moggie

Huge problem..let me explain...the printing of newspapers from that time is vastly differant than today....& the reason you can read some of the "bits" is because it has been kept away from constant handling & the sunlight exposure etc.

Once it is exposed to current handling & daylight - then the print will fade...as paper back then was not treated as like now & chemicals were very differant.

So bottom line is - it will need to be less handled & preferable away from any direct sunlight or reading lights as well.

I have had this situation & went to a Newspaper Company for their advice on preserving newspapers from 1915.

Cheerio,
Jane

MarthaT

Thanks Jane. I'll pass along the info to them. Guess storing it in a trunk was a good way to preserve the newspapers. I'm just going to gently pull them off and put them in an envelope and let them do with them as they please. No point in me going to a lot of trouble to preserve them if she doesn't care. I've sure enjoyed reading the tidbits. The pieces are only about 5 in. square, so you only get a peek into the story if they were cut so the column wasn't cut in half.

tlclifford47

Great info thanks so much for posting.

QuiltQtrs

Would definitely save the newspaper, as it appears there are fairly large
pieces, and make a collage of them to be framed.

biscuitqueen

You could use the newspaper as part of the label on the back.

DirtyPaw

How cool.