Matting your photos and cards. Some finished product for you to see
 

So I got all my frames and mats together and am ready to get them put together. Whats the best way to get everything together?? Would you tape the item to the mat? Glue it? Or is there something special you can use that won't leave residue, stains, or damage?? Thanks for the help

Here are some of the matted pics I did today. I think they are good. They are:

Postage Stamps of "Take me out to the ball game!"

1886 Brooklyn Bridegrooms PC. from the 20'-30's I think

1911 Detroit Tigers Geo Burke photo

1911 Maine Team photo

can only speak from one experience
 

I can only speak from one experience of mine. When I got the Horner Composite in the mail the frame and glass were badly broken. I was lucky the picture didn't get damaged. It could have suffered a couple of microscopic abrasions but it came through fairly unscathed. I ended up taking it to a fine art gallery, locally, that does higher end framing (as well as anything else too, I am sure). I spoke to the owner and he fixed me right up...with new archival glass that has no glare, triple matting and plastic type hinges that the photo fits into. I think this might be overkill for what you are doing but I thought I would at least give an experience. All in all it was about $375 to get it done and I couldn't be happier. regards

I think anti glare glass...and archival matting is key...I'm not sure what to adhere with...I wouldn't think tape? Should be easy to research on the web.

thanks leon. I have everything here to do them but was wondering if there was a better way than freebasing it and trying to get them all straight that way.

Matting & Framing
 

You can get acid-free tape that is easily removable and doesn't discolor your valuable pieces. Try an art store, or online. Another approach is to put the item in a large plastic sleeve underneath your mat. I'd also recommend UV protected glass, so the items are less likely to fade over time.

Great idea to frame them. Hate to see collectors hiding everything and not enjoying those beautiful items.

Ron R

Acid free matting is a must, teh UV blocking glass is well worth getting if the framed stuff is expensive or likely to fade.

I use acid free clear photo corners to mount objects to the backing board, They're inexpensive, and readily available at most craft or scrapbooking stores. There's a tiny bit of worry about the corners doing slight damage to a card. There are ways around that, like sandwiching the card between two pieces of mylar(or whatever they're calling it these days) and sort of squeezing out the air from between the two pieces. Then placing the whole thing in the photo corners.

How much extra efort I'd take would depend on how nice the item is and how expensive it is. If it's something like 88 donruss, go ahead and use whatever tape is handy;)

Steve B

I've often thought about framing some of my cards. I have been contemplating building a custom frame or having one built that would be thick enough to hold my SGC holders.

That would solve the problem of needing something to hold the cards in. I just don't think those photo corners would be safe, especially when removing the card. The archival museum glass is a must because it protects the cards from UV light and it gets rid of glare.

Has anyone framed graded cards?

Not an answer to your specific question, but I always double mat my items. They truly look so much better that way. Or go all out like Leon and triple mat. Double or triple matting gives your items a three dimensional look and you will be very glad you did it.
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Got what I need for them. I will post some pics when I am done. Noting of great value but nice none the less

Pics posted of the framing. Let me know what you think. Just begining a collection of wall stuff since my cards are not here to see.

Very nice. I especially like the Maine team photo, the frame and matte look great.

Just a comment on that nice Brooklyn team photo that Andrew posted. Actually it's the 1889 team - the date determined by the presence of mgr. Bill McGunnigle and Joe Visner. The players present are, as best as I can tell:

back:
George Pinkney - Mickey Hughes - Oyster Burns - Darby O'Brien - Hub Collins
front:
Pop Corkhill (?) - Tom Lovett - Bob Clark (?) - Bill McGunnigle - Dave Foutz - Joe Visner - Germany Smith

The cut-off billboard in the back where it says "antown" may refer to Germantown, which would place this in Philadephia.