I finally broke down and bought a new flat file. It's not one of the "museum quality" ones that some sell, but I was assured by the vendor that the paint was a powder coat and there would be no volatiles that my poster collection would be exposed to. The inside dimensions of the drawers are 43" by 32" by 2" deep.
I collect gig posters and mostly newer movie posters with a few items from the 70s and 80s mixed in. I don't need to protect an original 1931 Frankenstein poster, but I want to make sure I do no harm to my D/S Unforgiven Advance, Star Wars posters and other ephemera. One part of me thinks I need to take a chill pill because this is a huge upgrade to all the various rolls and tubes my posters are scattered amongst. At the same time, I don't want to screw anything up over the long run.
I am looking at a few possible ways to organize the posters inside the drawers. Some companies make large file folders that would allow me to organize posters within the individual drawers. Unfortunately, I can't find any information for acid-free folders.
I also am considering using a paper like these examples to to separate my posters. I think this is needed more for the silkscreened gig posters, but the movie posters should benefit as well. If I went this route, do I need buffered paper or would a neutral ph be sufficient?
Here's some examples I was able to find online:
http://www.archivalsuppli...info.asp?number=037-STND
http://www.archivalsuppli...-GLAS&variation=448-3240
http://www.archivalsuppli...FTS&variation=741-3040BF
http://apps.webcreate.com...entID=15&ProductID=25226
Does anyone like Dario or the members of this forum have experience with this sort of thing or any suggestions?
Any help would be sincerely appreciated.
Thanks,
John
