Best way to safely archive gig posters...??

[TheGhost]

I want to get my ever expanding collection of gig posters out of the tubes and into some sort of large flat protective portfolio. For whatever reason, I can't seem to find the kind of portfolio I'm looking for online... I want something that is flat, acid free, and has all of the protective qualities that one would need. Have any suggestions? Even if it's not the portfolio type of storage that I'm thinking of. Just want something super safe with relatively easy access. How do you guys keep yours protected? I've framed a bunch of mine but it's getting expensive. Thanks!!!

[caribou]

get a flatfile

[squeegeethree]

Arrange them by size and interleave them with glassine. When you have a nice stack of 20 to 25. Make a clamshell folder out of foam core and pack them inside. Write on the outside of the folder what's inside for easy finding later. Slide them under you bed. If you tend to spill drinks in your bed or have mice issues, wrap the folders in sheet plastic the type they painters use for drop cloths. The thicker the mil the better.

[Drozd]

I tend to use either Fire or The Sea. Both work fine...

[TheGhost]

I tend to use either Fire or The Sea. Both work fine...

Care to expand? Or does this mean you throw them away? lol

[RichieGoodtimes]

Fire works best for long term storage. You can put the ashes in a coffee can.

[TheGhost]

Fire works best for long term storage. You can put the ashes in a coffee can.

Man, you two dudes are hilarious. Oh man, too rich.

[RichieGoodtimes]

The fastest way to decrease the value of a sheet of paper is to put ink on it. Invest in blank posters!

[Barry Obama]

oddly enough...they have an invention for this very purpose:



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[Dan Black]

I feel like a total noobie baby asking this, but we've just started formally organizing some sort of archive (read: not just a huge stack of prints over there on top of another huge stack of other prints) so I'd like to do it right: How crucial is the glassine interleaving? That's to prevent the prints from sticking together over time, right? Do all y'all do this or is that just like mega-careful nerd behavior (like degreasing screens)? I don't want poster brick to happen to me!!!