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February 2012

Tuesday February 28 2012

CCAHA's treatment of Atlantic County Clerk's Office deed featured in The Press of Atlantic City and on NJTV

  • Tuesday February 28 2012
  • Posted By: kate
    • Atlantic County Clerk's Office deed, before and after treatment

The document has quite a history, having passed through many hands (and traveled across many states) in its 250 years. Read about it on The Press's website, or tune in to NJTV's NJ Today program for a related story.

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Wednesday February 22 2012

In the lab: American treasures from the Free Library of Philadelphia

  • Wednesday February 22 2012
  • Posted By: kate
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    • Surface cleaning and filling losses in the weaving pattern book from the Free Library of Philadelphia
    • Weaving pattern book from the Free Library of Philadelphia, before treatment
    • Weaving pattern book from the Free Library of Philadelphia, during treatment
    • Filling losses in a weaving pattern book from the Free Library of Philadelphia
    • Weaving pattern book from the Free Library of Philadelphia

A Save America's Treasures grant has brought a collection of Pennsylvania German manuscripts from the Free Library of Philadelphia's Rare Book Department to CCAHA. Conservators will address iron-gall ink corrosion, deteriorated covers, and flaking leather bindings.

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