Teamski Posted February 8, 2009 Share #1 Posted February 8, 2009 (The original thread was moved to the Sold forum and could no longer be posted in) http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/ind...showtopic=35191 (Teamski @ Feb 7 2009, 11:12 AM) And home it is! I got the album today and she's a beaut! I am in the process of sleeving the pages with Life Magazine sized, non-acid sleeves. They fit perfectly. A couple small repairs to the binding and it's good to go. I used a brush to clean off glue and dust residue on the patches, and it did wonders. Thanks Tigerfan!! -Ski You may also want to look into preserving the pages from further detoration. My wife is a scrapbooker. There exists a spray you can put on old paper products that neutralizes the acid in the paper. For something like this you are going to need a lot of it. Check with your local scrapbooking store. Thanks for the advice. The pages are really supple, though, and don't have a lot of evidence of damage. I originally included acid-free backboards to back-up the pages, but it made the album ended up way too thick, of course. Here's a shot of what it looks like with the sleeves. -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted February 8, 2009 Author Share #2 Posted February 8, 2009 Another shot. -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted February 8, 2009 Author Share #3 Posted February 8, 2009 A fascinating thing I found while looking the album over was the fact that I believe at least one divisional patch was probably made by the Patch King to fill holes in his stock. This 29th ID is one of them. A careful look at the back revealed a non-traditional return thread pattern for the era. It almost looked like what you would see on a German made patch and the color of the thread was brighter than usual. It makes sense that the Patch King would of done this to keep sales going. Anybody else see this sort of thing? -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluehawk Posted February 8, 2009 Share #4 Posted February 8, 2009 I just have to say that the album is, to me, a "find of a lifetime", and could not have come to be in better hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted February 8, 2009 Author Share #5 Posted February 8, 2009 Thanks for the kind words, Bluehawk. -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Kraut Posted February 8, 2009 Share #6 Posted February 8, 2009 What a tresure!!! Congrats, Ski, nobody deserves it more than you (and me). It's interesting that the first owner glued some patches in upside down, like they were depicted in the PK catalogues... Please post the other pages too, so we can share the album when it is deleted from the "sold" section. Lars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
36-tex Posted February 8, 2009 Share #7 Posted February 8, 2009 USAF must be paying better these days!! OR Is retirement kicking in already! Seriously Ski, that is one heck of a piece of history for so many reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted February 8, 2009 Author Share #8 Posted February 8, 2009 USAF must be paying better these days!! OR Is retirement kicking in already! Seriously Ski, that is one heck of a piece of history for so many reasons. This is my retirement present. I'm out on May 31st. -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted February 8, 2009 Author Share #9 Posted February 8, 2009 What a tresure!!! Congrats, Ski, nobody deserves it more than you (and me). It's interesting that the first owner glued some patches in upside down, like they were depicted in the PK catalogues... Please post the other pages too, so we can share the album when it is deleted from the "sold" section. Lars I didn't know the Sold section entries get deleted. I'll post the photos that Tigerfan uploaded if I get his permission. -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
36-tex Posted February 8, 2009 Share #10 Posted February 8, 2009 Ski, I am trying to get MOMMA talked into another trip to DE this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FightenIrish35 Posted February 8, 2009 Share #11 Posted February 8, 2009 Wow Eric SWEEEEEEEEEEET score!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted February 8, 2009 Author Share #12 Posted February 8, 2009 I got permission from Tigerfan so here goes. Some of the photos are from E-Bay as well. -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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