Preserved LGP-30

js at cimmeri.com js at cimmeri.com
Tue Jul 3 10:10:35 CDT 2018



On 7/3/2018 3:58 AM, Christian Corti via 
cctalk wrote:
> On Mon, 2 Jul 2018, "js at cimmeri.com" 
> wrote:
>> Seriously!  Liam, don't you know that 
>> handling paper with your hands 
>> transfers oils to it and hastens its 
>> decay?  This is why gloves are worn 
>> to handle old paper artifacts.
>
> *lol*
> Especially with oiled paper tape that 
> is exposed to daylight and much more.
>
> Christian

Different kind of oils, Christian.  What 
humans leach isn't petroleum-based, and 
it degrades and carries and attracts 
bacteria.

- J.


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