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COMMERCIAL CONSERVATION BINDERS
There are many occasions when a book needs more elaborate care than can be provided in- house. The book may be somewhat fragile or have value as an object but the institution
may not be able to have it treated by a private conservator. A library binder with a separate conservation department is a much better choice than a regular library binder.
The establishments listed below are able to provide many special services, such as hand sewing, conservation of original bindings, box making, deacidification, encapsulation,
and can be relied upon to use archival materials. They can also make photocopies of brittle books in the form of bound books with acid-free pages. This may be a more desirable reformatting choice than
microfilm in certain cases.
Ocker and Trapp, Inc.,
P.O. Box 229, Emerson, NJ 07630-0229.
(800) 253-0262, (201)265-0262,
fax (201)265-0588
info@ockerandtrapp.com
Bridgeport National Bindery, Inc.,
P.O. Box 289,
Agawam, MA
01001-0289.
(800)223-5083, (413)789-1981,
fax (413)789-4007
e-mail: info@bnbindery.com
www.bnbindery.com
Etherington Conservation Center, ICI,
7609 Business Park Drive,
Greensboro, NC 27409
(toll free: 877)391-1317 (336)665-1317
fax(336) 665-1319
e-mail: ecc@icibinding.com
www.icibinding.com
We are personally familiar with these firms; other library binders may have conservation departments now or in the future.
CMI BOXES and other phase boxes
Sometimes rebinding is not possible because a book is too fragile or for other reasons. In these cases, some type of phase box is an inexpensive solution. The library binders
listed above can all make different kinds of boxes ranging in price from $10 or less to $100 or more, depending on materials, titling and so on.
Another source for phase boxes is the CMI Company, 831 Boyle Road,
Fairfield, PA 17320.
(717) 642-6304
Fax: (717) 642-6596
http://users.supernet.com/microclimates/
The boxes are custom made from tan corrugated board or blue and white solid paperboard for heavier books.
More box makers can be found on the NEDCC website:
http://www.nedcc.org/supbox.htm
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