Proper Measures to Store Your Paper Keepsakes and Memorabilia
Collecting historical documents, maps, prints and paper currency for nearly 50 years has taught me what is required to protect these fragile items for storage or display. When it comes to storing...
View ArticleWhy Big Box Arts and Craft Stores are Bad for Your Important Art and Artifacts
Regarding displaying your paper treasures, keepsakes and valuable documents, consider that that vast majority of these known Big Box stores hire employees with little or no experience in framing....
View ArticleHow are Framing through the Mail Businesses?
Similar to the Big Box stores, the ship it and frame it businesses rely on keeping their cost of goods low in order to justify their overhead expenses. For the framing through the mail operations,...
View ArticleHow to Keep Your Framing Customers for Life
Recently, I had a customer want me to repair a framing job he had done remotely (through a frame by mail outfit). He was well pleased with our fix. He then asked me if I could price the job using our...
View ArticleHow Do I Know How to Find a Good Framer?
Like any other business, it's always important to find a good framer who knows how to handle your artwork, properly frame it according to your desires and, most importantly, frames your artwork with...
View ArticleWe Framed a Letter where a Signer of the Declaration of Independence was Paid...
Few documents intrigue me as much as this one I framed for collector, Matthew Hagans, of Kentucky. Mr. Hagans comes across the most incredible documents and artifacts from famous people as Marilyn...
View ArticleProper Framing of Antique and Rare Maps
Over the years, we have had many collectors, dealers, museums and the general public bring us maps for framing. Whether it was a 15th century map or a one from a recent atlas, people enjoy the...
View ArticleIt's Important to Treat your Important, Fragile and Antique Paper Objects...
When you decide to preserve and frame your precious paper items, make sure you use the correct formula for either disinfecting, deacidifying or cleaning the paper or vellum media. If not treated...
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