In a message dated 6/23/2005 4:45:09 PM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: I have come across an old family document that is badly torn. I'd like some ideas on how best to restore and preserve it. Is there any type of tape that might be suitable for this kind of stuff perhaps? =========== George, I suggest that you not use tape at all. Get some acid-free special paper or better yet, get someone who knows how to do this to mount this document on an acid-free paper stock. I think it will depend a great deal on what type of document you have. Making a photocopy of it and storing it in an acid-free sleeve might be enough. If it is a marriage license or some other equally important document, investing in getting it restored might be worth the cost. I had a marriage license from 1886 that had been folded into 12 pieces restored last year for about 60 dollars. It is a big document too. Gloria