Poster Backing with a slightly Different Approach

[erik1925]

Paper and poster conservator, Allan Thenen, from St Paul, MN, shows how he linen backs posters-- without using Japanese Masa paper or using frames, that support his cotton backing. Watch as he washes a poster in a water and ammonia bath, and applies the wheat paste directly onto the washed, cotton material, which has been laid and supported on a piece of plexi. No frames with stretched canvas used.

Allen Thenen has been doing paper and map conservation for years. An interesting clip to watch.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/8ns1xE3MUCY" target="_blank" class="new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/8ns1xE3MUCY</a>

[Mondo Hazardo]

I bet he says "reversible" is rubbish too

[erik1925]

The cotton material he uses looks very thin and flimsy. That might not make for a sturdy back support. It almost looks like some of the thinner grade material used in Europe, sometimes.