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<p>[QUOTE="say_it_slowly, post: 9466176, member: 50"]Just my two cents.</p><p><br /></p><p>I used to volunteer where state artifacts were housed in acid-free cardboard boxes. One of the tasks was to re-house them in new boxes as the boxes did become acidic over time. We tested with a ph marker. </p><p><br /></p><p>I know there was a museum housing some artifacts in plastic boxes. They had a fire and I remember the heat melted the plastic and bonded to some things that might have survived better in cardboard. Mostly things like ceramics I think.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nothing is perfect I guess.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="say_it_slowly, post: 9466176, member: 50"]Just my two cents. I used to volunteer where state artifacts were housed in acid-free cardboard boxes. One of the tasks was to re-house them in new boxes as the boxes did become acidic over time. We tested with a ph marker. I know there was a museum housing some artifacts in plastic boxes. They had a fire and I remember the heat melted the plastic and bonded to some things that might have survived better in cardboard. Mostly things like ceramics I think. Nothing is perfect I guess.[/QUOTE]
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