Framing an uncut sheet of baseball cards

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Ok folks, I have a new challenge in my shop. Someone brought in an uncut sheet of baseball cards that are all signed on the front (looks like a black sharpie). She wants it framed to view from the front and back. She picked out three mats, and I am just wondering if I should laminate the sheet or not. It is a one of a kind item, and I am not sure how laminate affects items after a long period of time. Has anyone done something like this, so you could possible share your expertise with me? I have done sports medals and other things with a two sided view, but not this type of sheet. I know I can't sandwich it directly between two sheets of glass without spacers, but I need to figure out how to stiffen and support the sheet. Thanks everyone, and have a very blessed Christmas! Bonnie
 
Encapsulate maybe....laminate never. It would kill any value the piece may have ( and it will have a significant value some day). I would use edge supports all around and matching mats front and back between two pieces of UVC.
 
Smitten is right -- laminating is permanent and would destroy whatever value the sheet may have in the future.

Clear film encapsulation would provide good support for most items like this, but what are the dimensions?

If the sheet is sturdy and not wrinkled or creased (is it perforated to separate the cards?), then perhaps you could capture the edges between two back-to-back mats with reverse bevels. In order for this to work, you need to be able to cut both mats precisely with openings about 1/16" smaller than the sheet dimensions.

Or, you could sandwich the sheet, and one mat with a carefully-straight-cut opening to fit the perimeter of the sheet snugly, between two layers of acrylic.

A sandwich-mount using acrylic is OK, but using glass would not be acceptable. Glass has poor thermal characteristics, but acrylic is a better insulator and would inhibit condensation.
 
I love it when an expert agrees:kaffeetrinker_2:
 
Or, make a good reproduction and keep the original in the dark. This may sound a bit repetitive, but contdition is critical to the value of empemera. The signatures make it unique, but their light-fastness can not be assumed and something like this should reproduce well. Framing the repro adds another job, since the original will need an attractive preservation housing.



Hugh
 
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I love learning new words.

Empemera could not be found in any on-line dictionaries I consulted but from various links I deduce that it means collectible graphic images.

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That looks like ephemera with a minor keying error. No big deal.

1: something of no lasting significance —usually used in plural
2: paper items (as posters, broadsides, and tickets) that were originally meant to be discarded after use but have since become collectibles
 
Thanks, Jim.

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