CCAHA is a nonprofit conservation center in Philadelphia. Our conservators repair and stabilize books, photographs, and documents. Our preservation staff members work in the field, helping institutions plan for the future of their collections.
If your going to have a video of film restoration, then don't upload a copy of the documentary that looks like it was stored under the kitchen sink the last 10 years.
Only Americans who claim to be some kind of historical preservation expert could ever possibly sound so clearly clueless trying to explain the most simple basic levels of brick related issues completely clueless about the difference between painting and coating and simple spot pointing this guy doesn’t even know the basic tools of the trade calling a grinder a Saw and any real legitimate cut out and repoint Real skills job would never even allow grinders or any Electrical tools on their building Historical preservation in the USA is such a Joke Fake News and all talk no sense and sensibility and historical “ restoration “ jobs in America are nothing but Swamp Sites! Dumping grounds for the special needs interests and couldn’t give a shit about the history of anything and are mostly clueless about doing even the simplest maintenance and I know this for a fact working decades in the no merit no standards Woke broken system
Woah, stellar presentation! Thank you for sharing this informative confidence-building webinar. Katie was a top notch instructor, hoping she does more of these.
Kind of funny that a video about film restoration should be uploaded in 240p. Not even telephone quality. Looks dreadful on anything other than a phone.
What a great topic! I like how many of the techniques you discussed are scalable; it makes them equally applicable to private, in-home collections as to larger, public, museum-held collections. Thank you for making this presentation available to all.
I'm so thankful that someone at the pharmacy recognized the value of this information. How many similar troves are still out there and how many ended up in the landfill?
how do I get hired to be one of the humans transcribing the handwritten prescriptions? I read medical records for a living as a coder, but using my working knowledge to decipher these antique prescriptions would be deeply satisfying.
Any of your local art museums, medical historical archives, and historical museums may have openings. However, they usually require a librarian or archival degree.
@@Metonymy1979 well, going back to school for a degree in library. Science is not really in the cards for me. I just wanna volunteer my time to help somebody who does have that degree.
Anyone who cares about the Mütter needs to speak up now, as the administration is actively in the process of dismantling it. The educational opportunities that the Mütter provides are invaluable, and already rapidly disappearing. If you’d like to see the collection preserved and available to the public, SPEAK UP NOW.
There is a film at Regent University with no digital copy that they say has vinegar deterioration that they say cannot be digitized because it is too deteriorated. I think there technician doesn't know enough about film preservation. The film is called a Letter to Nancy and is an old 1965 movie featuring Cherylene Lee and Barry Coe. Is someone interested in doing a restoration?
To eliminate the fragility of the 16 mm film, a recipe is used - mix 60 g of distilled water with 15 g of acetone and 25 g of glycerin in a 100 g bottle . In the box with the film, put a round napkin moistened with the composition according to the size of the box, put a coil with a loosely wound film on it and close the lid for 2 days.
@@MichaelCarter , The film is not wiped with the composition, it absorbs its evaporation and becomes elastic. After all, the box with the film is closed tightly.
It was a mid-40s RCA Victor Red Seal classical record. Most likely pressed in the hundreds of thousands, and essentially worthless. He was just demonstrating how fragile shellac 78rpm records are. I do it all the time as a demonstration for my friends with worn-out unplayable records.
