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| There are two types of album pages, commonly available in the last two decades, that you should avoid using for preserving your photographs. Each of these types of pages is harmful to photographs and could damage or destroy them completely in time. |
| 1. Magnetic (Magic) Album
Pages The first are the pages referred to as "magnetic," or "magic." These pages have a transparent plastic cover over a stiff cardboard page with lines of latex adhesive on it. To position the photograph, you lift the plastic cover and stick the photographs to the cardboard page and then replace the plastic cover. With this type of page, however, the adhesive used will become yellow over time and often create streaks that stain through the photographs. Also, after even just a few months, the adhesive will hold your photographs so firmly to the page that they cannot be removed from the album without danger of tearing them. |
| 2. PVC Pocket Pages Not all plastic album pages are harmful, but one type, made of PVC, or polyvinyl chloride, has shown a strong tendency to damage photographs. You can generally identify PVC by its smell. Most people say it reminds them of a beach ball or new shower curtain. After several years, the PVC starts to release some of the chemicals used in its composition. These oily or sticky substances can stain photographs and frequently causes them to stick inside the pocket, making them impossible to remove. |
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