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- Divorce case paper before treatment
- Before conservation treatment – paper and parchment stuck together due to water damage
- Divorce case paper undergoing conservation
- During treatment – following the application of alcohol and water solutions to soften the parchment, the paper is being separated from the parchment
- Divorce case paper after conservation
- After treatment – paper and parchment have been flattened and repaired.
- Flood damaged record
- Before treatment – water and mould damage have caused the parchment to block, shrink and discolour. Physical damage has caused losses to the corner
- Conservator at work
- Laying down repair tissue.
- Primary Application Packet before treatment
- Before treatment – parchment is desiccated, stuck together and has shrunk.
- Primary Application Packet - stretching parchment
- During treatment – following humidification to soften the parchment it is stretched to flatten as much as possible
- Probate Packet before treatment
- Before treatment – severe mould and insect attack has resulted in severe loss of information such that this probate is no longer usable.
- Removing adhesive residue
- Removing old tape
- Removing tar adhesive residue
- Rolled plans physical damage
- Torn document before treatment
- Torn document after treatment
- Flood and mould damage
- Insolvency record damaged by flood and mould
