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Caring for Your Family Treasures: Heritage Preservation Paperback – September 1, 2000

by Jane S. Long (Author), Richard W. Long (Author), Inge-Lise Eckmann (Editor)

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A useful handbook for preserving heirlooms and other family keepsakes, including photo albums, clothing, leather, paper documents, and furniture provides checklists and step-by-step instructions for protecting these items from humidity and other destructive threats. Original.

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162 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Harry N. Abrams
Publication date

September 1, 2000
Grade level

8 and up
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13 years and up
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7.75 x 0.5 x 9 inches
ISBN-10

0810929090
ISBN-13

978-0810929098
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So you've had Great-Grandma's old oil painting appraised (you're a devotee of Antiques Roadshow) and, to your amazement, it actually is worth a pretty penny. Now that you know it's valuable, you want to store it properly. But how? According to Caring for Your Family Treasures, paintings are best preserved by keeping them out of direct light in a comfortably heated room (72 degrees with 50 percent humidity is ideal) and by handling them very carefully. By following the preservation guidelines laid out in Caring for Your Family Treasures, you can keep your precious heirlooms safe for generations to come.

"We know we cannot keep everything," says Heritage Preservation President Lawrence L. Reger, "and deciding what to keep is not easy. In the end, the things we choose to hold onto become that more precious to us, and it is important that we care for them properly." Caring for Your Family Treasures includes sections on books, scrapbooks and albums, photographs, home movies (film and video), paintings, fabrics, furniture, silver, jewelry, ceramics, musical instruments, and dolls and stuffed animals. In addition, there are chapters on how to recognize agents of deterioration, how to combat them, and where to go for help (both professional and do-it-yourself).

Caring for Your Family Treasures is thorough, well written, and filled with over 150 color photographs. The authors explain in detail how to recognize organic and inorganic materials and the best way to care for them (our favorite tips: never put a rubber band around a book--it'll eat into the often fragile pages; and never use magnetized photo albums as they discolor and the photos may rip if you try to remove them). This is a book for the serious conservator who is willing to spend time and money safeguarding his or her treasures. Follow their advice and your great-grandchildren will still be enjoying that antique oil painting. --Dana Van Nest

From Library Journal

Although there are plenty of guidebooks on preserving museum-quality antiques, this book is unique in that it focuses on the care and handling of precious family heirlooms such as old silver, wedding gowns, scrapbooks, photos, books, and dolls. It was assembled under the guidance of Heritage Preservation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving cultural artifacts, sites, natural science specimens, buildings, and works of art. (It has also published the highly regarded Caring for Your Collections and, more recently, Caring for Your Historic House.) In addition to providing solid and easy-to-understand information on object preservation, the book offers advice on where to find archival supplies, genealogical information, and, if need be, a professional conservator. The many color photos show how artifactual damage is caused and in some instances how it can be treated. Highly recommended for all public libraries and for decorative arts collections everywhere. Margarete Gross, Chicago P.L.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harry N. Abrams (September 1, 2000)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 162 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0810929090
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0810929098
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 13 years and up
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 8 and up
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 0.5 x 9 inches

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Melanes

Solutions for the amateur curator

Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2013

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Being a curator in my profession, I get questions from every day people who want to know how to properly care for and preserve their family heirlooms. This book is a wonderful overview offering tips for a wide variety of items. The museum I work for has presented several preservation workshops, and we recommend this book. It doesn't cover every situation, but it's a great place to start. It's simple and straightforward. The average household (and small museum for that matter) is not going to have the "ideal" storage situation, but this book helps you work with what you have. I highly recommend it.

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J. L. Weimer

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Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2013

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This book is very helpful as a guide to caring for antique items. I will use it in my volunteer position for the Hanover-Horton Area Historical Society's museum, which contains not only the largest private collection of antique reed organs, but also many items of local historical interest.

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Amazon Customer

Informative

Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2016

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Very informative.

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Linda T. Clark

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Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2016

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Great information; information is easily understood. Great book for the layperson!

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missythepug

Caring for your family treasure

Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2010

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I received this and it met all my expectations. I am just about done with my genealogy project and this has helped me to learn how to perserve all my family photos and all the hard work I put into the project.

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Nancy Richey

nice item, fast shipping

Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2015

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Just as described, nice item, fast shipping, thank you!

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Super How To Do It Book For Preserving Your Past !!

Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2001

This is a most useful, new (year 2000) 164 page, fully illustrated guide to preserving your family treasures. All of the information in this lovely guidebook was approved by a panel of experts. Topics range from protecting photos, film and videos, movies, paintings, clothing, furniture, glassware and musical instruments, to dolls, toys, natural items and military things, and more. The chapters are very concise, yet complete. Instructions are complete, and simple to follow. It even covers security and insurance of items. The time to begin preserving the items is now, and this book really shows you how. Add it to your library.

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Mark Allen Maser

I saved my family treasures

Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2001

This book is a treasure and a saviour. I was able to preserve my family heritage using advise and techniques I learned from this book. It describes how to salvage and protect everything from paper items to military mementos. I cannot recommend it enough for anyone who is interested in keeping their family's keepsakes in good shape. Kudos to those who put this book together. It was as if they were talking to me!

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Les Grands Tours GmbH

Ein typisch amerikanischer Helfer

Reviewed in Germany on April 21, 2014

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Das Buch gibt praktische Hinweise und ist - wenn man Englisch kann - gut verständlich geschrieben. Allerdings sind die meisten aufgeführten Objekte für Deutschland eher untypisch. Wer selbst an alten Erbstücken arbeiten will, findet Anregungen, sollte aber mit der Ausführung zurückhaltend sein um keine irreparablen Schäden zu verursachen.

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