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   Fingrs | Apr 13, 2004 02:54pm | #1

   Stan, your post got me thinking...dangerous stuff!  The shadow box aproach is probably best as it will show the magazine off more properly than a regular frame that hides the thickness of the object. 

   How about a piece of glass used to press the magazine in place and keep it from sagging within a shadow box?  you could probably craft some small corners to hold the glass tightly against the magazine that attach through the back of a shadow box using screws.  The screws would enter from the back of the shadow box into the corner brace and by adjusting the screw tension you get the desired compression of the magazine.  If you used plexiglass for the "press", you could make is slightly larger than the magazine and drill holes through each corner of the plexiglass into the back of the shadow box.

   Let me know if this does not make sense.   

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   datachanel | Apr 13, 2004 03:20pm | #2

   Something that should be considered by either you or your client is the archival quality of the magazine.  Magazine paper is acidic and will decay over time.  It is possible to get a spray which will treat it and turn it to a neutral pH.  Even if it is treated anything that touches it and that is not archival will still cause it to decay.  It would be a good idea to back it with some archival acid free mat board. 

   Datachanel

   Doing things the hard way

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   tck | Apr 13, 2004 03:28pm | #3

   Stan,

   I'd make a shallow "pocket" or box to place the magazine in. Make it out of acid-free mat board, basically the same size and depth as the magazine. Then the mag would just rest in the box and the glass would keep it in place. Make it in such a way that you have 3/4"-1" tabs on 4 sides to mount to the underside of the outer mat. This is how I frame salmon flies. If you'd like, I could work up a drawing if this isn't clear.

   Tim

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   ian | Apr 13, 2004 03:50pm | #4

   Stan

   does the vlient want the whole magazine displayed (which would be most unusual) or just the cover and one of the articles?  If the later I suggest framing the pages of interest with matt board within a larger frame – you'll need two copies of the original so you can display both sides of a page OR glass teh frame on the front and back so by turning the frame over you can read the other side of the page.  If the former, I can't see how you would do it, stop the sagging and retain the value the client places on the magazine.  Every time I've seen a whole journal displayed its been mounted horizontally beneath glass with the pages artisicly arranged as though a person is reading the journal. 

   Ian

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   stancalow | Apr 14, 2004 06:06am | #5

   Thanks folks for the input.  TCKLINGER, I like the idea of a "pocket", as it would help keep the whole assembly from being too thick.  datachannel,  I hadn't thought about the need to be acid-free, so thanks for pointing that out.  ian, yes, the owner wants to keep the whole magazine intact, even though the cover only will be on display, and to hang it on the wall.  I wanted to keep the whole thing from being too complex, but I see it is going to take more effort to protect the magazine.  I looked at a similar object for sale in a commercial store, and see they solved the problem by taking the guts out of the magaine and replacing with foam board.  Not an opiotn here.  Thanks again.

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   ian | Apr 14, 2004 01:18pm | #6

   Stan

   talk to a conservator.  There may be a way of reversibly gluing each page of the magazine to a very thin substrate that in turn can be firmly fixed within the frame.  The substrate would support the weight of each page.  the whole construction would be surrounded by a frame through which only the magazine would be visible.  I'm thinking of a glue like that used on Post-It notes and a substrate like mylar.

   Ian

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   RickL | Apr 20, 2004 02:43am | #7

   Have a color copy of the cover made. Modern copy shops can make great reproductions for a couple of dollars and then framing is easy and no harm to the magazine. The couple of dollars with save you more on your framing efforts by far. Ask about better quality paper for archival quality as well. There's also sources for archival storage you can google so they get the right plastic bag to store the original magazine. Common for baseball cards and such. Usually the junkier the original (acid type paper) the more care has to be given as well as more value. Hate to whip out your Mickey Mantle someday and have it disintegrate. The magazine owner will be grateful for the extra care.

   Edited 4/19/2004 7:46 pm ET by rick3ddd

   
   

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   Edited 4/19/2004 7:51 pm ET by rick3ddd

7. 
   bones | Apr 20, 2004 04:31am | #8

   If the magazine needs to be kept for a long time, I would see a professional framer for some special glass. I had an unusual photograph of my father in WWII. I wanted it professionally mounted and the local frame shop cauthioned me that exposure to light would cause the paper to degenerate over time. They refered me to a University Library in my area that ordered some special glass that protects the paper from UV light. It was very expensive and I did not hang the photo in an area exposed to direct sunlight, but it is nice to know that my Dad's photo will be around for a long time