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Main  Framer to Framer  framing an old Lionel Railroad map
	Topic: framing an old Lionel Railroad map
?	posted 1/15/2013 9:58:00 AM by Bernice Nesmith E-mail: b_framed@bellsouth.net	[ Post your reply ]
	A customer brought an old Lionel Railroad map of the US and wants it framed. It has been folded for many years and has some tears in it. It is also oversized (37 x 52). Any suggestions on how or if this should be mounted. If so what materials should be used?
!	posted 1/21/2013 8:05:00 PM by Louise Bradley E-mail: loubradley@bigpond.com
	You should contact a paper conservator to flatten the map and repair tears. And the map should be mount on 4 or 8 ply rag board and framed in a deep frame with a spacer to separate the map from UV filtering acrylic. You could use a spacer that sits under the rebate or use a gold or silver slip as the spacer which would add a decorative element.