Leather in plastic is really bad. Well anything is. they said on the TV about older clothing in collections that plastic over it was really bad there too. Leather need to have some oil on it. Neetsfoot or there are some other good types but some have a stain in them so you need to ck it out. I am not real sure on the books and have been wondering, myself, as I have a 1800 book that is leathe rand need to oil it. I heard on antique man say neetsfoot but just a little and to rub it in and off with a soft cloth, but want to recheck the info before I do anything. I had horses for yrs and the AC and heating do a lot of damage too. things can dry rot, if not oiled reg. I have some things put into boxes and sadly in a plastic bags, and just got back into them and found several things ruined in just a yr. I had oiled them and put into the baggies meaning to take them in to a show to sell. but a move came up, and now its been a yr. I know they have special oils for the leather furn. they sell so much now, and hve wondered if it might be better than the horse leather oils I have tried. Some of them have tallow in them and are really nasty. I don't like them at all. There is a product that I heard about on line that restores leather. It is suppose to be "the" thing to use. Even for clothing. I had kept the address and looked but can't find it, as I write this. SO IF anyone knows of it please list to group. I would like to get some at this point. There may be an article on Ancestry.com. I would ck it out to see first. Val From: msutphin@tcia.net (Mary Ann sutphin) To: BROWN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BROWN] old documents/books Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 11:04:36 -0500 I have been making use of information preserving old documents, is there any way to preserve very old Bibles? I have been told one I own belongs "under glass." It is in bad repair. I keep it in a trunk wrapped in cotton. Two others are in pretty good shape to be 150 years old, but I know keeping them in boxes, they will not stay that way. One has a leather cover which had a little mildew when I received it, and was in a plastic bag. Any suggestions? Mary Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: "tennessee rebel" <halltown_tn@yahoo.com> To: <BROWN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 10:50 AM Subject: [BROWN] old documents/books > I hate to say this but!!!!!!, some people ink out or > correct things on original documents, or even make > notes updating them. > its very disconcerting to see a 200 year old book, > defaced. > My archives(tennessee) allows only number 2 pencils, > in their document, and map areas. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. > http://auctions.yahoo.com/ > > > ==== BROWN Mailing List ==== > contact list manager at judjack@rocketmail.com > > ============================== > The easiest way to stay in touch with your family and friends! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST1 > > ==== BROWN Mailing List ==== contact list manager at judjack@rocketmail.com ============================== Search over 900 million names at Ancestry.com! http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com