TinType Photograph cleaning
May 21, 2013 08:36:17 #
My wife had donated a tintype photograph of her great grandfather to the local Historical Society back in 1985. While archiving the collection at the Historical Museum she noticed that there is a sticky substance around the edges of the photograph. Does anyone know the best way to clean a tintype? We are afraid to use any chemicals on it and also I've read that water can also damage it if it is of a certain kind. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
May 22, 2013 10:13:16 #
alliebess
Loc: suburban Philadelphia
I believe that is a job for a professional conservator. A tintype is actually a negative on an iron support and thus very fragile.
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