Hi Martha,
As the acting C2C Care community monitor, I'd like to thank you for posting this question to the community!
Acid-free tissue or inert, thin foam sheeting are other options for protecting and supporting vertically stored plaques. Additionally, both materials could be used to fill out negative space and prevent shifting of plaques within the box. Recommendations for products suitable for storage may be found in the CCI's
Technical Bulletin 32 - Products Used in Preventive Conservation. Compiled Oddy Test results may be found at
Materials Testing Results - Case Constriction Materials.
While searching for other recommendations, I came across a 2000 posting to the Archives & Archivists listserv
http://www.ibiblio.org/archives-archivists/msg08987.html about storing plaques, which offers similar recommendations.
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Sharon Fickeissen
Connecting to Collections Care Monitor
Senior Library Conservation Technician
Hagley Museum & Library
Wilmington DE
sfickeissen@hagley.org------------------------------
Original Message:
Sent: 11-26-2022 10:25
From: Martha Wiley
Subject: Storing plaques
Hi,
We have a number of plaques in our collection – sports awards, honorary, service recognition, etc., and I would love advice on how to store these. We don't have shelf space enough to have them all lie flat, and I don't want to stack them. I do have some standing in boxes separated by buffered corrugated board, but this is an awkward solution. Any ideas?
Thank you!
Martha E. Wiley
Collection Manager
Upcountry History Museum – Greenville County
864-467-3100 x107
UPCOUNTRYHISTORY.ORG