Print Storage

Information on shipping, storing and repairing your art, plus your reviews on products for art collecting, making, storing, etc..
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SnakeEyes75
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Wed Aug 19, 2015 2:22 pm

I'm new-ish to collecting mostly movie related art prints and was hoping to get some feedback on various solutions people here have to flat storage of their print they don't have hanging on walls. I was hoping to not spend multiple hundreds like I have seen many of the steel / or wood flat file cabinets costing online. I did order a cardboard Aos Vertical Flat File Organizer, but when it arrived some of the edges were crushed and the cardboard seemed pretty flimsy. Also they had folded cardboard edges that obviously were not meant to be folded. Any feedback is appreciated.
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Thu Aug 20, 2015 5:00 pm

I invested in a foamcore sandwich. Affordable solution and a space saver for sure.

Binder Clips
Foamcore
Glassine
PRINT
Glassine
Foamcore
Binder Clips

Read more here: http://forum.expressobeans.com/viewtopi ... 3&t=119989
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Thu Aug 20, 2015 5:09 pm

attackconquer wrote: Binder Clips
Foamcore
PRINT
Glassine
Print
Glassine
Print
Foamcore
Binder Clips

Read more here: http://forum.expressobeans.com/viewtopi ... 3&t=119989
FTFY. Foamcore should be acid free. You don't need glassine between print and foamcore. But you should have glassine between each print if you want to do it right. I don't do that, but it is probably the best practice.

And try to search more before starting new threads. The thread linked to above mentions how this question has been answered multiple times before.
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SnakeEyes75
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Tue Aug 25, 2015 1:16 pm

Thanks for the replies, I'll look into this - so far I grabbed a relatively cheap AOS cardboard system.
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Tue Aug 25, 2015 2:52 pm

cardboard is acidic, FYI
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SnakeEyes75
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Tue Sep 01, 2015 7:30 pm

I'll have to grab some of those non acidic sleeves or store between foamcore as some have mentioned. Thanks for the heads up.
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http://www.adorama.com/AM1212436.html

Archival Methods Museum Drop Front Box, 24.5 x 36.5 x 1.5, Color: Black.
SKU: AM1212436 MFR: 1212436
$132.50
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Tue Sep 08, 2015 7:55 am

electrachrome wrote:http://www.adorama.com/AM1212436.html

Archival Methods Museum Drop Front Box, 24.5 x 36.5 x 1.5, Color: Black.
SKU: AM1212436 MFR: 1212436
$132.50
I still use one of those for my oversize stuff. Mine is something like 27 1/2 x 41 1/2.
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electrachrome wrote:http://www.adorama.com/AM1212436.html

Archival Methods Museum Drop Front Box, 24.5 x 36.5 x 1.5, Color: Black.
SKU: AM1212436 MFR: 1212436
$132.50

My advise is to call or email their customer service line first before purchasing a box to make sure the one you're looking at is in stock. I bought a box without checking and after 10 weeks they still didn't have any in. I eventually got a refund. Basically they told me that their engineering team was still working out the product design and it wasn't ready to go to market, even though they were selling them. Super frustrating.
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School
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Anyone store 24x36 prints in a picturesque portfolio? I currently have 18x24 inch prints in mine and I'm nervous to put my stouts in it due to the tight fit
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School wrote:Anyone store 24x36 prints in a picturesque portfolio? I currently have 18x24 inch prints in mine and I'm nervous to put my stouts in it due to the tight fit
http://forum.expressobeans.com/viewtopi ... &start=727
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School wrote:Anyone store 24x36 prints in a picturesque portfolio? I currently have 18x24 inch prints in mine and I'm nervous to put my stouts in it due to the tight fit
it wasn't a problem a couple years ago. I checked online this weekend and the now list the page size as 22"x34".
http://www.jerrysartarama.com/discount- ... -cases.htm
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Sun Oct 18, 2015 9:14 pm

bulkhead72 wrote:
School wrote:Anyone store 24x36 prints in a picturesque portfolio? I currently have 18x24 inch prints in mine and I'm nervous to put my stouts in it due to the tight fit
http://forum.expressobeans.com/viewtopi ... &start=727
Awesome thanks I'm very ocd so it may not be a good thing for me lol anyone have any opinion of the Martha Stuart flat file?
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electrachrome wrote:
School wrote:Anyone store 24x36 prints in a picturesque portfolio? I currently have 18x24 inch prints in mine and I'm nervous to put my stouts in it due to the tight fit
it wasn't a problem a couple years ago. I checked online this weekend and the now list the page size as 22"x34".
http://www.jerrysartarama.com/discount- ... -cases.htm

https://www.jerrysartarama.com/discount ... -cases.htm
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Wed Dec 02, 2015 9:04 pm

My cousin gave me a few 24x36 E.Gerber mylar sleeves recently and I was hoping I could use them for my posters. Are they safe for long term storage?
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