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    Re: Best practices for storing 1000s of prints?

    Quote Originally Posted by Ninny148 View Post
    Thanks for the replies, everyone. The envelopes they're currently in are this style, the sort that was commonplace back in the day. My prints are a mixture of qualities, glossy and matte, from the 50s to 2000s.

    I'm from the UK, where unfortunately the archiving options seem to be very high-end and museum-focused. I don't see many shops catering to amateurs and family archiving projects, thus why I'm focusing on materials rather than specialist products.

    What do we think about the prints 'breathing'? Have any of you encountered issues with prints being kept in air-tight packaging?
    When I moved, I went through loads of print and negatives stored in the original Kodak envelopes that were mailed back to me or I got from the 1-hour processing stores prevalent at the time. The prints and negatives looked good after decades of storage in my closets.

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    Re: Best practices for storing 1000s of prints?

    Quote Originally Posted by Ninny148 View Post
    An update from me: I eventually found a product that fit the bill perfectly, and I'm posting it here as I suspect other amateur archivists may be interested.

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00R6L4ODA

    The back is supported by a glassine-like material, but everything that comes in contact with the contents is polypropylene.

    I'm not sure if they are available in the US, but in the UK, I paid about $10 for 250 of them. Very pleased to find something that fits the bill and is so affordable.
    I notice this: "Multi-surface adhesive at the top"
    Do you mind describing what is meant by that?
    If it is to close the flap over the opening in the top, is the adhesive on the flap itself or on the "body" of the envelope?
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