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Originally Posted by Lorewalker
My issue is not that it was removed. We have all done that. Question is why would it take weeks of analysis, etc to perfect the method? Again where do we draw the line? I think most of us say soaking is ok but this scrapbook was not one that required far more than soaking in water to liberate an undamaged card.
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That's just how professionals work. To remove a high value item from a scrapbook, they have to dissolve the glue. While most of us would check the glue under a lesser card and have a guess that plain water will do before filling a tray with water, the pro restorers/conservators of most things examine and test so they are a certain as they can be that what they're about to do will work, and won't cause damage to the paper or inks.
Even if they've done T206s before, they'll want to be sure because glues are different.