Why use certificate folders and acid free wallets?
To stop them deteriorating and store them in the best condition possible you need to archive acid free. Acid free archival materials are widely used by record offices and the legal profession and are now popular with family historians. At Family Tree Folk, we have a range of acid free products to help preserve your certificates..
Instead of keeping your certificates folded in an envelope - or worse still, in a cheap PVC polypocket (this accelerates the ageing process acting on the paper, and strips the ink from the document), put them in acid free pockets that allow them to be straight and unfolded.
The acid free sleeves will prevent further yellowing and disintegration of the paper, and will stop accidental damage by handling.
Storing your original certificates in acid free wallets in a certificate binder keeps them flat and safe and away from light. They are clearly visible through the clear pockets and can still be used for reference as required.
A4 certificate binders are useful if you only have the newer style certificates, which are all now supplied by the General Registry Office as A4 sheets. As with our deluxe certificate binder, folders to take A4 certificates are available with a full range of acid free wallets and acid free card inserts.
Using acid free card inserts allows two certificates to be stored in each acid free sleeve and prevents the certificates touching. It also stiffens the acid free pocket and provides an attractive background to the certificate.
The deluxe long certificate binders and acid free wallets can also take landscape A4 certificates (all newly purchased certificates are A4 landscape) as these also need careful acid free storage. £7.00 for each certificate represents quite an investment, after all.
As well as certificate binders and acid free wallets and card inserts, we also supply a range of other acid free products, including acid free papers, acid free pens and acid free glues/tape. For more information, click on the links in the box to the right. |