Digital BW, The Print

Licking was standard for the past century or more, but if someone has
 evidence that it causes changes in prints over time, maybe they'll 
publish it... 

I'm not sure about the definition of "archival," and print curators
aren't either. Photographers,  tending f64, obsess on it. The MAIN
reason to use those hinges is not their chemical constitution, which
is inconsequential because they're well proven, rather it's their easy
removability. 

A friend once bought a small Durer (mit umlaut) that had been mounted
with double sided Scotch tape...quite a challenge removing the
yellowing goo, but it turned his $7.50 flea market investment into a
brand new framing shop and print gallery.


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Hogarth Hughes
<hogarth@s...> wrote:
> "Licking" ain't archval. The adhesive on most archival linen tapes
is in 
> fact rice glue, if memory serves. Hide glue is also not archval. The 
> easiest to use is archval tyvek, which has a self adhesive backing (no 
> water near your prints). Light Impressions (and others of course) sells 
> both the old style archival linen tapes, and the newer tyvek tapes.
Both 
> work fine.
> --
> Hogarth Hughes
> 
> 
> John Kelly wrote:
> 
> >I don't know the proper name for them, but museum curators and 
> >collectors use hinges for mounting ultra-valuable lithographs and
other 
> >prints..they're translucent, yellowish, very thin paper with a very
thin 
> >layer of adhesive that you can attach just by licking (unless you're a 
> >vegan). The adhesive is "hide glue" which, because it's very strong 
> >(it's used to assemble better-quality furniture and guitars, for 
> >example) means the hinges require only a very thin layer...yet,
when you 
> >want to remove them (the biggest issue for print conservators), all
you 
> >need is a faintly damp cloth or sponge. Frame shops, stationary
stores, 
> >and art supply stores often stock them. Maybe there's a type that uses 
> >some other type of adhesive.
> >
> >Peter O'Reilly wrote:
> >
> >  
> >
> >>I've recently started mounting my digital prints (printed on
> >>Hahnemuhle 308 Photo Rag) using conservation mountboard for the mat
> >>and foam core board for the backing.
> >>
> >>I have heard T-hinges mentioned as the best way of mounting prints,
> >>but can't find any specific details of how they work.
> >>
> >>Could anybody point me to a link on the web which shows how they
> >>work?
> >>
> >>Thanks.
> >>
> >>Peter
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