Help... expert restorer advice needed... can I save them?

[*sparkle*]

I’m slightly horrified with what I have done, but I want to know if anything can be done…

My G. Granny and her sister, my G.G Auntie Mary kept numerous postcards from over the years.

When I was little I started a postcard collection, so my Granny gave then to me and…… yes… I GLUED them into my scrap book. I was only about 7 or 8 and I suppose it was better than throwing them out…...

Obviously I glued them writing side down, with whatever glue I could find….

Fortunately I still have this collection, however, is there any way I can try and unglue the postcards and try not to do any further damage? I really want to see who sent them!!! They were sent between about 1960 and 1982.

Tx

[chinakay]

Just bumping this back up...

I think PrueM might be able to give some advice...if she doesn't check in on the thread you could pm her...

Cheers,
China

[PrueM]

Thanks China 

sparkle, I'm at work right now and have to go to a meeting, but I'll get back to you today with some advice.  You should be able to save the postcards 

Oh, can you tell me whether they're stuck to both sides of the page, or just one?

Prue

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They are just stuck to one side of the page, naievely displayed to show the picture, bit the writing....

Fingers crossed you can help!!

Thanks

Tracey

[PrueM]

Hi Tracey 

OK, well that makes the job easier, anyway 

My solution involves destroying your scrapbook though, so let me know if you're OK with that, and I'll give you some instructions - if you don't like that idea, I'll have to think up something else, but either way I think we can sort something out 

[*sparkle*]

Prue,

Thanks again. Theres no problem destroying the scrap book. I was expecting to have to do that anyway.

Cheers

Tracey

[PrueM]

OK Tracey, here's what to do:  click on the link below which will take you to a topic where someone had a similar problem...as a first step, though, you will need to cut out all the postcards from the scrapbook pages, and remove as much non-adhered paper as you can from the back of the cards.  Hopefully, being from the 60s, the pen used to write on all your cards will be ballpoint, so it shouldn't become solubilised during this wet treatment.

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,302289.msg1842776.html#msg1842776

Best of luck - and let me know how it goes 

Cheers
Prue

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Brilliant Prue!

I shall make an attempt on one of the 'new' postcards first.

And as far as I can remember it was ball point on the postcards. Just hope I find something interesting now!

I shall report back on my progress.

Thanks!

Tx

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Hello,
Thought I would report back as I have finally found time to do quite a bit. And so far Ive been able to read all the postcards Ive taken from the scrap book Very successful, thank you!!!!!!! And
Theres nothing written of earthshattering importance, but I've found that basically my G. Granny and two of her friends saved all their postcards for me when they lived in a Nursing home in Hawick between 1982 and 1985 I got a bit emotional as I hadn't even thought about it that way before.

So if anyone knew a Mrs A Preston from Edinburgh, Mrs J Rorrison or Mrs E Slattery for Hawick, I have lots of interseting postcards!!!!



Tx