How should I protect 19th century materials when shipping them?
Be aware that the edges of heavy boxes will be thrown at your packaging during shipment, and the package may be left out in the rain. These treasures have survived for more than a century — it would be a tragedy to destroy them during shipment due to inadequate packaging. Make sure that these delicate items are wrapped in plastic (polypropylene or Mylar D polyester is best), protected so that tape cannot come in contact with them, secured so that they can’t shift around in the packaging during shipment, and — most importantly — protected against bending and gouging by double corrugated heavy weight cardboard or foam core board on both sides. (Heavy weight corrugated cardboard can be readily identified because each piece contains two layers of corrugations, making it very strong and rigid.) When shipping large items use at least three or four layers of heavy weight cardboard or foam core board. (If using cardboard, layers should have corrugations oriented at right angles to each other,
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