How to Store Old Magazines
People keep old magazines for a variety of reasons. Whether you're a magazine collector, plan on selling them one day or you just want to keep them for the cover art or specific articles, it's important to store the magazines properly so they don't become damaged. Just putting old magazines in a box for storage is not good enough. Moisture, dirt, bugs and rodents can damage the magazines. Store old magazines properly to preserve them for years.
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Things You'll Need
- Acid-free tissue paper
- Archival polypropylene plastic sleeve protectors
- Corrugated cardboard or acid-free backer board
- Heavy-duty archival corrugated storage boxes
Instructions
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Place acid-free tissue paper in between certain pages of the magazine you wish to preserve. If you want to preserve the entire magazine, put the acid-free tissue paper in between each page of the magazine.
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Put each magazine inside of an archival polypropylene plastic sleeve protector. This will keep moisture and dust off of the magazine. You can buy plastic sleeve protectors at most office supply retailers.
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Put a piece of corrugated cardboard or acid-free backer board under the backside of the magazine to offer support. The cardboard will also help the magazine remain flat.
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Stack the plastic sleeves with your old magazines upright in a heavy-duty, archival corrugated storage box. Choose boxes with metal corners for solid support.
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Situate the boxes in a dark place with low humidity and cool temperature. A closet or storage racks in the basement will work well. Keep the boxes off of the ground, if possible, to reduce the chances of moisture damage.
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Tips & Warnings
If using backer board or corrugated cardboard, check the label to make sure it is acid-free.
Wear cotton gloves when handling your old magazines. This will keep the oil from your hands from deteriorating the paper.
Archival quality, acid-free products for storing old magazines can be purchased at most office supply or craft stores.
References
- Photo Credit stack of magazines image by Chad McDermott from Fotolia.com
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Comments
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prsc
Nov 18, 2010
WARNING! This article mentions using corrugated cardboard as backing material. This will prove disastrous! Corrugated cardboard is terrible for this purpose as the acid content is very high. NEVER let corrugated cardboard touch anything you care about; not paper, not fabric, nothing which you wish to preserve. -
prsc
Nov 18, 2010
WARNING! This article mentions using corrugated cardboard as backing material. This will prove disastrous! Corrugated cardboard is terrible for this purpose as the acid content is very high. NEVER let corrugated cardboard touch anything you care about; not paper, not fabric, nothing which you wish to preserve.
