The Orderly Book of Major John Grahm's Company of the 1st New York Regiment |
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Conserving the Orderly Book: Steps 10-12

Step 10
Tears in the paper are mended with laboratory prepared wheat starch paste and thin, but strong, handmade tissue (torn page above).

Step 11
(Mended page above).

Step 12
Weight is then applied so the mends will dry flat.
Steps 13-15 » |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Artifact Conservation »
TREATMENT:
Steps 1-3 »
Steps 4-6 »
Steps 7-9 »
Steps 10-12
Steps 13-15 »
Steps 16-18 »
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