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Advice is available for the preservation of collections, exhibitions and loans, and treatment proposals can be provided for the conservation of library and archival items. As every item has bespoke conservation requirements, we price our work on an hourly rate subject to quotation. See below for some examples of conservation treatments carried out at Nottinghamshire Archives to get of an idea of how we might be able to help. If you have an item in need of some care or preservation advice please email archives@inspireculture.org.uk to get in touch.

Tight back binding (18th c.): Half leather bound volume with marble paper covers, spine piece missing leading to the breakdown of the sewing structure. Book block resewn following the original structure and a new leather spine attached.

Bespoke box making: Buckram covered drop spine box lined with plastazote with gold blocked spine label, made to preserve a Medieval volume.

Box making for preservation of War Medals: Box made to house War medals together and protect them from damage.

Photograph conservation: Acidic board backed photograph split in two, backing removed and photograph repaired. Remounted onto cotton board.

Conservation of collections of letters: Bundles of World War II correspondence rehoused into fascicules (conservation scrapbooks) to make them easier to access and protect them from being damaged.

Building Plans – Mount Street: Paper repair to very brittle torn paper plan.

Case binding album with book cradle for exhibition: Bespoke book cradle made for temporary exhibition to support the book while on display.