroChamber® corrugated board provided the solution to this problem. Our textile storage boxes are supplied flat ready for self assembly. Ideal for wedding dresses, uniforms, quilts and linens. See also our special costume and banner bags.
30186 Corrugated MicroChamber® 30 x 18 x 6 ins. (762mm x 457mm x 152mm)
MicroChamber ® quality
40186 Corrugated MicroChamber® 40 x 18 x 6 ins. (1016mm x 457mm x 152mm)
MicroChamber ® quality
1@ £25.50
1@ £28.50
5@
5@
£112.25
£126.87
Costume Bags Our unique costume bags are based on an approved, trusted museum design and feature drill cotton construction, polyester identity label sewn onto the outer cover and a Velcro fastener down one long edge. A narrow top opening is provided, through which the hanger may be inserted to enable vertical storage. May be cool washed to preserve quality, do not tumble dry.
CCB1
4 x 2 ft.
(1219mm x 610mm)
1@ £20.90
10@ £187.00
CCB2
4 x 3 ft.
(1219mm x 915mm)
1@ £25.30
10@ £227.70
CCB3
5 x 2 ft.
(1524mm x 610mm)
1@ £24.86
10@ £217.80
CCB4
5 x 3 ft.
(1524mm x 915mm)
1@ £27.50
10@ £247.50
CCB5
6 x 2 ft.
(1829mm x 610mm)
1@ £27.50
10@ £247.50
CCB6
6 x 3 ft.
(1829mm x 915mm)
1@ £30.80
10@ £277.20
Made to measure service available, minimum of 5.
Blue Wool Scales (Textile Fading Card) Blue Wool Scales are used to monitor the net exposure to light given to an object on display.
BWFC-1 1@ £15.95
Prices in this catalogue are subject to revision without notice, and are subject to V.A.T. Our sales office will confirm all current prices upon request
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Archival Photographic Print Storage Drop-Front Print Storage Boxes two-piece full lid Two-piece, full lid, storage boxes available in a choice of qualities all with drop-front bases. Rigid board styles are 3” (76mm) deep whilst fold flat corrugated sizes are 2” (50mm) deep and now come in our 1300mc grey/white archival quality boxboard.
DF 692 6 x 9 x 2 ins. (152mm x 229mm x 50.8mm)
Grey/White
DF 810 8½ x 10½ x 3 ins. (216mm x 267mm x 76mm)
Grey/White
DF 1012 10½ x 12½ x 3 ins. (267mm x 318mm x 76mm)
Grey/White
DF 915 9 x 1½ x 1½ ins. (229mm x 38mm x 38mm)
Grey/White
DF 1114 11½ x 14½ x 3 ins. (292mm x 368mm x 76mm)
Grey/White
DF 1216 12½ x 16½ x 3 ins. (318mm x 419mm x 76mm)
Grey/White
DF 1620 16½ x 20½ x 3 ins. (419mm x 521mm x 76mm)
Grey/White
DF 2024 20½ x 24½ x 3 ins. (521mm x 622mm x 76mm)
Grey/White
1@ £3.30
1@ £6.96
1@ £8.35
1@ £4.03
1@ £9.45
1@ £9.61
1@ £13.92
1@ £15.32
50+@ £2.97
100+@ £2.81
50+@ £6.26
100+@ £5.92
50+@ £7.52
100+@ £7.10
50+@ £3.63
100+@ £3.43
50+@ £8.51
100+@ £8.03
50+@ £8.65
100+@ £8.17
50+@ £12.53
100+@ £11.83
50+@ £13.79
100+@ £13.02
We can supply our drop front style boxes all sides rigid but please state this requirement when ordering as the standard specification is one long side of the base to be non-rigid. C2 boxes are only available with a drop-front on the short side and are 2” (50mm) deep.
Prices in this catalogue are subject to revision without notice, and are subject to V.A.T. Our sales office will confirm all current prices upon request
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Archival Photographic Print Storage Photographic Clam-Shell Print Boxes Convenient one-piece, clam-shell design, hinged lid construction for easy access. Made from our archival quality, lignin and sulphur free, 1300mc grey/white boxboard.
GF 810
Grey/White
8¼ x 10¼ x 2¾ ins.
1@ £5.92
50+@ £5.33
100+@ £5.03
50+@ £7.52
100+@ £7.10
50+@ £6.58
100+@ £6.21
50+@ £9.09
100+@ £8.59
50+@ £12.53
100+@ £11.83
(210mm x 260mm x 70mm)
GF 1012 10¼ x 12¼ x 2¾ ins. (260mm x 311mm x 70mm)
GF 1114 11¼ x 14¼ x 2¾ ins. (286mm x 362mm x 70mm)
GF 1216 12¼ x 16¼ x 2¾ ins.
Grey/White 1@ £8.35 Grey/White 1@ £7.31
Grey/White 1@ £10.10
(311mm x 413mm x 70mm)
GF 1620
Grey/White
16¼ x 20¼ x 2¾ ins.
1@ £13.92
(413mm x 514mm x 70mm)
Please call for MicroChamber prices
Fold-Flat Print Boxes A self assembly, easy to construct, one-piece hinged lid print box made from 1300mc archival boxboard. Double thickness in base walls for added rigidity whilst the hinged lid construction increases ease of access. White interior with grey exterior.
FF 570
Grey/White
5⅝ x 7½ x 2½ ins. (143mm x 190mm x 64mm)
1@ £5.88
FF 810
Grey/White
8½ x 10⅝ x 2½ ins. (216mm x 270mm x 64mm)
1@ £7.13
FF 1012
Grey/White
10½ x 12½ x 2½ ins. (267mm x 317mm x 64mm)
1@ £7.35
FF 1114
Grey/White
11½ x 14⅝ x 2½ ins. (292mm x 372mm x 64mm)
1@ £7.66
FF 1216 12½ x 16½ x 2½ ins. (317mm x 419mm x 64mm)
50+@ £5.29
100+@ £5.00
50+@ £6.72
100+@ £6.06
50+@ £6.62
100+@ £6.25
50+@ £6.89
100+@ £6.51
50+@ £7.15
100+@ £6.75
Grey/White 1@ £7.94
Prices in this catalogue are subject to revision without notice, and are subject to V.A.T. Our sales office will confirm all current prices upon request
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Archival Photographic Print Storage Fold-Flat Print Boxes Continued... FF 1620
Grey/White
16½ x 20½ x 2½ ins. (419mm x 521mm x 64mm)
1@ £12.11
FF 2024
Grey/White
20½ x 24½ x 2½ ins. (521mm x 622mm x 64mm)
1@ £12.80
FF D4
Grey/White
(260mm x 197mm x 44mm)
1@ £4.49
FF C7
Grey/White
(362mm x 292mm x 70mm)
1@ £5.64
FF D9
Grey/White
(311mm x 222mm x 44mm)
1@ £4.60
FF DX
Grey/White
(370mm x 260mm x 44mm)
1@ £5.29
FF E1
Grey/White
(400mm x 298mm x 70mm)
1@ £8.05
50+@ £10.90
100+@
£10.29
50+@ £11.52
100+@
£10.88
50+@ £4.04
100+@ £3.82
50+@ £5.08
100+@ £4.79
50+@ £4.14
100+@ £3.91
50+@ £4.76
100+@ £4.50
50+@ £7.25
100+@ £6.84
Fine Print Fold and Slot Student Portfolios Fine Print Portfolios provide extraordinary protection for matted or unmatted works. Each half inch thick (12.7mm) portfolio is made from a single sheet of 0.060” board.
FPP 810
1@ £11.55
50+
£10.40
1@ £13.92
50+
£12.53
8 x 10 ins. (203mm x 254mm)
FPP 1114 11 x 14 ins. (279mm x 356mm)
Archival Albums Hand made of the finest archival components. Thin spacer elements separate sturdy oldewhite alpha cellulose pages to reduce the likelihood of bulking. Twenty two-spaced leaves.
ASB01 Portrait style, ideal for postcards
1@ £9.20
50+@ £8.28
1 x 5 x 7 ins. (25mm x 127mm x 178mm)
Prices in this catalogue are subject to revision without notice, and are subject to V.A.T. Our sales office will confirm all current prices upon request
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Cloth Covered Print Boxes - Similar to Solander Boxes A range of portrait style conservation quality solander boxes with black archival cloth exterior and smooth white benchkote liner inside. Lignin and sulphur free construction throughout (sizes shown are all internal). Custom sizes are available at a minimum order of 25 per size
ACS913
248x331x76mm
1@ £50.60
ACS1113
280x331x76mm
1@ £52.90
ACS1317
330x432x76mm
1@ £63.25
ACS1721
432x533x76mm
1@ £82.80
ACS2125
533x635x76mm
1@ £112.70
Snapshot Boxes One piece, hinged lid box holding 440+ prints. Made from 1300mc Grey/White archival quality boxboard.
C35 to take 3½ x 5 ins. prints
1 pack of 10@
£45.30
C46 to take 4 x 6 ins. prints
1 pack of 10@
£47.30
Cloth Print Portfolios Made from a selection of our archival photographic materials and designed to compliment one’s contemporary fine print portfolio. Black cloth exterior with strong black tying tapes, three internal slate grey flaps for additional protection, white interior. Capacity 1” (25.4mm)
CPP10 For mount size 11¼ x 13¼ (285mm x 336mm)
1@
£16.10
CPP11 For mount size 12¼ x 15¼ (311mm x 387mm)
1@
£21.85
CPP12 For mount size 13¼ x 17¼ (336mm x 438mm)
1@
£24.15
CPP13 For mount size 17¼ x 21¼ (438mm x 539mm)
1@
£26.45
CPP14 For mount size 21¼ x 25¼ (539mm x 641mm)
1@
£33.35
Prices in this catalogue are subject to revision without notice, and are subject to V.A.T. Our sales office will confirm all current prices upon request
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Negative & Transparency Storage
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Photo-System Negative Transparency Range A three part archival system for housing 35mm and 120mm format roll film. Initially the negatives are stored in our transparent Polyweld® sleeves, sealed along one long and one adjacent short side. Theses sleeves offer easy access without scratching. Groups of sleeves can then be placed in one of our square bottom 0.010, lignin and sulphur free MicroChamber® proactive archival quality folders. This hinged lid style box is made entirely from our proactive 060” MicroChamber® quality board and incorporates a unique built-in moveable follower block to hold the contents secure even when the box is only partially filled. Each box comes complete with one moveable follower block, 30 double-scored flat based MicroChamber® folders and 100 L-shape sealed Polyweld® sleeves.
35MC
System box Kit
1@ £29.22
35MCF Pack of 30 Extra Folders
1@ £8.35
35MCS Pack of 100 Extra Sleeves
1@ £25.00
50+@ £26.30
100+@ £24.84
Upright Negative & Glass Plate Storage Boxes A range of archival storage solutions for negatives and slides
35/120 35mm or 120mm negative storage. Manufactured like shoe boxes but with full depth lids. All sides rigid and made from our 1300mc grey/white archival box board. For 35mm and 120mm negative storage. 11 x 3½ x 3½ ins. (279mm x 89mm x 89mm)
1@ £5.00
50+@ £4.50
100+@ £4.25
1@ £7.13
50+@ £6.42
100+@ £6.06
1@ £5.79
50+@ £5.21
100+@ £4.92
1244 Lantern slide storage. One piece hinged lid, lantern slide storage box. All sides rigid, providing 12¼ ins. (311mm) of capacity. 12¼ x 4⅛ x 4⅛ ins. (311mm x 105mm x 105mm) 348 A two-piece full lid storage box for our negative envelope sizes ANE34, ANE34B and ANE34C providing eight inches (204mm) storage capacity.
4¾ x 3¾ x 8 ins. (120mm x 95mm x 204mm)
Vertical Storage Film & Plate Boxes Vertical storage boxes, designed like small document cases offered in our 1300mc Grey/White archival quality board. These boxes are 2½ ins (64mm) wide and will accommodate approximately 20 glass plates.
GP45 For 4 x 5 ins. material
Grey/White 1@ £4.35
50+@ £3.92
100+@ £3.70
50+@ £4.17
100+@ £3.94
5¾ x 4¾ x 2½ ins. (146mm x 121mm x 64mm) GP56 For 5 x 6 ins. material 6¾ x 5½ x 2½ ins. (171mm x 140mm x 64mm)
Grey/White 1@ £4.63
Prices in this catalogue are subject to revision without notice, and are subject to V.A.T. Our sales office will confirm all current prices upon request
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Negative & Transparency Storage Vertical Storage Film & Plate Boxes Continued .... GP57 For 5 x 7 ins. material
Grey/White 1@ £4.73
5¾ x 7¾ x 2½ ins. (146mm x 197mm x 64mm) GP79 For whole plate material
100+@ £4.02
Grey/White
7 x 9 x 2½ ins. (178mm x 229mm x 64mm)
1@ £4.93
GP810 For 8 x 10 ins. material
50+@ £4.44
100+@ £4.19
50+@ £4.96
100+@ £4.68
50+@ £5.51
100+@ £5.21
Grey/White
8¾ x 10¾ x 2½ ins. (222mm x 273mm x 64mm)
1@ £5.51
GP1012 For 10 x 12 ins. material
Grey/White
10¼ x 12¼ x 2½ ins. (260mm x 311mm x 64mm)
1@ £6.12
GP1215 For 12 x 15 ins. material 12¼ x 15¼ x 2½ ins. (311mm x 387mm x 64mm)
50+@ £4.26
Grey/White 1@ £6.90
50+@ £6.21
100+@ £5.87
Please call for a price on all vertical storage film & plate boxes in MicroChamber®
Cotton Researcher Gloves Providing complete protection to both user and more importantly the archival material. The cotton (washable) gloves are available in small and large hand sizes and standard or lint free qualities (denoted by the L suffix). Lint free quality supplied without knitted wrist cuff.
Standard Gloves Large or Small available
1 pr @ £1.09
10 prs @ £9.90
100 prs @ £94.00
CRGL Lint Free Gloves Large or Small available
1 pr @ £1.32
10 prs @ £12.10
100 prs @ £119.00
CRG
Clam-Shell Four Flap Negative Boxes For flat storage of negatives and glass plates using our 4 flap enclosures, these boxes will not take our archival negative envelopes. Available in 1300mc Grey/White archival quality only.
572F 5¼ x 7¼ x 21/16 ins. (133mm x 184mm x 52mm)
Grey/White
8102F 8¾ x 10¼ x 21/16 ins. (222mm x 260mm x 52mm)
Grey/White
1@ £8.50
1@ £8.49
50+@ £7.65
100+@ £7.23
50+@ £7.64
100+@ £7.22
Please call for details on this product in a MicroChamber® board. Prices in this catalogue are subject to revision without notice, and are subject to V.A.T. Our sales office will confirm all current prices upon request
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Photographic Negative & Glass Plate Fold Flat Boxes with a short lid These two piece short lid archival boxes have folding, self locking designs made without metal corner braces. Shipped and stored flat. The 4 x 5 ins. and 5 x 7 ins. boxes provide 4 linear inches (102mm) of standing storage, the 8 x 10 box provides 5 ins (127mm). Only 0.060 (>1700mc) MicroChamber® board is used for this design.
454 For 4 x 5 ins. material 4¾ x 5¾ x 4 ins. (121mm x 146mm x 102mm)
MicroChamber® 1@ £8.35
574 For 5 x 7 ins. material
MicroChamber®
5¾ x 7¾ x 4 ins. (146mm x 197mm x 102mm)
1@ £10.72
815 For 8 x 10 ins. material 8¾ x 10¾ x 5 ins. (222mm x 273mm x 127mm)
50+@ £7.52
100+@ £7.10
50+@ £9.65
100+@ £9.11
50+@ £14.86
100+@ £14.03
MicroChamber® 1@ £16.51
Polaroid™ MicroChamber® 4 x 5 ins. Film Box Designed for the serious field camera user who prefers a shallow film case to bulky commercial packaging Capacity: 20 sheets of 4 x 5 film.
PFB45 9 x 4¼ x 1 ins. (229mm x 108mm x 25mm)
MicroChamber® 1@ £6.96
50+@ £6.26
100+@ £5.92
Slide Storage Box A two piece full lid box made from our 1300mc Grey/White archival quality and containing 20 individual sulphur and lignin free MicroChamber® slide holders each with a capacity of 20 x 35mm slides. Filled capacity: 400 slides.
1162 11¼ x 6 x 2½ ins. (286mm x 152mm x 64mm)
Grey/White 1@ £9.49
50+@ £8.54
100+@ £8.07
Prices in this catalogue are subject to revision without notice, and are subject to V.A.T. Our sales office will confirm all current prices upon request
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Negative & Transparency Storage Master Unit Slide Storage Boxes Master unit slide storage boxes contain six boxes within a box and store 2,160 slides in easily identifiable groups within our new MicroChamber® proactive conservation board. Available in sizes for 35mm and 120mm square mounted transparencies. Each inner box (slide tray) will hold up to 360 slides. 35mm boxes come with a neutral pH and non-buffered alpha cellulose index tabs to separate slides into eighteen groups; 120mm boxes include enough tabs to separate slides into thirty groups. These boxes also feature our follower block system, which prevents slides from shifting in partially filled boxes. Full depth lids add extra protection, strength and security.
35MU For 35mm slides 18½ x 16⅝ x 2⅞ ins. (470mm x 422mm x 74mm)
120MU For 120mm slides 19⅜ x 21⅛ x 3½ ins. (492mm x 536mm x 88mm)
MicroChamber ® quality Please call for details 1@ £45.92
MicroChamber ® quality Please call for details 1@ £48.50
Microfilm Storage Boxes Please call for prices in MicroChamber®
331
For 35mm individual microfilm storage. Made from our 1300mc Grey/White archival quality board. One-piece hinged lid box. Also suitable for housing lead seals and miniature paintings.
3¾ x 3¾ x 19/16 ins. (95mm x 95mm x 40mm)
50@ £50.60
161
For 16mm individual microfilm storage. Only Lig-Free® Type 1 fold flat style. to order only.
3¾ x 3¾ x ¾ ins. (95mm x 95mm x 19mm)
50@ £49.90
1244B One piece hinged lid box with a drop front base designed 12¼ x 4⅛ x 4⅛ ins. to hold 7 of our 331 boxes or multiples of both the 331 (311mm x 105mm x 105mm) and 161 styles upright. 12 inch (305mm) capacity.
1@ £7.13
Microfiche Storage Boxes Our no. 64 hinged lid style storage box is ideal for containing microfiche envelopes and postcards.
64
Grey/White
6¼ x 4 x 4⅜ ins. (159mm x 102mm x 111mm)
1@ £4.73
50+@ £4.26
100+@ £4.02
Prices in this catalogue are subject to revision without notice, and are subject to V.A.T. Our sales office will confirm all current prices upon request
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Negative & Transparency Storage Saf-T Stor™ A moulded rigid archival polypropylene page designed for the long term protection of original 35mm slide material and incorporating ventilation slots. Each page is designed to house 20 mounted slides either in filing cabinets or our special ring binder systems. Stacked together the pages hold 240 slides per linear inch (25.4mm).
PV25 Page size 9½ x 11 ins. (241mm x 280mm)
25 pages per pack
1pk @
£53.00
HUB/TB Hanger Bars (with tabs)
25 per pack
1pk @
£27.50
1@
£19.80
TAB-4C 2” Binder
Perma-Saf™ A soft flexible crystal clear archival polypropylene page designed to incorporate top-loading for true protection. Pages can be housed in special archival 2 inch (51mm) capacity ring albums or using foolscap or letter size bars with index tabs in standard, European or N. America size file cabinets. Packs of 200 and 600 pages may be mixed. provided in multiples of 50 pages.
3542
For 35mm negative pages, holds 6 strips of 7 frames
50@ £33.00
200@ £125.00
600@ £342.00
3520
35mm mounted slide page, holds 20 slides
50@ £33.00
200@ £125.00
600@ £342.00
12012
120 size page, holds 3 strips of 4 frames
50@ £33.00
200@ £125.00
600@ £342.00
4504
4 x 5 ins. Page, holds 4 frames
50@ £33.00
200@ £125.00
600@ £342.00
5702
5 x 7 ins. Page, holds 2 frames
50@ £33.00
200@ £125.00
600@ £342.00
8101
8 x 10 ins. Page, holds 1 frame
50@ £33.00
200@ £125.00
600@ £342.00
PSAB-2
D Ring, 2” (50mm) Archival Album
1@
4@
12@
PSH
Hanger Bars (Foolscap or Letter Size –Please State)
50@ £13.86
200@ £52.80
600@ £123.20
PS1
Perma-Saf index tabs. For use with Perma-Saf™ hanger bars only
50@ £12.10
200@ £46.20
600@ £129.80
£14.90
£54.00
£149.00
Prices in this catalogue are subject to revision without notice, and are subject to V.A.T. Our sales office will confirm all current prices upon request
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Archival Paper Products
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Flap (Non-Adhesive) Document & Print Envelopes We make these off-white envelopes using our 100gsm bookwhite paper, a refined alpha cellulose fibre, lignin free and with a 3% calcium carbonate buffering, pH of 8.5. For complete protection we use a special starch based archival quality adhesive and a design which incorporates narrow, round corner, side only seams and a 2 inch (51mm) non-adhesive round corner flap on the short side. Custom styles and sizes available to order, minimum of 1000 per size. Available in MicroChamber® proactive conservation quality at an extra cost.
AFE59
(137mm x 229mm)
50@
£12.00
1000@ 201.00
AFE59B
(127mm x 229mm)
50@
£12.00
1000@ £201.00
AFE69
For material up to A5
6 x 9 ins. (152mm x 229mm)
50@
£21.70
1000@ £348.00
AFE710
For ephemera including B5 charts
7½ x 10½ ins. (191mm x 267mm)
50@
£22.00
1000@ £350.00
AFE912
Ideal for A4 material
9 x 12 ins. (229mm x 305mm)
50@
£24.00
1000@ £388.00
AFE914
For foolscap material
9½ x 14¾ ins. (241mm x 375mm)
50@
£32.00
1000@ £512.00
10 x 15 ins. (254mm x 381mm)
50@
£34.00
1000@ £530.00
AFE1015 For ephemera including B4 charts
File Folders Made from our blue/grey 225gsm lignin and sulphur free extra durable quality paper (236gsm LigFree® 1 tan version and new MicroChamber® proactive conservation qualities available to order) with a pH of 8.5 and 3% calcium carbonate buffering.
AFF911 9½ x 11¾ ins. (241mm x 298mm) Letter size
100@ £48.13
1000@ £423.50
AFF914 9½ x 14¾ ins. (241mm x 375mm) Legal size
100@ £60.50
1000@ £533.50
Photographic File Folders Made from our 236gsm (10pt) white lignin and sulphur free folder paper, non-buffered and with a neutral range pH for extra safe protection of photographic prints and textiles.
PFF911
9½ x 11¾ ins. (241mm x 298mm) Letter size
100@ £48.13
1000@ £423.50
PFF914
9½ x 14¾ ins. (241mm x 375mm) Legal size
100@ £60.50
1000@ £533.50
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Archival Paper Products Archival Expanded Gusseted Folders Blue/Grey 225gsm style. These folders have a closed accordion bottom and side and allow expansion to 1½ ins (38mm), square bottom capacity with extra long 6 ins. (152mm) protective front flap with 2 score lines to accommodate the expansion of the folder. (Lig-Free®1, Archival qualities available to order)
EX12
Letter size
10¼ x 12¼ ins. (260mm x 311mm)
10@
£27.50
100@
£229.60
EX15
Legal size
10¼ x 14¾ ins. (260mm x 375mm)
10@
£28.88
100@
£243.40
EX17
A3 size
12½ x 17¼ ins. (317mm x 438mm)
10@
£49.00
100@
£450.00
Unbleached Cotton Tying Tape Conforming to BS 1625 an unbleached medium cotton tape, pH 6.5 to pH 7.0. Dimensions: ½ inch x 164 ft. (13mm x 50m). For tying up folders, boxes and for phase box construction.
UCT1
1@ £5.60
10@ £47.60
Rare Book Identification (ID) Strips These tan in colour 236gsm, lignin free folder paper quality identification strips are ideal for the nonintrusive marking of pages in volumes that may require conservation treatment.
RBS1
100@ £5.00
Archival Phonograph/Gramophone Protection For the protection of Gramophone products the recommendation is that the record be removed from its original paper or cellophane housing and replaced in a specially designed archival storage jacket. These jackets, the design of which was recommended by the Southwest Research institute of America for the storage of the phonograph collection of the library congress, consist of four layers of material laminated together, a Kraft paper (exterior layer), aluminium foil and polyethylene. The polyethylene and foil act as vapour barriers whilst the inner polyethylene layer protects the surface of the record from abrasion and damage. We also recommend that the phonograph cover be stored separately within an inert Polyweld® pocket.
APP12
12 ins. sq. (305mm)
10@ £17.19
50@ £68.75
APP16
16 ins. sq. (406mm)
10@ £21.31
50@ £82.50
ANECD
Silversafe® Compact Disc and CD ROM envelopes complete with protective flap
100@ £54.00
500@ £270.00
APS12A Polyweld pocket 12¼ ins. sq. (312mm)
25@ £16.34
500@ £306.13
APS13A Polyweld pocket 16¼ ins. sq. (413mm)
25@ £29.27
500@ £550.20
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Archival Negative & Glass Plate Envelopes We manufacture these negative envelopes using our Silversafe® 100% rag, pH 6.0, non buffered 120gsm sulphur and lignin free paper. We use our neutral pH starch adhesives throughout. Envelopes are hand made with one side and bottom seam only. Open along the short side. This quality has passed the PAT test. Please note that our minimum pack size is now 50 envelopes per size and for non-stock sizes minimum order is 1000 envelopes.
ANE22
2 x 2 ins. (51mm x 51mm)
50@ £20.63
500@ £181.50
1000@ £350.63
ANE23
2½ x 3½ ins. (64mm x 89mm)
50@ £21.75
500@ £194.00
1000@ £348.00
ANE23B
2¼ x 4¼ ins. (58mm x 108mm)
50@ £22.75
500@ £194.00
1000@ £364.00
ANE23C
2½ x 4¼ ins. (63.5mm x 108mm)
50@ £22.75
500@ £194.00
1000@ £364.00
ANE23D
2½ x 4½ ins. (63.5mm x 114mm)
50@ £22.75
500@ £194.00
1000@ £364.00
ANE210
2½ x 10¾ ins. (64mm x 273mm)
50@ £26.30
500@ £243.00
1000@ £457.00
ANE34
3 x 4½ ins. (76mm x 114mm)
50@ £22.00
500@ £195.25
1000@ £374.00
ANE34B
3¼ x 4¼ ins. (82.5mm x 108mm)
50@ £24.06
500@ £211.75
1000@ £409.75
ANE34C
3½ x 4½ ins. (89mm x 114mm)
50@ £24.06
500@ £211.75
1000@ £409.75
ANE311
3 x 11 ins. (76mm x 279mm)
50@ £28.60
500@ £244.00
1000@ £457.00
ANE45
4⅜ x 5⅜ ins. (111mm x 137mm)
50@ £27.50
500@ £250.00
1000@ £490.00
ANE46
4¾ x 6¾ ins. (121mm x 172mm)
50@ £26.00
500@ £221.00
1000@ £416.00
ANE46B
43/16 x 6⅛ ins. (107mm x 156mm)
50@ £26.00
500@ £221.00
1000@ £416.00
ANE56
5 x 6¾ ins. (127mm x 172mm)
50@ £27.50
500@ £234.00
1000@ £437.00
ANE57
5⅜ x 7⅜ ins. (137mm x 187mm)
50@ £27.75
500@ £236.00
1000@ £444.00
ANE68
6¾ x 8¾ ins. (172mm x 222mm)
50@ £29.10
500@ £248.00
1000@ £466.00
ANE810
8½x 10½ ins. (216mm x 267mm)
50@ £50.60
500@ £430.00
1000@ £810.00
ANE1012 10¼ x 12¼ ins. (260mm x 311mm)
50@ £53.00
500@ £451.00
1000@ £844.00
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Archival Microfiche Storage Envelopes These envelopes are made from our white alpha-cellulose, neutral, non-buffered, sulphur and lignin free paper or in Silversafe® quality.
ANE64 6 x 3 ins. with 1* ins. extending flap (153mm x 77mm with 30mm flap)
100@ £34.65
500@ £154.00
Film Freezer Envelopes Special foil pouches for freezing colour, nitrate and important black and white photographic materials. Details are available on request.
FFE45
For 4 x 5 material (102mm x 127mm)
FFE1012 For 10 x 12 material (254mm x 305mm)
50@ £20.63
500@ £174.93
50@ £22.00
500@ £185.60
Four Flap Archival Enclosure Made from our own 100% cotton quality, non-buffered, neutral range pH, while in colour and lignin free paper. To take material up to one sixteenth ins. (0.06mm) thick.
4F23
63.5mm x 88.9mm
Pack of 100 @ £37.00
4F34
82.5mm x 107.9mm
Pack of 100 @ £44.60
4F35
88.9mm x 139.7mm
Pack of 100 @ £49.50
4F45
103mm x 129mm
Pack of 100 @ £64.00
4F46B
101.6mm x 152.4mm
Pack of 100 @ £70.40
4F46
120.6mm x 165.1mm
Pack of 100 @ £70.40
4F57
129mm x 179mm
Pack of 100 @ £70.40
4F68
171.4mm x 222.2mm
Pack of 50 @ £69.30
4F810
256mm x 205mm
Pack of 50 @ £77.00
4F1012
258mm x 311mm
Pack of 50 @ £137.50
Bondina- (Archival Support Fabrics) A range of non-woven, chemically inert, 100% polyester materials designed to support fragile ephemera during conservation treatments and as lining mediums. H1010 and H3228 are heat bonded non-woven products, which may also be sealed using certain polyester welding equipment. H3228 has an extra smooth surface.
H1010
31½ ins. x 33 ft. (800mm x 10m)
100gsm
1@ £86.00
H3228
39 ins. x 33 ft. (1000mm x 10m)
30gsm
1@ £37.50
H3228/50 39 ins. x 165 ft. (1000mm x 50m)
30gsm
1@ £142.90
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Archival Paper Products Archival Interleaving Tissue A long fibred, non-buffered, pH 6.0, sulphur free tissue paper with a base weight of 9.3gsm. 100% manila fibre with a hemi-cellulose content of less than 5%. L2 has excellent wet strength properties (polyamide) and a tensile strength of 3.00n/15mm. L2 is ideally suited to interleaving and wrapping material including paper prints, photographs, books and textiles and may be used as part of an adhesive coating system (with our Texicryl 13/002) for the lining of fragile substrates
L2
37.8ins. x 109.4yds. (960mm x 100m)
1 roll@ £67.50
L2 Sample Sampler roll of L2 (5m)
2@ £112.50
1 roll@ £7.32
L2S
(760mm x 950mm) pack of 500 sheets
1pk@ £185.00
2@ £337.50
L2SB
(475mm x 760mm) pack of 500 sheets
1pk@ £95.00
2@ £172.50
Wet Strength Paper (commonly used as blotting paper) A popular product with conservators around the world. Wet strength making it ideal for use again and again. A machine made, wet, absorbent paper that will absorb up to 2½ times its own weight (280gsm), originally developed for pressing and drying documents but ideal for drying hand-made prints and botanical specimens. May discolour with age so it is not therefore suitable for mounting of interleaving purposes.
WSA1
680mm x 750mm
25@ £37.81
100@ £137.50
500@ £643.75
WSA2
750mm x 1360mm
25@ £68.75
100@ £251.25
500@ £1168.75
Leaf Casting Paper Pulp Specially beaten hemp and cotton fibres supplied as flat sheets, blended with magnesium carbonate and with just the right amount of CMC added. pH 7.5 to 8.3. Approximately 500x640mm. Available in soft white, soft yellow, soft brown or soft grey as a single colour pack.
LCPP-
please state colour
1 kilo @ £56.75
Archival Photocopy Paper An 85gsm, off-white, long-life archival text paper. Hot extract pH 9.4 with a maximum of 2% calcium carbonate, and made from fully bleached chemical wood-pulp paper. Designed for use as a permanent photocopying, writing and computer printing paper. Suitable for laser printing. Larger sizes available to
A4
8¼ x 11¾ ins. (210mm x 297mm)
500 sheets@ £11.55
5000 sheets@ £103.10
A3
11¾ x 16½ ins. (297mm x 420mm)
500 sheets@ £26.13
5000 sheets@ £233.70
Archival Writing Paper Shrink wrapped packs each containing 30 sheets of our woodfree 100gsm off-white pH 8.5 buffered archival paper (archival bookwhite grade) with an archival card support.
WPA4
8¼ x 11¾ ins. (210mm x 297mm)
1pk @ £3.93
10pks @
£35.75
WPA5
5⅞ x 8¼ ins. (149mm x 210mm)
1pk @ £2.20
10pks @
£20.03
Acid-Free Glassine This 41gsm, pH7, non-buffered, acid-free glassing paper is made from selected chemical pulp and designed for general conservation use. Passes the Photo Activity test of ANSI IT 9.16 (R.I.T). Used as an interleaving and wrapping product for paper and textiles, as an overlay in painting restoration and as a protective wrapping for works of art undergoing treatment.
AFGP1
Sheet size 24” x 36” (610mm x 914mm)
Pack of 50@ £41.50
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Archival Paper Products Archival Wrapping Paper/ Bookwhite An archival paper of exceptional quality for making storage enclosures and wrappers. Also used as an archival quality printing paper. Calcium carbonate buffered alpha cellulose fibre quality. pH8.5. Tub size with pure non-ionic farina starch. Free from optical brightening agents, lightfast (blue wool test: 5) Grain long.
AWP1
33 x 45 ins. (838mm x 1143mm)
100gsm
100@ £63.25
250@ £142.33
AWP2
33 x 45 ins. (838mm x 1143mm)
160gsm
100@ £89.38
250@ £201.10
Alpha Cellulose Enclosure Paper A 100% alpha cellulose 0.006” (approx 102gsm) non-buffered, neutral pH paper. White in colour. Passes photographic activity test.
AE01
25 x 31¾ ins. (635mm x 806mm)
102gsm
100@ £55.00
500@ £247.50
Argentia New Silversafe® Our 120gsm, 100% cotton, non-buffered, ph7.0 paper mirrors almost entirely the original quality in specification and size. Ideally suited to the making of enclosures for photographic glass plates and albums and for protecting textiles and other fragile substrates.
SP02-120 36 x 48 ins. (914mm x 1219mm)
120g
50@
£88.50
100@ £145.20
Archival Map and Print Folder Papers pH 8.5, 3% calcium carbonate buffer, tan in colour and both lignin and sulphur free. A superior quality in strength and fold endurance.
MFP01
36 x 48 ins. (914mm x 1219mm)
236gsm
25@
£44.00
100@ £159.50
MFP02
48 x 72 ins. (1219mm x 1829mm)
236gsm
25@
£85.25
100@ £309.38
MFP04
30 x 40 ins. (762mm x 1016mm)
472gsm
25@
£75.63
100@ £275.00
MFP05
40 x 60 ins. (1016mm x 1524mm)
472gsm
25@
£144.38
100@ £536.25
Archival Manilla An aquapel alkaline sized paper made from chemically refined woodfree fibres. pH 8.5 with 3% calcium carbonate buffer. Lignin and sulphur free and slate brown in colour.
AK02
30 x 40 ins. (762mm x 1016mm)
225gsm
100@ £100.38
500@ £456.50
AK03
40 x 58 ins. (1016mm x 1473mm)
300gsm
100@ £233.75
500@ £1059.45
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Archival Paper Products Archival Tyvek Tags Perforated and plain format tyvek tags for labelling artefacts within the workshop and objects store. Label size 1⅓ x 3 ins. (50mm x 75mm) approx. A3 sheet size 297mm x 420mm.
AS08 Perforated (single hole one side) 100@ £6.49
1000@ £58.30
6000@ £276.00
AS07 Non-perforated
100@ £6.49
1000@ £58.30
6000@ £276.00
AS13 110gsm, A3 Sheets
100@ £59.00
250@ £121.00
Tyvek Rolls 43gsm textile quality, ideal for fabricating wrappers for materials and for lining purpose. 1524mm (60”) wide
TYV-43-1524-20m
1@
£40.30
TYV-43-1524-100m
1@
£183.00
Crucible Document Folder 4FFDF Our new four flap adhesive free document folders provide the perfect protection for material up to and including a size of 230mm x 350mm, and extending to a thickness of 20mm. Archival Manilla 225gsm.
4FFDF
Pack of 10 @
£34.00
Pack of 100 @ £289.00
MicroChamber® Active Archival Paper A patented range of proactive conservation materials containing a combination of molecular sieves and alkaline free buffers to trap and neutralise the by-products of deterioration and airborne pollutants. MicroChamber® active archival materials contribute to the preservation of the material they protect. All our MicroChamber® materials pass the PAT test.
MicroChamber® Bond - A 63gsm, neutral pH semi-opaque 100% cotton quality, ideal for interleaving prints and drawings, for making wrappers and for lining housings
MC02
36ins. x 32.8 ft. (914mm x 10m)
Sold on a roll
1@
£33.00
2@
£61.88
MicroChamber® MicroLeaf Endpaper - A 130gsm, neutral range pH, off-white in colour, supplied in roll form for use as a lining and library endleaf paper.
MC03
41ins. x 65.6 ft. (1.04 x 20m)
Sold on a roll
MC04
50 x 31¾ ins. (1270mm x 806mm)
1@
£44.00
25@
£67.50
2@
£74.25
Microwrap Shelf Liner - 198gsm lining paper for protecting shelves MC05-298-10 (298mm x 10m)
Sold on a roll
1@
£12.00
Lining Materials Holytex is very low lint, smooth, high tensile strength, non-woven 100% polyester for backing, lining, leaf casting and interleaving purposes.
3251-OS
17gsm 1194mm wide
1 metre @
£7.50
25 metre roll @ £75.80
3257-OS
34gsm 1016mm wide
1 metre @
£7.50
25 metre roll @ £94.00
3242-OS
71gsm 1219mm wide
1 metre @
£7.50
25 metre roll @ £157.60
Reemay is an inert, random-spunboned 100% polyester, albeit more fibrous than Holytex it retains its physical properties when wet and is dimensionally stable during humidity changes.
2250-25
17gsm 1219mm wide
25 metre roll @
£10.65
2014-25
34gsm 1498mm wide
25 metre roll @
£36.95
2024-25
71gsm 1041mm wide
25 metre roll @
£29.75
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Archival Paper Products MicroChamber® Active Archival Storage Boards (patented) A range of archival boxboards containing molecular sieves and buffers designed to trap and neutralise the by products of deterioration and airborne pollutants. MicroChamber® active archival materials contribute to the preservation of the material they protect. Passes PAT test 1200 micron / 040”, medium weight quality for phase box and general lightweight box construction.
5@
£54.45
25@
£248.05
MC160 27 x 33 ins. (685mm x 838mm)
5@
£31.46
25@
£143.99
MC060 46 x 54 ins. (1168mm x 1371mm)
5@
£87.12
25@
£395.67
MC040 37 x 53 ins. (940mm x 1346mm) 1700 micron / 060”, heavy duty boxboard for large format material.
Archival Photographic and Textile Storage Paper A non-buffered, neutral range, white in colour, smooth finish, alpha cellulose paper available in only 236gsm (0.010ins). Grain direction: short.
PTP01 36 x 48 ins. (914mm x 1219mm)
236gsm
25@ £55.00
100@ £192.50
Archival Boxboards A range of archival boxboards for phase box making, artefact storage and supportive structures.
LCFM
MicroChamber® proactive corrugated board. A double wall for 62 x 72¾ ins. use as a support panel or in box making as a divider or liner. (1574mm x 1848mm)
10@ £205.70
Archival Folding Boards (AFB) A range of folding boxboards, blue/grey one side, white the other. For a medium format storage box construction, phase boxes and folders. Sulphur and Lignin free. An alkaline ketene dimer size. Light fast (Blue Wool test: 5-6). Free of optical brightening agents, all qualities pass Photographic Activity Test.
AFB01B 650mc, pH 7.9, 3.1% calcium carbonate buffer. AFB01
650mc, pH 7.9, 3.1% calcium carbonate buffer.
AFB02B 1000mc, pH 7.6, 2.6% calcium carbonate buffer. AFB02
1000mc, pH 7.6, 2.6% calcium carbonate buffer.
AFB03B 1300mc, pH 8.0, 2.1% calcium carbonate buffer. AFB03
1300mc, pH 8.0, 2.1% calcium carbonate buffer.
29 x 40 ins. (737mm x 1016mm)
40@ £84.70
40 x 58 ins. (1016mm x 1473mm)
20@ £72.60
29 x 40 ins. (737mm x 1016mm)
20@ £70.18
40 x 58 ins. (1016mm x 1473mm)
10@ £58.08
29 x 40 ins. (737mm x 1016mm)
20@ £89.54
40 x 58 ins. (1016mm x 1473mm)
10@ £80.00
Made to Measure Boxes We are pleased to offer a made-to-measure box service using our complete range of archival boxboards (except corrugated, 650 and 1000 micron AFB). The minimum for two piece telescopic lid style, with full or short lid is one (1). One piece formats demand the need for expensive dies and are therefore subject to a minimum of 200 boxes per size. For a free quotation please provide details of the type of quality required or an indication of items to be stored, the dimensions required and if more than one, the quantity.
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Polypropylene Phase Box Washers Inert washers measuring 0.745 ins OD x 0.205 ins ID (19mm OD x 5mm ID)
PBW01
100@ £6.60
1000@ £59.29
Solid Brass Rivets Male / Female sets, solid brass, 100 per pack
BR01
1000@ £217.80
100@ £24.20
Natural Beeswax Used for phase box making to strengthen adhering power of twine on book boxes.
WA14 25g
1@ £0.97
12@ £10.89
WA15 250g
1@ £7.14
4@ £25.41
Waxed Tying String A fine waxed string supplied in reel form and ideal for phase boxes application where its adhesion qualities lend a degree of added security to the fastening process. Supplied as a 4 ounce (113g) roll.
WA-TS
5@ £43.56
1@ £9.68
Bone Folders For general bookbinding and folder making applications. 6” (152mm)
BF01 with one end round and one pointed.
1@
£2.80
5@
£12.70
BF02 with both ends round.
1@
£4.84
5@
£21.78
Bookbinders Starch Paste A pH 6.0 starch paste ideal for leather case making, tipping and casing in the lining, mounting and repair of ephemeral material. A fungicide is included in this product for improved shelf-life.
WS1650 500g @ £7.10
1 kilo @ £12.10
5 kilos @ £51.00
Reversible Neutral pH PVA Neutral pH, flexible medium speed PVA adhesive which is fully reversible in water. Ideal for book gluing, application of hollows and cut back binding.
WS3978 500g @ £7.10
1 kilo @ £12.10
5 kilos @ £51.00
Varnish Brush An unvarnished wooden stem helps to prevent cross contamination on this no.6 size pony haired brush, particularly when solvents are in use. Ideal for most varnishing applications.
GBB2 1@ £1.50
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Museum Mounting Board In partnership with Bainbridge, makers of the worlds finest mounting boards, we offer a range of proactive museum and conservation quality mounting boards. The role of the buffered museum mounting board has always been to passively sit around and not deteriorate or damage the collection stored within it. Buffered papers do not directly protect the collection, they simply do not damage it. Alphamat® Artcare™ mount boards actively protect the framed or mounted work or collection by eliminating the harmful molecules present as by-products of deterioration, and in the atmosphere surrounding the framed work. The molecular traps are inert crystalline cage structures that do not react with the absorbed substances. Incorporated within the structure are two alkaline buffers (calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate) to provide maximum neutralising efficiency. Alphamat® Artcare™ meet all of the standards set for alkaline buffered conservation papers and have pH of 8.9, are sulphur and lignin free and pass the Photographic Activity Test.
Alphamount - An alpha cellulose, museum quality board M8700
1 ply
350 mc
32ins. x 40ins. (813x1016mm)
White
25@ £51.23
M8732
2 ply
700 mc
32ins. x 40ins. (813x1016mm)
White
10@ £35.06
M8734
4 ply
1400 mc 32ins. x 40ins. (813x1016mm)
White
10@ £63.25
M8735
4 ply
1400 mc 32ins. x 40ins. (813x1016mm)
Ivory
10@ £63.25
L8734
4 ply
1400 mc 40ins. x 60ins. (1016x1542mm) White
10@ £120.86
Alpharag - A 100% rag, conservation quality board. M8649
1 ply
350 mc
32ins. x 40ins. (813x1016mm)
White
25@ £60.16
M8632
2 ply
700 mc
32ins. x 40ins. (813x1016mm)
White
25@ £119.98
M8634
4 ply
1400 mc 32ins. x 40ins. (813x1016mm)
White
10@ £94.98
M8640
4 ply
1400 mc 32ins. x 40ins. (813x1016mm)
Antique White
10@ £94.98
M8641
4 ply
1400 mc 32ins. x 40ins. (813x1016mm)
Champagne
10@ £94.98
M8642
4 ply
1400 mc 32ins. x 40ins. (813x1016mm)
Cream
10@ £94.98
M8643
4 ply
1400 mc 32ins. x 40ins. (813x1016mm)
Dove Grey
10@ £94.98
M8644
4 ply
1400 mc 32ins. x 40ins. (813x1016mm)
Ebony
10@ £94.98
M8645
4 ply
1400 mc 32ins. x 40ins. (813x1016mm)
Ivory
10@ £94.98
M8646
4 ply
1400 mc 32ins. x 40ins. (813x1016mm)
Khaki
10@ £94.98
M8647
4 ply
1400 mc 32ins. x 40ins. (813x1016mm)
Pearl White
10@ £94.98
M8648
4 ply
1400 mc 32ins. x 40ins. (813x1016mm)
Taupe
10@ £94.98
M8656
4 ply
1400 mc 32ins. x 40ins. (813x1016mm)
Natural White
10@ £94.98
M8657
4 ply
1400 mc 32ins. x 40ins. (813x1016mm)
Pearl Grey
10@ £94.98
M8658
4 ply
1400 mc 32ins. x 40ins. (813x1016mm)
Photo Grey
10@ £94.98
M8659
4 ply
1400 mc 32ins. x 40ins. (813x1016mm)
Natural Grey
10@ £94.98
M8663
4 ply
1400 mc 32ins. x 40ins. (813x1016mm)
Natural Black
10@ £94.98
M6601
4 ply
1400 mc 32ins. x 40ins. (813x1016mm)
Non-buffered white
10@ £94.98
Prices in this catalogue are subject to revision without notice, and are subject to V.A.T. Our sales office will confirm all current prices upon request
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Museum Mounting Board Alpharag - continued... L8634
4 ply
1400 mc 40ins. x 60ins. (1016x1542mm) White
10@ £206.25
L8653
4 ply
1400 mc 40ins. x 60ins. (1016x1542mm) Pure White
10@ £206.25
L8640.8
4 ply
1400 mc 40ins. x 60ins. (1016x1542mm) Antique White
10@ £206.25
L8644
4 ply
1400 mc 40ins. x 60ins. (1016x1542mm) Ebony
M8662-SJ
4 ply
1400 mc 47ins. x 95ins. (1210x2430mm) White Super Jumbo
M8660.8
8 ply
2800 mc 32ins. x 40ins. (813x1016mm)
White
5@ £120.25
M8940.8
8 ply
2800 mc 32ins. x 40ins. (813x1016mm)
Antique White
5@ £120.25
M8947.8
8 ply
2800 mc 32ins. x 40ins. (813x1016mm)
Pearl White
5@ £120.25
M8940.8
8 ply
2800 mc 32ins. x 40ins. (813x1016mm)
Ebony
5@ £120.25
5@ £61.60 10@ £ 365.00
Arquati Museum Mounting Board A range of long grain, woodfree museum mount boards with a pH value of 8, alkaline buffered, natural pigments used to give a light fastness of 5-6. Available in White (1) or Cream (2), Please state upon ordering.
140- (1) or (2)
2 ply
500 mc
32ins. x 44ins. (813x1118mm)
10@ £19.44
100@ £171.88
401- (1) or (2)
6 ply
1500 mc 32ins. x 44ins. (813x1118mm)
5@ £32.86
60@ £321.75
9401- (1) or (2)
6 ply
1500 mc 64ins. x 44ins. (1626x1118mm)
5@ £64.63
20@ £239.25
Museum Mounting Board - Accessories Archival Framing Hinging Tape A lightweight, white, water moistenable starch based paper tape. pH of wood-free base 6 to 7, adhesive has a pH 5.5 to 6. For hinging works of art on paper.
AFT1 0.94ins x 164ft. (24mm x 50m)
1@ £4.05
AFT2 0.94ins x 656ft. (24mmx200m)
1@ £13.75
Logan® Mount Cutters A range of easy to use, economically priced, hand-held mount cutters used in conjunction with our straight edge non-slip rulers. Brilliant choice for Photographers interested in professional quality home mounting. Please see page 92 for our full range, pricing and more information.
Keen Cut Mount Cutters Precision built British units designed for the true professional with high output mount cutting needs. Full illustrated leaflets covering all models is available on request depicting the general advantage of mount cutting equipment. Please see page 92 for our full range, pricing and more information.
Prices in this catalogue are subject to revision without notice, and are subject to V.A.T. Our sales office will confirm all current prices upon request
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Polyester Products Archival Polyester Products For the transparent protection of manuscripts, comics, prints and drawings, maps and charts, photographic prints, posters, wallpaper and works of art on paper. Chalk, charcoal and art mediums/text with poorly fixed surfaces (this may include some damaged photoimages) should not be protected directly by any polyester films. Many custodians prefer polyester for film enclosures because it allows visual access without requiring physical handling of the photographic artefact. Polyester is an exceptional material , but only in products which avoid certain issues. Inserting and removing film continues to require a design which permits free passage, to avoid scratching and abrasion. Polyester enclosed films must be stored in an area with climate control to avoid the possibility of ferrotyping. A result of condensation, ferrotyping can occur when fluctuating relative humidity exceeds 65%. The frosting or matte finish on certain polyesters is an inorganic physical abrasive permanently embedded into the surface which will abrade both film base and emulsion. We agree with conservators from the world’s major archival repositories that only three polyesters, each meeting a rigid set of specifications, should be considered to be true archival plastics. The specifications the leading authorities insist upon include the following: . This includes polyethylene coatings on polyester, which are the adaptation of a commercial product for archival use a practice which has proved to have fairly dire consequences in the past. Since polyethylene (which can in fact be high density, or low density, and contain all manner of additives, and any of these factors can change from one run of this material to another, particularly as recycling becomes commonplace) is not considered appropriate for archival / conservation use, one wonders how the use of polyester coated with polyethylene can be justified for this purpose. After all in this product it is the polyethylene which is next to the artefact. Type ‘0’, is ideal for use where static qualities are desired.
Archival Polyester (Melinex®) 75 microns Sheets 0.3m APDS
38x558mm
100@
£6.96
1000@
£61.20
AP08B 231x357mm
100@
£15.31
1000@
£134.70
AP00
66x96mm
100@
£2.58
1000@
£22.70
AP08C 220x307mm
100@
£10.99
1000@
£96.70
AP01
77x77mm
100@
£2.37
1000@
£20.90
AP09
212x262mm
100@
£10.99
1000@
£96.70
£16.70
1000@
£147.00
AP02
106x106mm 100@ £2.51
1000@
£22.10
AP10
262x313mm
100@
AP03
110x135mm 100@ £3.17
1000@
£27.90
AP10B 263x263mm
100@
£13.92
1000@
£122.50
AP04
101x152mm 100@ £3.17
1000@
£27.83
AP11
288x363mm
100@
£20.87
1000@
£183.70
£24.50
1000@
£215.60
£4.01
1000@
£35.30
AP12
314x414mm
100@
110x160mm 100@ £3.76
1000@
£33.10
AP12A 314x314mm
100@
£17.88
1000@
£157.30
AP05B 107x156mm 100@ £4.04
1000@
£35.60
AP13
414x517mm
100@
£40.35
1000@
£354.60
£22.26
1000@
£195.90
AP04B 99x198mm AP05
100@
£4.82
1000@
£42.40
AP13A 415x415mm
100@
AP05D 135x185mm 100@ £5.22
1000@
£45.90
AP14
516x618mm
100@
£58.44
1000@
£513.90
117x159mm 100@ £3.90
1000@
£34.40
AP15
307x430mm
100@
£23.93
1000@
£210.30
AP06B 160x221mm 100@ £6.96
1000@
£61.20
AP16
430x604mm
100@
£43.14
1000@
£379.60
AP07
155x230mm 100@ £7.51
1000@
£66.10
AP17
605x855mm
100@
£93.23
1000@
£418.84
AP08
231x313mm 100@ £12.04
1000@
£106.00
APOS
763x1016mm 100@ £137.76 1000@ £619.90
AP05C 129x179mm
AP06
100@
Polyboard™ Proactive Folders A combination of our proactive MicroChamber® mount board, a layer of ‘0’ grade 75mc polyester film and 3M’s 415 double sided tape to stick the two together. This combination makes up a perfect display and storage product. Made to measure in sizes to suit the needs of the individual collections. A popular choice for ephemera and print collections. Samples available on request.
Prices in this catalogue are subject to revision without notice, and are subject to V.A.T. Our sales office will confirm all current prices upon request
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Polyester Products Archival Polyester (Melinex®) Rolls
We supply rolls of ‘0’ grade Melinex polyester in various weights rang-
ing from 50mc to 175mc.
12 micron thickness, ‘S’ grade only. Archival Grade
MS9
60ins x 109yds.
(1524 x 1000mm)
1@
£48.75
50 micron thickness, ‘0’ grade only. Archival Grade
AP50A
50ins x 21.88yds. (1270mm x 20m)
1@ £31.97
75micron thickness, ‘0’ grade only. Archival Grade
AP75A
47¼ins x 21.88yds. (1200mm x 20m)
AP75B
40ins x 109.4yds.
(1016mm x 100m) 1@ £228.21
AP75C
½ins x 109.4yds.
(12mm x 100m)
100micron thickness, ‘0’ grade only. Archival Grade AP100A 50ins x 21.88yds. (1270mm x 20m) AP100B
1@ £48.70
1@ £8.05
For positioning artefacts, books and other items on display
1@ £61.23
50ins x 109.4yds. (1270mm x 100m) 1@ £279.69
125micron thickness, ‘0’ grade only. None Archival AP125A
40ins x 21.88yds. (1016mm x 20m)
1@ £76.53
AP125B
40ins x 109.4yds. (1016mm x 100m) 1@ £333.96
175micron thickness, ‘0’ grade only. None Archival AP175A
40ins x 21.88yds. (1016mm x 20m)
1@ £104.36
AP175B
40ins x 109.4yds. (1016mm x 100m) 1@ £470.33
Polyweld® Archival Albums Made from a combination of our lignin and sulphur free boards, archival quality lining papers and cloth for the long-term protection of photographic prints, drawings, maps and charts and general ephemera. Each album has a capacity of 3ins. (76mm) and comes complete with 50 archival polyester pockets and a matching heavy-duty slip case cover. The polyester page opening faces the special lever arch mechanism and a handy touch-lock system for holding the pages firmly in place is supplied. Albums are available in dark blue, red or green
PA02
Ephemera and Print Album
Useable pocket area: 257x272mm 1@ £71.39 External slip case size: 298x368x90mm
PA02P Additional Drilled Pack of 50 Pockets PA04
A4+ Letter and Document Album
10+@ £64.98
1@ £29.04
10+@ £26.50
Useable pocket area: 257x312mm 1@ £81.07 External slip case size: 340x350x90mm
10+@ £73.81
PA04P Additional Drilled Pack of 50 Pockets
1@ £30.25
10+@ £27.59
Archival Quality Browsers Our conservation quality archival browsers utilise our proprietary lignin free binders board, an exclusive material of unsurpassed quality. This, in concert with our sulphur and lignin free premium boxboard interior liner, elite black library buckram covering, 2ins (51mm) capacity, ‘D’ ring mechanism and flawless hand craftsmanship, provide a stunning product with a distinctive character to display material in. Supplied complete with fifty 75mc Polyweld® pockets.
CQA1
Landscape format
For item size up to: 254x298mm Internal size: 273x368x70mm
CQA1P Additional Drilled Pack of 50 Pockets CQA2
Portrait format
For item size up to: 241x305mm Internal size: 333x318x70mm
CQA2P Additional Drilled Pack of 50 Pockets
1@ £84.70
10+@ £76.23
1@ £31.46
10+@ £28.78
1@ £84.70
10+@ £76.23
1@ £31.46
10+@ £28.78
Prices in this catalogue are subject to revision without notice, and are subject to V.A.T. Our sales office will confirm all current prices upon request
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Polyester Products Archival Polyweld® Pockets
All orders will be supplied one short side open unless specified differently at time of order. For a selection of compatible box and portfolio products see Archival Storage Products. Or call for details APS00
64x95mm
50@
£10.28
500@
£96.20
1000@
£180.80
APS00B
77x115mm
50@
£10.45
500@
£98.00
1000@
£184.00
APS01
75x75mm
50@
£9.89
500@
£93.35
1000@
£173.00
APS02
104x104mm
50@
£10.54
500@
£99.86
1000@
£184.71
APS03
108x134mm
50@
£9.30
500@
£87.40
1000@
£163.60
APS04
99x151mm
50@
£8.06
500@
£75.90
1000@
£141.80
APS04B
95x197mm
50@
£13.66
500@
£128.40
1000@
£240.40
APS05
108x159mm
50@
£10.45
500@
£100.16
1000@
£187.31
APS05B
105x155mm
50@
£10.74
500@
£101.16
1000@
£188.61
APS05C
127x178mm
50@
£14.31
500@
£133.98
1000@
£251.04
APS05D
133x184mm
50@
£15.61
500@
£146.67
1000@
£274.80
APS06
115x158mm
50@
£11.32
500@
£106.64
1000@
£199.20
APS06B
158x220mm
50@
£14.31
500@
£133.98
1000@
£252.35
APS07
153x229mm
50@
£16.65
500@
£156.09
1000@
£292.67
APS08
229x312mm
25@
£11.00
500@
£206.52
1000@
£387.20
APS08B
229x356mm
25@
£11.71
500@
£220.20
1000@
£412.00
APS08S
216x308mm
25@
£10.34
500@
£195.00
1000@
£363.00
APS09
210x261mm
25@
£10.02
500@
£188.40
1000@
£352.80
APS10
260x312mm
25@
£14.31
500@
£269.00
1000@
£503.60
APS10B
261x262mm
25@
£15.60
500@
£293.20
1000@
£549.20
APS11
286x362mm
25@
£15.95
500@
£299.80
1000@
£561.60
APS11S
270x322mm
25@
£13.20
500@
£248.00
1000@
£464.00
APS12
312x413mm
25@
£22.12
500@
£415.80
1000@
£758.80
APS12A
313x312mm
25@
£17.56
500@
£330.20
1000@
£618.00
APS13
412x516mm
25@
£31.22
500@
£586.64
1000@
£1099.14
APS13A
414x413mm
25@
£29.27
500@
£550.20
1000@
£1030.40
APS14
514x617mm
25@
£47.37
500@
£890.60
1000@
£1697.60
APS15
305x429mm
25@
£19.51
500@
£366.80
1000@
£686.80
APS16
428x603mm
25@
£44.22
500@
£831.40
1000@
£1556.40
APS17
603x854mm
25@
£88.46
500@
£1663.10 1000@ £3113.00
APSOS
761x1015mm 25@ £156.09 250@ £1467.20
500@
£2747.20
APSOSX
850x1255mm 25@ £211.65 250@ £1989.50
500@
£3725.00
APSCD
131x131mm
50@
£10.53
500@
£99.00
1000@
£185.40
Customized Archival Polyweld® Pockets We offer a made to measure service using ‘0’ grade 75mc polyester, available in any size between 2.5” (64mm) up to 60” (1524mm) square, also available in any opening of your choice. This service requires a minimum order of 50 pockets. Please call for more information. Prices in this catalogue are subject to revision without notice, and are subject to V.A.T. Our sales office will confirm all current prices upon request
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Polyester Accessories Archival Photo Corners Easy to apply die cut corners made from a combination of our archival 75 micron polyester and 415M double sided tape . Simply folded along the die-lines to apply, provided with full instructions. 100 per pack
APC01
1pk @ £6.36
20pks @ £108.90
Leather Covered Lead Weights Lead shot filled soft black leather weights. For holding down awkward items such as scrolls, deeds, plans and items on display
LW01 90x13mm deep
Circular 1lb (454g) searchroom size
1@ £18.30
5@ £77.77
20@ £292.80
LW02 40x610mm long
1.8kilo leather snake weight style. Ideal for maps and large scrolls
1@ £34.00
5@ £144.50 20@ £544.00
LW03 60x13mm deep
Circular ¼lb (113g) mini book weight
1@ £11.60
5@ £49.50
20@ £186.40
Weighted Snake Weights These white in colour, cloth covered, lead weights are used in conjunction with the ‘Clarkson support system’ to hold the book open whilst displayed. 3mm in diameter and weighing approx 100g per metre. It is recommended that the weights are around twice as long as the book itself.
WS-M
Available by the metre
1@ £5.50
Double Sided Archival Polyester Tape The original archival adhesive tape product made by 3M (415M) and designed for polyester encapsulation. A double sided acrylic polyester tape, this product is not recommended for direct contact with original material due to its high tensile strength.
DP01
¼ins x 36yds (6mm x 33m)
1@ £7.98
10@ £71.40
DP02
½ins x 36yds (12mm x 33m)
1@ £13.44
10@ £121.80
DP03
1ins x 36yds (25mm x 33m)
1@ £25.41
10@ £228.75
Corner Rounder A hand operated device with detachable blades, for rounding off encapsulated polyester pockets, mounting boards (2000 micron+) phase boxes, folders and materials for table mats etc. Available with ¼ and ½ ins. size blades. Corner rounders are made for long term usage and will maintain a proficient cutting edge for many years provided they are properly maintained. Corner rounders should not be used for cutting metal sheeting. Supplied complete with one blade unit. Sample radius guides available on request. Blades are interchangeable.
CR06 One Complete Unit ¼ins. (6mm)
1@ £167.00
CR13 One Complete Unit ½ins. (13mm)
1@ £167.00
CR06B Blade produces a radius of ¼ins. (6mm)
1 Blade @ £95.00
CR13B Blade produces a radius of ½ins (13mm)
1 Blade @ £95.00
Prices in this catalogue are subject to revision without notice, and are subject to V.A.T. Our sales office will confirm all current prices upon request
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Graphite Pencil A quality soft pointed 4HB pencil, designed for referencing and cataloguing purposes. Hexagonal shaft with white rubber eraser at end.
4HB
72@ £20.00
12@ £3.72
144@ £38.00
Polyester Marker Pens An especially fine tipped marker for the legible referencing of polyester sleeves and other plastic, metal, glass, china and non porous substrates. Dries almost instantly and is removeable using spirit based solvents. Available in Black (B), Blue (BL), new Red (R) and Green (G) quantities may be mixed.
PMP-
1@ £1.04
10@ £9.28
100@ £85.47
Chinographic Pencils These special pencils are designed to write on a wide variety of surfaces including tiles, ceramics, metal, wood and plastics. If necessary marks can be removed with a damp cloth. Available in new graphite, black, white, red, blue, green, orange and yellow. Please state colour when ordering.
CGP
1@ £0.99
12@ £9.90
Extra Fine White Marker - Replaces Texta TW251 An white felt tip marker ideally suited to film referencing and ceramic labelling.
EF780 0.8mm
1@ £3.19
EF750 2-4mm
1@ £4.90
10@ £28.60
Rub-Resistant Opaque Marker Designed for application to most industrial surfaces particularly non-smooth and corroded ones. Completely waterproof, rub-resistant and lightfast upon drying. Width of stroke, up to approximately 10mm. Available in white (W) or black (B).
OM950- 1@ £4.36
10@ £39.60
Monolith Photographic Marking Pencil The preferred choice of a number of US institutions for the application of reference markings on the backs of photographic prints. (not suitable for resin coated prints)
MPP1-1 1@ £1.40
12@ £15.00
Pigma Micron Pen A pH neutral, black pigment ink pen which is fade resistant, waterproof and chemical resistant.
M901-0.005(0.20mm), 0.01(0.25mm), 0.02(0.30mm), 0.03(0.35), 0.05(0.45mm), 0.08(0.50mm) 1@ £2.10
12@ £22.05
Archival Stamping Ink The ‘original’ American Library archival quality stamping ink formulation, available in original black, blue and red. Kit includes 100ml bottle of ink, special balsa wood stamping block and instructions for use. Please state colour
AS1
12@ £15.40
Any combination of 3@ £41.80
Prices in this catalogue are subject to revision without notice, and are subject to V.A.T. Our sales office will confirm all current prices upon request
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Markers Rotring Isograph Technical Pens A range of fine isograph pens for labelling purposes, most commonly used over a varnish of Paraloid B72 to reference furniture and other display artefacts. Supplied complete with choice of nib.
RT155-010
0.010mm nib size
1@ £21.00
RT155-018
0.018mm nib size
1@ £21.00
RT155-025
0.025mm nib size
1@ £19.30
RT155-030
0.030mm nib size
1@ £19.30
RT155-035
0.035mm nib size
1@ £19.30
RT155-050
0.050mm nib size
1@ £19.30
RTSN-010
Spare nib, 010 only
1@ £15.00
RTSN-xx
Spare nib, state size
1@ £13.00
Rotring Isograph Ink 23ml container of ink for Rotring Isograph pen.
RT59-018
White
1@ £3.90
RT59-017
Black
1@ £3.90
RT59-013
Red
1@ £3.90
RT59S
Pack of 3 above
1@ £10.80
Miscellaneous Storage Products Brass Paper Clips Solid brass paper clips for searchroom use
BPCS Small
0.87”
(22mm)
500@ £6.95
5000@ £62.60
10000@ £111.20
BPCL Large
1.30”
(33mm)
500@ £10.88
5000@ £97.20
10000@ £172.80
Stainless Steel Paper Clips New static free, computer safe stainless steel paper clips for searchroom and general office use.
SSPCL Large
1.30”
(33mm)
500@ £10.78
5000@ £95.00
Take a look at our Range of Gloves Gloves are an essential part of a conservators equipment list. Do you need gloves for careful handling of your delicate artefacts, or for use with our range of chemical products? If so. please have a look through our range under the heading ’Health and Safety Products’ on page 70.
Prices in this catalogue are subject to revision without notice, and are subject to V.A.T. Our sales office will confirm all current prices upon request
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Archival Accessions Ledger A lignin and acid-free hand crafted ledger with printed headings, bound in a dark library buckram. 8½ x 11ins (215mm x 279mm). 160 pages. Headings: Received From / How Acquired / Remarks / Catalogue Number / Accession Number / Date Received / Description
AAL
1@ £55.79
Chartpak Map & Plan Tubes Unique inert polypropylene tubes offering a brand new concept in the storage of maps, plans and materials housed in roll form. Independent tests have established that the Chartpak system has a neutral range pH and does not contain any additives that might migrate at any point in the future. (N.B. Will link to our original cyclopak tubes) The static free polypropylene units are, with end pieces in place, dust and waterproof and the easy grip design aids handling. Chartpak’s unique design prevents discolouration or fade damage from UV radiation. Available in two diameters which can be increased in size by using additional spacer pieces to extend for as long as or short as one wishes. Chartpak, the system that grows with your needs.
Small (75mm DIA) map and plan tubes, a linked set comprising of SC1/2/3 = 978mm SC1
Top Cap
108mm
1@
£3.64
SC2
Spacer
305mm
1@
£3.96
SC3
Bottom Cap
565mm
1@
£5.15
Large (100mm DIA) map and plan tubes, a linked set comprising of LC1/2/3 = 981mm LC1
Top Cap
108mm
1@
£7.50
LC2
Spacer
305mm
1@
£6.00
LC3
Bottom Cap
568mm
1@
£8.16
Self adhesive identity end-labels (fit both sizes) Packs of 10 in Red (R), Blue (B), Green (G) or white (W) CY5- 1pk @ £0.99
10pks @ £9.63
Map & Banner Bags A range of protective, stitched, calico bags with cotton tape string-pull, to protect rolled tithe maps, plans and banners. 9½ ins (241mm) wide. Available in drill cotton at extra cost. Can be cool washed to preserve quality, but should not be tumble dried.
MBB1
36ins.
914mm
1@ £8.60
50@ £365.00
MBB2
42ins.
1067mm
1@ £9.50
50@ £402.00
MBB3
48ins.
1219mm
1@ £10.45
50@ £443.00
MBB4
62ins.
1575mm
1@ £11.70
50@ £497.00
MBB5
72ins.
1829mm
1@ £12.85
50@ £546.00
MBB6
84ins.
2134mm
1@ £13.95
50@ £593.00
MBB7
96ins.
2438mm
1@ £16.05
50@ £682.00
Made to measure service available, minimum of 10.
Prices in this catalogue are subject to revision without notice, and are subject to V.A.T. Our sales office will confirm all current prices upon request
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Costume Bags Our unique costume bags are based on an approved, trusted museum design and feature drill cotton construction, polyester identity label sewn onto the outer cover and a Velcro fastener down one long edge. A narrow top opening is provided, through which the hanger may be inserted to enable vertical storage. May be cool washed to preserve quality, do not tumble dry.
CCB1 4 x 2 ft. (1219mm x 610mm)
1@ £20.90
10@ £187.00
CCB2 4 x 3 ft. (1219mm x 915mm)
1@ £25.30
10@ £227.70
CCB3 5 x 2 ft. (1524mm x 610mm)
1@ £24.86
10@ £217.80
CCB4 5 x 3 ft. (1524mm x 915mm)
1@ £27.50
10@ £247.50
CCB5 6 x 2 ft. (1829mm x 610mm)
1@ £27.50
10@ £247.50
CCB6 6 x 3 ft. (1829mm x 915mm)
1@ £30.80
10@ £277.20
Made to measure service available, minimum of 5.
Book Support Bags Another ‘Society of Archivists’ award winner. Our book support bags are made from super-fine felt containing polystyrene granules proportioned to provide just the right degree of protective support for books, seals and other fragile ephemeral material on display. Neutral colour for maximum visual appeal. Machine washable drill cotton covers are available to extend the lifespan of our support cushions. Cool wash covers to preserve quality, do not tumble dry.
BSB1
Small size 200mm x 200mm
BSB1C Cushion cover for small size BSB2
Medium size 300mm x 400mm
BSB2C Cushion cover for medium size BSB3
Large size 500mm x 600mm
BSB3C Cushion cover for large size
1@ £11.66
10@ £104.50
1@ £5.75
10@ £51.75
1@ £17.60
10@ £146.30
1@ £6.20
10@ £58.00
1@ £29.15
10@ £250.80
1@ £6.75
10@ £60.75
Made to measure service available, minimum of 5.
Clarkson Book Support System Developed by the noted Oxford conservator Christopher Clarkson the ‘Clarkson Book Support’ holds the rare or valuable book at the ideal angle of 20 degrees, which is the best compromise between light and heavy weight books. Manufactured from a specially selected foam which allows the book to be supported all over its surfaces and ensures that the book does not slip. The ‘Clarkson Book Support’ allows the book to rest at its optimum position, it is designed to accommodate all types of spine, including hollow back, case hollows and solid backed. Comprises 1 x 20degree wedge, 2 x side wedges, 2 x rectangular pads and 1 x spine support.
CBS-S
Small
CBS-M Medium CBS-L
Large
370mm x 225mm
1@ £23.35
500mm x 349mm
1@ £48.75
760mm x 470mm
1@ £103.75
Terylene Cloth A supportive layer used during the wet treatment of manuscripts, documents, maps and ephemera. White, 100gm quality. 920mm width.
TER1
Per metre @ £23.75
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Cleaning Products Glass Fibre Erasers An easy to use plastic barrel propelling glass fibre eraser, particularly suited to the cleaning of glass and ceramic objects.
FGE1
Plastic barrel with one refill fitted
1@ £6.65
10@
£60.50
FGE2
Pack of 10 refills
1@ £7.60
10@
£70.00
Tack Cloth A unique cleaning cloth incorporating thirty-two dust absorbing surfaces. Always soft and tacky for use with wooden artefacts (frames) to remove dust and lint before staining, waxing, lacquering and French polishing. Tack cloth is wax and silicone free.
CTC1
3@ £3.29
Putty Rubber Large putty rubber for cleaning graphite and lead marks on paper.
1@ £2.60
PRB
12@ £26.00
Groomstick A kneadable, natural rubber ’molecular trap’ designed to lift off soiled particles of dirt and grime from objects and artefacts. Supplied as flat 100g slab in sealed packet .
GR01
1@ £6.50
4@ £24.70
Pure Curators Soap Free of fragrance, colour, preservative and lanolin, this simple hand soap has been designed for use on all skin types and should also help to prevent contamination of items undergoing collection care (being free of the additives found in most conventional hand cleansing products).
PSS1
Pack of 6 @ £4.92
PSS2
Pack of 24 @ £18.72
Draft Clean Products Now with a neutral pH specification, fine granules of powdered rubber in pad or tub form for cleaning artwork, pencil drawings, manuscripts, charts and three-dimensional objects d’art.
DCP1
Standard, approx 80g cleaning pad
1@ £2.40
12@ £24.00
DCP3
Neutral pH, approx 902g granules. Supplied in an adjustable sifter dispenser drum.
1@ £13.60
5@
£61.20
Soft Hair Dusting Brush A soft hair-mix, mop style brush for lightly sweeping away granules of dirt and draft clean from the surface of prints and drawings.
SB02
1@ £22.00
2@
£41.80
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Cleaning Products Cleaning Roller Our cleaning roller lifts dust and grime efficiently from the surface of newspapers or ephemera. The roller is then cleansed by a sheet of our special adhesive paper. Overly soiled rollers can be rinsed in soapy water. Due to the nature of this cleaning product we would not recommend it be used to clean items of a fragile nature.
CL1
3ins (76mm) cleaning roller
1@ £38.00
CL1R Sticky backed paper 8½ x 10 ins. (216x254mm) 1@ £41.80 Pack of 100 sheets
2@ £77.00
Statbrush Anti-static Brushes Statbrushes are designed and manufactures for optimum performance using a mixture of natural and man-made fibres . The man-made fibres is a specially impregnated acrylic, extremely fine, and can be used on soft, sensitive surfaces such as a photographic or graphic film. Statbrushes offer a long effective life and can be easily cleaned with soapy water or alcohol.
STA35 35mm brush (approx 1.4” / 49mm)
1@ £8.50
STA70 70mm brush (approx 2.75” / 69mm)
1@ £13.50
Aquash Japanese Water Brush An excellent alternative to the traditional sable or ox hair brush commonly used to mark out tissue during fine paper repair. Aquash Japanese water brushes combine a nylon hair tip with a polypropylene body which can be filled up to a set level with water or other liquids. Light pressure to the polypropylene body delivers just the right amount of water to the nylon hair tip. Available in Medium (M) or Fine (F) tip. Please state the grade of tip required when ordering.
FRHF
Fine Tip
FRHM Medium Tip
1@ £4.99
12@ £53.88
1@ £4.99
12@ £53.88
Absorene Book and Paper Cleaner A red in colour, dough-like dry cleaner product that works like an eraser absorbing dust and dirt from pretty much any type of paper. Also used to clean ceiling tiles, fireplace bricks, wallpaper, window and lamp shades. Supplied in a 425g (15oz) plastic re-sealable tub.
ABSOR-1
1@ £5.30
Wishab Dry Cleaning Sponges These neutral pH sponges are designed for the safe dry cleaning of walls, ceilings, frescos and other surfaces. The sponge like pad consists of a vulcanized latex sponge formed onto a stiff blue nylon backing. Wishab sponges have a 2-3 year shelf life. Soft version designed for sensitive base surfaces, hard version for less sensitive surfaces, and an extra-hard version for non-porous surfaces, such as masonry. Surfaces must be completely dry prior to use and must not stain or chalk. Sponge sizes approx 90mm x 65mm x 45mm .
782-4101 Soft Sponge
1@ £4.35
Pack of 30@ £117.45
782-4121 Hard Sponge
1@ £5.30
Pack of 30@ £143.10
782-4141 Extra-Hard Sponge
1@ £6.25
Pack of 30@ £168.75
782-4151 White Sponge
1@ £6.70
Pack of 30@ £179.00
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Cleaning Products Hi-Polymer Erasers A range of hi-polymer erasers for use on paper and other substrates. Three qualities available soft (S08), light (L08), or standard hard (H10) grades.
ZE-
Please state version
1@ £0.55
12@ £5.50
ZE21
Pen style soft click eraser
1@ £1.45
12@ £15.96
Hyperaser A refillable click eraser with slide action advance and in a handy pen style metal sleeve.
ZE32
Eraser
ZER4 Eraser refill pack
1@ £5.00
12@ £54.00
1@ £1.28
12@ £14.00
Smoke Sponge The unique pore size and configuration of these special vulcanized rubber sponges helps to trap and remove soot, dirt and smoke damage from a variety of substrates. A miniscule percentage of mild soap is impregnated into the sponges during production (less than 30g per 500kilos produced). A must for any disaster planning kit.
ACP2 6x3x¾ ins. (152x76x19mm) Approx 60g
1@ £2.97
12@ £30.84
ACP3 6x3x1¾ ins. (152x76x44mm) Approx 150g 1@ £5.10
12@ £52.08
Ultra Soft Brush-Sponge Cleaner An ultra soft brush-sponge cleaner ideal for the removal of surface residues on artefacts that are undergoing aqueous cleaning procedures. Super soft brush side provides the conservator with a safer alternative to more conventional tools.
SSM-S
1pc@ £0.80
10pcs@ £6.40
Cotton Wool Buds / Swabs 100% cotton wool buds / swabs used to apply solvents to localised treatments. Tip to tip measurement approx. 80mm.
CWB-1 Pack of 20@ £0.30
Brushes Brushes are an important part of the conservators cleaning list. Ranging from glue brushes to the finest Stately home cleaning brushes, we supply the right brush that suits your needs.
Conservators Apron For use in the conservation studio, archive or collection care area. Great looking British-made, cotton drill apron with two pockets at the front centre and a pair of extra long 38" (98 crns) ties at the back. Machine washable. Available in navy blue only. Size 36" (91 cm) x 24" (60 cm) APR-B-1
£8.95
Navy Blue
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Tapes Cotton Tying Tape An unbleached, pH 6.5 to 7.0 cotton tying tape conforming to BS1625. Specifically designed for tying up bundles of documents and folders and for the construction of phase boxes. Available in two sizes: UCT1 ½ ins x 164 feet. (13mm x 50m) and UCT2 1ins x 164 feet. (26mm x 50m) and conforms to BS.1625.
UCT1 1@ £5.60
10@ £47.60
Filmoplast P A wood-free, transparent, wafer thin self-adhesive paper based tape using an acrylic adhesive system which is deigned to protect cellulose fibres. Both the paper base and acrylic adhesive have a pH of 8.5. Unlike Document repair tape Filmoplast P is removable with water and solvents.
25360 0.79ins.x164ft (20mmx50m) roll .
1@ £8.72
10@ £75.60
Filmoplast P90 A wood-free white opaque self-adhesive paper based tape using an acrylic adhesive system which is designed to strengthen and repair cellulose fibres. Ideally suited to the strengthening of sections and music sheets. The paper base has a pH of 8.5. May be removed with water or a suitable solvent.
26253 0.79ins.x164ft.
(20mmx50m) roll
1@ £8.72
10@ £75.60
Archival Framing Hinging Tape A lightweight, white, water moistenable starch based paper tape. pH of wood-free base 6 to 7, adhesive has a pH 5.5 to 6. For hinging works of art on paper.
AFT1 0.94ins x 164ft. (24mm x 50m)
1@ £4.05
AFT2 0.94ins x 656ft. (24mmx200m)
1@ £13.75
3M / 8901 Glass Tape A blue in colour, self adhesive, powder coated tape used to protect framed glass in transit; as a protective film during sand blasting. Preferred for its ease of application and removal.
GT8901 (25mmx66m) roll
1@ £13.70
10@ £130.00
Grey Frame Sealing Tape Designed specifically to seal backing boards to frames, a non-yellowing, permanent pressure sensitive acrylic adhesive forms the basis of this foil layer tape.
GFST
(32mmx30.5m) roll 1@ £7.99
Acrylic Transfer Tape ‘465’ transfer tape is a completely clear, medium-firm, acrylic adhesive system, designed as an alternative to hot melt adhesive products so commonly used for sealing polyethylene foams (such as plastazote). Favoured by several conservators due to fears over the effects of off-grassing from certain hot melt products in general use. ‘465’ has excellent UV light resistant metals, glass, wood, plastics together.
AT40-1 (25mmx55m) roll
1@ £11.70
10@ £106.00
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Tapes Self-Adhesive Semi-Synthetic Woollen Tape A white, extra strong self-adhesive semi-synthetic woollen tape (Rayon) for hinging conservation mats where time is of the essence and for reinforcing joints on covers and folders. pH 7.0 New smaller size especially suitable for binding slide mounts. Rayon is an acid-free, highly tear-resistant, environmentally
SLA1 SLA2
½ins. x 83 ft.
(13mmx25m) roll 1@ £7.46
3
1 /16ins. x 83 ft. (30mmx25m) roll 1@ £17.33
10@ £64.00 10@ £156.00
Double Sided Archival Polyester Tape Original archival adhesive tape product made by 3M (415M) designed for the polyester encapsulation process. A double sided acrylic polyester tape, this product is not recommended for direct adhesion to original material.
DP01
¼ins. x 36yds.
(6mmx33m) roll
1@ £7.98
10@ £71.40
DP02
½ins. x 36yds.
(12mmx33m) roll
1@ £13.44
10@ £121.80
DP03
1ins. x 36yds.
(25mmx33m) roll
1@ £25.41
10@ £228.75
Gummed Linen Tape Please note: Unavailable until further notice A white in colour, slightly calendered linen water moistenable tape. Coated on one side only with a pH 6 to pH 7 starch based adhesive. The linen is pH 6.5 to pH6.8. Used for hinging mats and reinforcing joints on folders and portfolios.
ALT1
1ins. x 160yds.
(25mmx150m) roll
1@ £33.90
ALT1B
1ins. x 98ft.
(25mmx30m) roll
1@ £7.70
ALT2
1½ins. x 160yds.
(38mmx150m) roll
1@ £48.40
ALT3
2ins. x 160yds
(50mmx150m) roll
1@ £59.67
ALT3B
2ins. x 98ft.
(50mmx30m) roll
1@ £15.40
ALT1
ALT1B
ALT2
ALT3
ALT3B
Document Repair Tape An archival pressure sensitive transparent repair tape, extra thin for a more natural repair, this acrylic coated paper tape is removable using a spirit based solvent. Care should be taken when commencing any removal procedure to ensure solvent compatibility with inks / mediums in use.
DRT1 1ins. x 98 ft.
(25mmx30m) roll 1@ £9.46
DRT3 1ins. x 1147 ft. (25mmx350m) roll 1@ £68.20
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Carbon Steel Scalpel New one-piece sharpenable carbon steel scalpel, ideal for the professional prints and drawing conservator.
CSS30
30mm blade length
1@
£6.94
CSS38
38mm blade length
1@
£6.94
CSS45
45mm blade length
1@
£6.94
CSS50
50mm blade length
1@
£6.94
CSX
Complete set of 4
1@
£20.00
Swann Morton Surgical Knives Non-sterile carbon steel surgical blades, packed five to a foil pack, 100 blades one size to a sealed box Blade sizes: No. 6, 9, 10, 10A, 11, E11, 11P, 12, 12D, 13, 14, 15, 15A, 15C, 15T, D15, 16, 40, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 22A, 23, B23, 24, 25, 25A, 26, 27, 36, G3 (G3 5cm skin graft blade comes as a pack of 20). Blades 6 to 16, B23 and 40 are for use with handles 3 series, 5series, 7, 9, B3 and B3L only. Blades 18 to 36 are for use with handles 4 series, 6 and 6B only. Swann Morton’s surgical blade remover is for single use only and enables blades attached to no 3 & 4
SMB-
Please state blade size, box of 100 blades
1@ £10.01
SMR
Blade remover, pack of 50
1@ £7.11
Swann Morton Retractaway Handle This retractable version of our no. 3 metal handle is designed to provide a protective housing for the blade numbers 10, 10A, 11 and 15 when not in use.
SMH-R
1@ £4.00
Handle only
Swann Morton Scalpel Handles A variety of Swann Morton Handles are available in two different materials. In picture from left to right. Stainless Steel, Small fitment: B3 (available short or long),3, 3 Graduated, 3L, 5, 7, 9. Stainless Steel, Large fitment: 4, 4 Graduated, 4L, 6. Nickel Alloy Handles; 5B and 6B.
SMH- 3 or 4
1@
£3.85
10@ £32.00
SMH- 5, 7 or 9
1@
£3.85
10@ £32.00
SMH- 3L or 4L
1@
£3.85
10@ £32.00
SMH- B3 or B3L
1@
£3.85
10@ £32.00
SMH- 5B or 6B
1@
£3.85
10@ £32.00
Hand-Held Circular Blade Cutter An especially useful and easy to use 28mm rotary blade designed to provide a continuous cut on a host of materials such as Tyvek, Bondina, Gossamer, textiles, paper, even thin leathers.
ORC-1
Unit ready to use
ORC-1B Pack of 10 spare blades
1@ £2.75 1@ £6.30
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Tools & Accessories Glass Mixing Rods A 200mm long, 7mm in diameter glass rod with glazed ends suitable for mixing chemicals during the preparation stage.
GMR1 1@ £0.98
10@ £8.70
Plaster Mixing Bowl A very soft, flexible rubber bowl for mixing and pouring plaster, will squeeze right up to make a narrow pouring mouth. Diameter applies to widest point at top of bowl.
RMB-1 100mm diameter (approx 0.50 litre) mixing bowl
1@ £3.20
RMB-1 160mm diameter mixing bowl
1@ £6.50
RMB-S White plastic mixing spatula
1@ £2.99
Utility Knife A retractable cutting knife in a plastic handle with 6 ins (152mm) long snap-off style blade providing seven more cutting edges.
UK1
Single knife (incl. One blade length) 1@ £2.75
10@ £24.00
UKBL
Spare blade pack (10 strips of 7)
10@ £46.00
1@ £5.30
MicroSpatulas These versatile little tools, made of nickel stainless steel, are ideal for lifting tapes and coated substrates during conservation treatments and for mixing chemicals.
917-21600
1 round and 1tapered end. 0.105diameter/app7.5” long
1@ £4.80
917-21600T
Teflon microspatula
1@ £6.25
Quake / Collectors Museum Hold A range of museum waxes, putty and gel designed for anchoring antiques and collectables safely while on display. See individual entries for details, technical sheets are available on request. Museum Wax is a special blend of microcrystalline waxes designed primarily for holding antiques onto wood. Museum Putty / Collectors Hold is strongly recommended for securing items that are continually being moved around and for use in hot environments. A non-toxic, white in colour product, Museum Putty is the best choice for items with pedestal feet, figurines, ceramics, porcelain etc. Clear Museum Gel is a clear gel and the best choice for anchoring glass or crystal objects onto glass shelves. Reusable and non-toxic.
QH-WA Museum Wax
50g jar
1@ £4.50
QH-PU Museum Putty / Collectors Hold
75g slab
1@ £4.50
QH-GE Museum Gel
110ml jar
1@ £5.75
Heavy Duty ML18 Safety Cutter Similar to our popular Utility Knife but with a more robust outer casing, designed for heavy duty operations and featuring a patented safety lock.
ML18
Single knife
1@ £9.30
10@ £87.00
MLBL
Spare blades 8 detachable blades per strip, 10 per pack
1@ £5.30
10@ £46.00
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Tools & Accessories Shears Fine precision, German made shears with black plastic moulded handles. For paper and material cutting.
GS5
5 ins. (127mm)
1@
£16.50
GS8
8 ins. (203mm)
1@
£19.80
GS8L
8 ins. (203mm) Left Handed
1@
£20.90
Self-Healing Cutting Mats Magical but nonetheless proven again and again in both conservation and framing workshops as an extremely effective aid providing a repetitive cutting surface without mess or harm to the knife edge. Standard or special translucent (T) model for work over one of our Larn light boxes. Please call for info.
Standard Green / Blue CMA4
210 x 297 x 3mm
A4
1@ £7.15
CMA3
450 x 300 x 3mm
A3
1@ £13.90
CMA2
620 x 450 x 3mm
A2
1@ £28.60
CMA1
900 x 620 x 3mm
A1
1@ £56.10
CMXL
2000 x 1000 x 3mm (Brown only)
1@ £225.00
Translucent Version CMA3T
450 x 300 x 3mm
A3
1@ £19.80
CMA2T
620 x 450 x 3mm
A2
1@ £37.40
CMA1T
900 x 620 x 3mm
A1
1@ £69.30
Item Out of stock Non-Slip Mats Our non-slip mat is a durable, flexible plastic with an extreme coefficient of friction against other dry materials. Non-slip mats are designed to stop parts from sliding and rolling by extraneous pulling or pushing forces. Ideal for holding laboratory glassware in place for retaining metalwork, ceramics and other artefacts during treatment. Will not migrate plasticizers. Soiled mats may be washed with soapy water. Green colour. 2mm thick.
NSM01 Mini-size 125mm x 250mm 1@ P.O.A.
Glass Fibre Erasers An easy to use plastic barrel propelling glass fibre eraser, particularly suited to the cleaning of glass and ceramic objects.
FGE1
Plastic barrel with one refill fitted
1@ £6.65
10@
£60.50
FGE2
Pack of 10 refills
1@ £7.60
10@
£70.00
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Non-Slip Measure Marked, and unmarked Graduated Rulers. The rulers with markings are at limited supply. Unmarked versions are more available Please ask when ordering. Rubber backed aluminium rulers with a plain thick edge and a bevelled graduated side. Ideally suited for use in conjunction with our hand-held mini-mat cutters and utility knives.
RGR1
50cm
1@
£19.47 (Plain Faced Unmarked only)
RGR2
80cm
1@
£31.85 (Plain Faced Unmarked only)
RGR3
100cm
1@
£39.44
Non-Slip Straight Edges A thin sectioned version of our popular non-slip graduated ruler but this time with an anodised aluminium straight edge, graduated on one side only. For use with heavy duty knives like the ML18 safety cutter.
RGRS1 50cm
1@ £15.00
RGRS3 100cm
1@ £29.70
Self-Adhesive Ruler Permanent self adhesive ruler with both metric and imperial graduations for use on the desktop, drawing board or practically any surface where measurement is required. This unique ruler can be cut to length as required.
RUL1 1½ x 59 ins. (40mm x 1500mm) Approx
1@ £15.00
Map Roller A 7 inch (177mm) black rubber roller for flattening works of art on paper, prior to consolidation.
MR07
POA
Varnish Brush An unvarnished wooden stem helps to prevent cross contamination on this no.6 size pony haired brush, particularly when solvents are in use. Ideal for most varnishing applications.
GBB2 1@ £1.50
Ox Hair Brush 2” A soft 2 inch (51mm) wide ox-hair brush, ideal for sizing, de-acidification and other chemical applications.
SB01
1@ £19.80
2@ £37.40
Mop Brush A soft hair-mix, mop style brush ideally suited for removing dust and dirt from the face of works of art on paper. Ideal for removing the granules left after cleaning with draft clean.
SB02
1@ £22.00
2@ £41.80
Conservation Resources Glue Brush Made specially for us in the UK and featuring a plain wooden handle, 38mm diameter, 100% hog hair (58mm hair length) and measuring approximately 280mm from end to end. Suitable for use with both traditional cold adhesives and hot glues.
GBB1 Glue Brush
1@ £14.65
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Stately Home Brushes - All Wooden Handles Silverware Brushes were designed specifically to be used for housekeeping duties within stately home. Made from white horse hair with wooded handles they come in a straight (BRU1) or curved (BRU2)handle format. Brushes approx 10¼ins. (250mm) from end to end. Range Brushes (BRU3) incorporate a pure bristle brush and easy to grip handle. Ideal for cleaning cast iron grates and traditional cooking (AGA style) ranges. Radiator Brushes (BRU4) are a popular choice with many stately homes. The spindle like handle and 11 inches (279mm) worth of pure black bristle does just what it says, it cleans between the awkward areas behind radiators and between the narrow gaps of pipes.
BRU1 Silverware - straight
1@ £11.50
BRU2 Silverware - curved
1@ £11.50
BRU3 Range
1@ £28.00
BRU4 Radiator
1@ £9.00
Bone Folders For general bookbinding and folder making applications. 6” (152mm).
BF01
with one end round and one pointed.
1@ £2.80
5@ £12.70
BF02
with both ends round.
1@ £4.84
5@ £21.78
Ozone Friendly Refillable Airspray Container Using air as the only propellant this simple pump action container enables the safe displacement of a variety of liquids into the atmosphere without harm to the ozone layer. Full operational details are on the side of this 300ml container with a clear panel for applying details of the solution you are using.
RAC1 1@ £3.50
5@ £15.75
Dahlia Sprayer A self contained pump action sprayer from Japan produces a fine atomised spray. One simply removes the pump, fill to 80% capacity and having built up the pressure press the trigger to produce a fine mist.
DLS1
320cc capacity
1@ £79.00
Bright Acrylic Magnifier A lightweight, 56g, bright acrylic dome shaped circular magnifier, 50mm in diameter and providing 1.7x (18.9diopters) magnification with excellent all round visibility. Ideal for searchroom use.
BM1
1@ £10.95
10@ £97.45
Specwell Prismatic Monocular Magnifiers Two quite unique high powered precision magnifiers of Japanese origin for the viewing of works of art within the museum environment. Each supplied with carry strap and protective carry case. The 0820 is an 8.0 x 20mm unit comes complete with close up lens for closer surface examination without the need for external light sources. Excellent for helping and identifying printing techniques and signatures. 7º field of view with 11x magnification rising to 25x with the close up lens attachment fitted. Unit without close up lens measures just 90mm high x 32mm wide and weighs 93g. With close up lens attached 172mm high and weighs just 130g.
0820 Complete Kit - including close up lens
1@ £166.00
For examinations of murals, tapestries and paintings at closer quarters this 2.75 x 8mm monocular magnifier complete with finger ring provides excellent precision viewing capabilities. Field of view angle 12.5º with 3.4x magnification. 39mm high x 22mm wide. 22g weight.
2758 Monocular Magnifier
1@ £166.00
4046 Spectacle Clamp Attachment for 2758
1@ £36.30
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Tools & Accessories X3 Pocket Magnifier A pull-to-open pocket magnifier supplied in an ultra-thin 90x40x5mm plastic pull-to-open cover, a quite unique mini-magnifier providing x3 magnification.
1@ £2.95
XPM-3
Hi-Power Illuminated Magnifier British made aspheric illuminated magnifier with tungsten bulb which allows the user to establish the most comfortable working eye position, while keeping the viewed object within the illuminated field. The lens is hard coated to help against light abrasion. Approx 145mm (end to end) x 56mm (at widest point) x 23mm (deep). Complete with 2x AA batteries and pouch.
HI-5271 40.0D (equivalent power) 11x (magnification) 1@ £11.00
Optivisor Headband Magnifiers Optivisor lenses are ground and polished to ophthalmic standards and provide hands free magnification during treatments. Tilts when not in use, adjustable to all head sizes and may be worn over prescription or safety glasses. Additional lens plates available. Plate 2 (x1.5), 3 (x1.75), 4 (x2), 5 (x2.5) our most popular, 7 (x2.75) and no 10 (x3.5 magnification).
Please state plate size required
OHM-
1@ £36.00
OHM-ALP- Additional lens plate
1@ £17.00
OHM-OAL- Optiloupe auxiliary lens
1@ £8.47
OHM-X-
Optivisor with extra lens plate and auxiliary lens (x2.5)
1@ £56.00
Linen Tester A high quality bi-covex, optically groundsillicate glass, linen tester with 10X magnification. 14.6mm, folding metal construction, supplied with plastic case.
MLT10X
1@ £21.45
Bubble Wrap A protective cushioning material made from a low density polyethylene (LDPF) with a 9mm diameter bubble size. Used to wrap round artefacts in store or transit. LDPE bubble wrap is chemically inert and generally regarded as being biologically inert.
PW1A 300mm x 100m roll
1@ £15.40
4@ £55.00
PW2A 1200mm x 100m roll
1@ £50.60
2@ £88.00
Cotton Researcher Gloves Providing complete protection to both user and more importantly the archival material. The cotton (washable) gloves are available in small and large hand sizes and standard or lint free qualities (denoted by the L suffix). Lint free quality supplied without knitted wrist cuff.
Standard Gloves Large or Small available
1 pr @ £1.09
10 prs @ £9.90
100 prs @ £94.00
CRGL Lint Free Gloves Large or Small available
1 pr @ £1.32
10 prs @ £12.10
100 prs @ £119.00
CRG
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Tools & Accessories Conservation Quality Plastazote LD45 An inert, high density, closed cell cross linked polyethylene foam with a density of 45 kg/m3 and endless uses in conservation for lining purposes; protecting specimens, tools and equipment and coins and medals whether on display, in storage or in transit. LD45’s structure provides supreme cushioning and protection. Plastazote can be cut using a heavy duty utility knife or Thermocutter. Available in black or white (please state when ordering).
LD45-1000-750-3mm
Rolled sheet @ £3.66
10 rolled sheets @ £31.46
LD45-750-500-3mm
Rolled sheet @ £2.03
10 rolled sheets @ £18.54
LD45-1000-750-12mm 1 sheet @
£6.30
10 sheets @
£57.31
1 sheet @
£3.37
10 sheets @
£30.34
£15.17
10 sheets @
£135.96
£7.76
10 sheets @
£69.67
LD45-750-500-12mm
LD45-1000-750-30mm 1 sheet @ LD45-750-500-30mm
1 sheet @
Plastazote Thermocutter The 020-PZTS-20 is a low cost 230 volt hand held Thermocutter with electrically heated blade designed to cut Plastazote and Ethafoam etc. The unit’s slim handle with spring loaded on/off switch and finger tip temperature control is designed to cut foam up to 130mm 5” thick. (An assortment of blades to fit this unit are available, picture sheet available on request).
020-PZTS-20
Complete unit with PT2/50 (50mm double sided blade)
1@ £P.O.A
Thermocutter Spare Blades Please state size when ordering.
020-PT01
6mm blade
020-PT11/06
10mm blade
020-PT015/06
35mm blade
020-PT04
15mm blade
020-PT05
40mm blade
020-PT012/06
35mm blade
020-PT013/45
45mm blade
020-PT013/50
50mm blade
020-PT06
10mm blade
020-PT11/15
15mm blade
020-PT2/50
Double sided 50mm blade
020-PT2/100
Double sided 100mm blade
020-PT150
Set of arms for wire cutters
020-PT151
Wire cutters 110mm, pack of 10
020-PT2/150
Double sided 150mm blade
020-PT3/15
15mm blade
020-PT3/30
30mm blade
020-PT3/50
50mm blade
020-PDT50
50mm blade
Please call for prices and availability.
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Derota GV6 Steam Cleaner (110v model also available) Steam, heat and pressure provide the means for the removal of adhesive residues from substrates such as stone, ceramics, archaeological artefacts and wallpaper using the derota GV6 steam cleaner. (Steam pressure 4.5 bar, maximum temperature 130ºC, 5 litre tank capacity, warm up time 20 minutes). Measures 370mm x 220mm x 310mm, weighs 13 kilos.
GV6
1@ P.O.A.
Boa Constrictors -(UN Approved, Non impact performance, Interference Free) Probably the most practical product you will ever own, certainly one of the most useful we have ever come across. This amazing tool will grip and undo (tightens too) almost anything, any shape, any material, without scratching. Our warehouse crew borrowed the industrial version to remove a tightly sealed nut on a chemical drum and were so amazed at how easy it was to use they held on to it. Winner of the ‘Hand-tool of the Year’ award and made in the UK.
BC1 Baby (diameter 10-100mm) + Standard (20-160mm) 1@ £17.00 BC2 Industrial (diameter 25-280mm)
1@ £14.00
BC3 Set of the 3 sizes
1@ £27.50
Boa Versa Best described as a frameless hacksaw, the Versa Saw is an ingenious and invaluable tool for quickly and accurately cutting a host of material (ranging from solid foam, plastic, plasterboard and wood to metal) in otherwise inaccessible places. Supplied with high quality bi-metal 24 TP Blade.
BOAV1 1@ £11.00
TC Vacuum Probe In 1986 Tom Collings, a lecturer in paper chemistry for the Archive Preservation Course at the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts in London was presented the Society of Archivists Archival Aids award for his revolutionary designed mini vacuum probe. The TC vacuum probe as it is known is based on the concept of a sintered glass (porous) disc mounted within a glass hand-blown probe and connected by means of PVC tubing and a configuration of dreschel wash-bottles and wash-heads to a vacuum pump. With the suction flow working, the probe acts like a mini-vacuum table sucking relatively low levels of water or spirit based solvents through a variety of substrates (paper, textiles, etc). The TC vacuum probe has been used; on the removal of adhesive residues and substrates on a variety of materials; to infill small worm damaged areas on paper and bound volumes; and as a mini cleaner in removing mould infestations (a process best conducted with the probe head removed). Starter Set (TCS01): Complete set including protectively padded carry case containing original ¾ins (19mm) size TC probe with matching translucent sitting mat (to enable more hand control on or off light box), 2 metres of pvc tubing, 2 each dreschel was-bottles with matching wash-heads and 5 mil beakers, tube of silicone grease, polypropylene pipette, mini size non-slip mat, and new 14 litre per minute vacuum pump complete with detachable vacuum tweezer accessories including plastic probe with three suction probes (6.2, 9.5 and 12.7mm O.D) and three bendable suction tubes. Maxi Set (TCS02): As above but complete with an additional 2½ inch (64mm) larger diameter probe and translucent sitting mat.
TCS01
1@ £P.O.A
TCS02
1@ £P.O.A
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Workshop Equipment TC Vacuum Probe Spares MP01
Mini Probe ¾ ins (19mm)
MP01M
Translucent sitting mat for mini probe
MP02
Maxi Probe 2½ inch (64mm) diameter
MP02M
Translucent sitting mat for maxi probe
PGB
Pyrex™ glass beakers, 5ml size
NSM01
Non-slip mat. For holding wash-bottles and other items in place during treatment
TCP01
Polypropylene pipettes, 3.5ml capacity
DWB1
250ml Dreschel wash-bottle
DWH1
250ml Dreschel wash-head
PVC01
PVC tubing, 6mm diameter, sold per metre
SGT01
50g tube of silicone grease. A vacuum seal grease, also used as a release agent for moulding and casting and for sealing electrical systems against moisture.
Please call for prices and availability on all TC Vacuum Probe Spares
Glass Dropper with Rubber Bulb For isolating droplets of solutions or simply removing solutions from containers these little glass droplets these are just ideal. Approx 8mm in diameter, 102mm long glass dropper with a black rubber bulb end. End to end approx 130mm. Great for glazes.
924-477-1 1@ £1.00
5@ £4.50
Vacuum Tweezers Set For the precise lifting and insertion of paper, glass, ceramic hair particles and general fragments from material undergoing preservation and restoration using controllable vacuum probe now supplied with a 14 litre per minute vacuum pump. Non-metallic probe pen comes complete with three suction pads (6.2, 9.5 and 12.7mm O.D.) and three bendable suction probes all housed neatly above the main unit in a protective box. TC unit adaptor included. A removable filter casing is provided for complete safety to catch any items mistakenly sucked into the unit. Technical sheets available.
TCX01
Protective carry case incorporating foam filled cut-outs and loop nylon fascia
TCVP
14 litre per minute vacuum pump complete with vacuum tweezer accessories. 240v standard
TCSK
TCVP service kit, includes standard filter.
1@ £71.50 240volt@ £408.25
110volt@ £408.25
1@ £22.00
Monarch Polyester Sealing Machine The Monarch Polyester Sealing Machine seals Melinex ‘O’ grade polyester sheets to create Polyester pockets. The machine provides a bead weld, which is stronger than other types of seal, sealing pockets in 3-5 seconds. The machine allocates for adjustable timing to allow for a good seal on a variety of different weights of polyester. The built-in light sensor indicates the weld has completed. Length of weld: 750mm continuous Max Grade: Welds up to 175 micron Melinex Please see our range of Melinex polyester products on page 43 Melinex available in rolls and sheets. Made to Measure sheets available on request.
MON6000
110V model @ £1490.00
240V model @ £1399.00
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Portable Vacuum Cleaner - 400 watt A compact, lightweight 400 watt, 50hz motor, portable professional cleaner with two stage filtration system of 0.3 microns. Complete with 0.8 metre hose which stretches to 2.7 metres. Supplied with crevice tool, rubber flexible nozzle and key pad brush. 175mm x 320mm x 146mm, weight 3 kilos.
1@ £178.95
VAC99 VAC99B
Pack of 10 filter bags
1@ £21.40
Portable Vacuum Cleaner - 800 watt An 800 watt portable professional cleaner complete in its own carry case, storing all accessories internally. The three stage filter keeps mildew spores locked inside with a patented non return valve. Dial adjustable power for all types of suction required, up to a 30 litre per second airflow. supplied with crevice tool, rubber flexible nozzle, flexible hose, key pad brush and filter bag.457mm x 241mm x 190mm, weight 5.5 kilos.
VAC800
1@ £293.90
Pack of 10 filter bags VAC800B VAC800ST Strap for above
1@ £23.95 1@ £10.00
Rotatrim Cutters British made and to the highest specifications. Separate leaflets illustrating the benefits of each model are available on request. Stand and catcher sets are not available for the M12 to M24 series. State model when ordering options. All M series trimmers have an aluminium rule for which a special optional cursor is available as an extra. All Rotatrimers are backed by a unique 5 year guarantee against faulty workmanship and materials. Please Call for Details on current prices on models and all spare parts.
M Series (General Purpose Rotary Cutter) The professional ‘M’ series machine features the unique twin guide rail system for maximum rigidity and accuracy, metal head and end castings, tungsten steel cutting wheel and counterblade and fully adjustable back stop for precision repeat cutting. Genuinely self-sharpening rotary action. M12 to M30 have a 3mm cut capacity, M36 has a 2mm cut and models M42 to M54 have a 1.5mm cut capacity. Please call for advice and prices on all rotary cutter products.
Luxo Illuminated Magnifier Lamps The LFM101 illuminated magnifier is equipped with a 22W circular fluorescent lamp. An excellent aid for highly demanding work situations helping to make this the preferred choice of most conservation laboratories. The circular fluorescent lamp surrounds the lens and produces shadow-free and high quality working. The standard lens (3dioptre) provides .75X magnification. Supplementary lenses for 1.75X and 3.75x magnification and are also available. Arm length from table bracket to centre of lens is 1200mm. Supplied with either an (A) table bracket, (B) wall bracket or (C) surface bracket. Supplied with fitted 3-pin plug ready for use. Light grey colour. Please state bracket fitting upon order.
LFM101
3 dioptre lens (.75x)
1@ £ P.O.A
Auxiliary clip-on lenses and spares for LFM101
LFM101A
4 Dioptre lens (1.75x)
LFM101B
8 Dioptre lens (2.75x)
LFM101C
Bi-focal lens (3+12 D.)
Please call for prices and availability
LFM-A/B/C Spare bracket
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Pure Water Conductivity Meter 0-1999 uS/cm meter supplied with instructions, calibration screwdriver and ready to use 1413 calibration sachet.
APH04R
Conductivity meter complete
APH-1413 Additional 1423 grade, 20ml calibration sachet
1@ £65.00 1@ £1.50
Time Capsules Our British made time capsules are hand made from high quality stainless steel, 250mm in diameter, they come complete with void-filling MicroChamber® shreddies, silica gel sachets (to help preserve the contents and eliminate dampness), a ¼ins. NTP nipple attachment and instructions on filling and use. Do’s and
CRTC-3 300mm size
1@ P.O.A.
CRTC-6 600mm size
1@ P.O.A.
SHR-1
1 kilo additional MC shreddies
1@ £11.10
NTP-1
Spare ¼ins. NTP attachment (enables linkage to gas)
1@ £4.00
Hazard Spill Response Kits These special 3M kits are designed to be used wherever hazardous liquids are in use for the protection of both staff and equipment. In the event of a spill, the kits can be used to contain and clean up hazardous liquids without delay. We offer a choice of either a 5 litre, or 26 litre pack. Instructions included with both packs. HRSK-5 litre pack: Contains 10 x Chemical sorbent sheets (28x33cm), 1 x Chemical sorbent pillow (23x38cm), 1 x Temporary disposal bag with tie. HRSK-26 litre pack: Contains 10 x Chemical sorbent sheets (28x33cm), 5 x Chemical sorbent pillow (23x38cm), 5 x Chemical sorbent mini booms (1.2mx7.5cm DIA), 2 x Temporary disposal bag with tie and 1 x Re-sealable polythene
HRSK-5
1@ £35.00
HRSK-26 1@ £145.00
Merck® pH Strips Non bleeding pH strips with a range of pH 0-14 for measurement of solutions. 100 strips per pack.
PH014 1@ £25.50
Hygropalm 1 (Rotronic) The Hygropalm 1 has been designed for quick and reliable measurement of humidity and temperature and has the added benefit of a series of interchangeable probes for varied uses. Features include dual display, hold reading facility, a measurement range 0-100% rh, -50 to 200 degrees Celsius, 4 line alphanumeric LCD display, display resolution of 0.1% rh, 0.1 degrees Celsius intervals, 0.01 calculated values. Accuracy at 23 degrees Celsius +/- 1.5% rh, +/- 0.3K, 15 second response time. 100 hours battery life. Housing ABS 230mm x 80mm x 30mm. Supplied with HygroClip-S (air measurement) probe, calibration kit and carry case.
PH014 1 complete unit @
P.O.A
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Pocket pH Sensor Pocket digital pH sensor with a range of 0 to 14.0 pH (accuracy ± 0.2 pH) for measuring liquids and semisolids such as glues, deadification solutions and fixers.
APH03 1@ POA
Elsec 764 and 774 Series Environmental Test Monitors Here at Conservation Resources UK Ltd, we are proud to offer a range of Elsec product to suit your environmental monitoring requirements. The digital monitors are available in 5 different variations as follows. If you have any queries please call for more information.
Elsec 7640 UV and Light Monitor Measures and displays visible light (Lux or Foot candles), UV light (mW/M² and µW/lumen). Similar to 764 above but without humidity and temperature sensors.
Please call for details and prices.
Elsec 764 Environmental Monitor Measures and displays visible light (Lux or Foot-candles), UV light (mW/M² or µW/lumen), temperature (°C or °F) and humidity (%RH). The world standard instrument for museums, art galleries conservators or any application requiring a controlled environment. Please call for details and prices.
Elsec 764C Environmental Monitor and Logger As 764 above with data logging capacity for over 10,000 readings of all 4 parameters, wireless infrared output and Windows software for download, archiving and display.
Please call for details and prices.
Elsec 774 Universal Light Meter Measures and displays Infrared heat radiation (W/M² or BTU/Hr/FT²), visible light (Lux or Foot candles), UV light (mW/M² and µW/lumen), temperature (°C or °F). Similar to 764 but infrared instead of humidity.
Please call for details and prices.
Elsec 774C Universal Light Meter and Logger As 774 above with data logging capacity for over 10,000 readings of all 4 parameters, wireless infrared output and Windows software for download archiving and display.
Please call for details and prices.
We are also able to offer a number of Spare parts for the Elsec range of products. These include user manuals, power adaptors, USB infra red adaptors for computer connection for the data logging instruments, software updates and recalibration. Please call us for any information on all of the products and spares.
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LM2 Lux and Foot Candle Meter Replacing the well established SL100 and 200 lux meters the LM2 incorporates an improved accuracy level of ±3%; measurement of Lux or Foot Candles over an operational range of 20 to 20000 lux or 20 to 200 foot candles. Coiled lead to sensor enables gathering of readings up to a meter from the main base unit. Blacklit display comes with a maximum/peak/data hold functions. Supplied with AAA batteries, cloth
LM2
1@ £118.00
Hanwell Humbug Data Loggers The latest components and technology have been incorporated by Hanwell, world renowned leaders in the environmental data logging field, to provide a range of easy to use and economically priced data loggers. RH/Temperature, Lux, UV and the new Shockbug (designed to record shock or tilt events experienced by an object during transit) are all available with easy downloading to one’s PC. An illustrative leaflet and full technical sheets are available on request. Features include; Vaisala sensors, up to 10 year battery life, security checked files, -20 to 80ºC range, Logging intervals of 4 seconds - 18 hours, delayed start functions (to 3 days), visible alarms for both channels, remote temperature probe options, 16k Memory, external probe option allows temperature logging up to 120ºC. Display Humbug - ML4106 RH/T data logger - Probably the best Humbug ever, and just 65 by 65 by 25mm the new Display Humbug may just make thermohygrometers obsolete. Features include: a visible display of humidity and temperature readings, 0-100% RH, -25 to +85 Celsius, user defined alarms, long
ML4106
Display Humbug
Z564
RH/Temperature Humbug logger
HL2010
RH/Temperature Humbug Logger (for outdoor use, no bracket needed)
W309
Humbug and mini software
W119-E
CD for all loggers
W119-ML
Multi lingual version of PC software for all Hanwell logging products
Y106-T
Wall mounting/security bracket for standard RH-T bug
Y100
Wall mounting/security bracket for display version
Z567
Shockbug Shock and Tilt logger including software, cable, bracket and lock
N225
Shockbug wall mounting/security bracket (now supplied with unit)
Z620
Hand held Lux and UV data logger including software and cabling
Please call For prices and availability
Z435-RHT Universal hand held Lux/UV meter with RH/T socket and carry case Y005
Computer connection cable
Z525
Luxbug light logger
Z655
Luxbug visible light logger with plug and socket & external lux sensor
Z304
UVbug data logger
Y106-U
Wall mounting/security bracket for UVbug
W109
Software for Luxbug (while stocks last, replaced by W119-E CD @£90)
W809
Software for UVbug (while stocks last, replaced by W119-E CD @£90)
Y106-L
Wall mounting/security bracket for Luxbug (was N219)
Y020
Downloading cable for all bug loggers
N178
Padlock for all wall mounting/security brackets
Y027
Callibration adapter for Humbug
Y109
Protective pouch for loggers
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Silica Gel A highly porous, inert, form of amorphous silica, designed to reduce the humidity of air surrounding sensitive objects. Silica gel absorbs 40% of its own weight of water. 5g of Silica Gel will treat approximately one cubic foot of display. Self-indicating, changes from orange to green upon saturation but can be regenerated by heating. Conforms to BS3523. 5g sachet approximately 50mm x 70mm, 25g sachet approximately 70mm x 80mm in size.
MS01
5g pk @ £3.69
10 pks @ £33.00
MS02
25g pk @ £5.78
10 pks @ £51.70
MS03
1 kilo tub @ £10.23
10 kilos @ £92.40
Humidity Indicator Cards Small, inexpensive and easily portable cards for giving approximate humidity readings. Consists of a strip of blotting paper impregnated with cobalt chloride each divided into nine sections which exhibit various colours, from blue through lavender to pink. The position of the lavender section indicates the relative humidity of the surrounding air. Approx 38mm x 108mm. Ten cards per pack. Film freezer bags have a minimum EVA content of 5%, these bags are designed to be used to a temperature of –23º, (13 x 18 ins) 330mm x 450mm.
1 pk @
IN20A
£15.50
5 pks @ £70.70
HI-F
Film Freezer square (self adhesive)
1 square @ £0.80
100 @
£72.00
PBF-13
Film Freezer Bags
100 @
500 @
£135.00
£31.00
UV Filtering Film Museum 250 provides the ultimate protection for museum areas. A clear, non-reflective thin 50 micron UV film with tough scratch resistant coating. Museum 250 meets class ‘C’ building regulations. (Ultra Violet Light transmitted at 280 nanometres
