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Article: Old Albums: Sticky Problems
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- September 18, 1987
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Q. I inherited several albums and scrapbooks filled with old
family photos and snapshots of great sentimental value. They are
arranged haphazardly and I wish to remount them in new albums.
Unfortunately, most of them have been stuck down with what
appears to be liberal amounts of waterproof household glue, probably
something like Elmer's. That's bad enough, but they are mounted
back-to-back on both sides of many of the sheets!
Careful dabbing with water, alcohol and terpolene doesn't work,
nor can I tease the photos apart with a hobby knife without damage.
Do you have any suggestions?
A. This is a tough one. I was in a similar situation a couple
of years ago and tried the same things.