> My wife found a newspaper story today about one of her relatives > that dates from 1949. In it is a picture that unfortunately has > been torn. What is the best way to preserve this picture, and or > restore it. She wants to tape it, but I suspect that this is not > the best thing to do. > > "John Nichols" <[email protected]> I haven't seen anyone mention the method I heard about a while ago: http://tinyurl.com/hersh (a link to a Google search) Apparently, Milk of Magnesia, dissolved in club soda, does the trick; preserving, anyway. It neutralizes the acid in the paper. I haven't tried this myself, so YMMV. Good luck! turtlelover <[email protected]>