How to store programs and magzines
 

For years I put my scorcards and Street&Smiths in plastic pages and 3-ring binder. Collection is growing and this older way is taking too much space. And I do not like the sagging. I am thinking of plastic pages and lying them flat in a decorative box. Any suggestions? Photos would be great. Thanks.

To address the sagging pages issue, you can put your binders in slip covers that keep the binder from opening up while sitting upright, but this can get very expensive depending on how many binders you have.

I'm a big fan of these binders from Bindertek. They have hard sleeves that allow them to stack nicely on top of each other. That way the pages aren't sagging from the weight. And you can slide each binder in and out easily without having to move the whole stack around. They're a bit pricey, but I think they're worth it. High quality binders. They come in various colors and sizes. I like the black ones.

Link to 10-packs:
https://www.bindertek.com/one-touch-...ne-pack-of-10/

Link to individual binders:
https://www.bindertek.com/binders/3-...assic-binders/

I have about 7,000 scored programs, they are in comic book style "boards & bags", but instead of comic book boxes, I use sterilite 20 quart storage boxes

https://www.amazon.com/STERILITE-Cle...62509655&psc=1

I agree with Doug. Acid free bags and boards for larger magazines and scorecards. You can also get plastic magazine sized top loaders for more expensive stuff should you desire. They make cardboard magazine boxes or you can do what Doug suggested and purchase clear plastic totes for storage. I buy a lot of stuff through BCW supplies, but there are others like Cardboard Gold etc.

How are people storing old Sporting News papers?

Mine are stored flat on shelves.

I use the lids of file storage boxes to sit an individual year on, and I have two years per shelf. Not all of mine are in sleeves, but I make I use large sized comic book style boards & bags to separate the years, so as not to rip the top issue of the bottom year when I need to get into them. I built the shelves out of 3/4 inch plywood which I'm confident will support my collapsing house in an earthquake.

There is a similar setup for the pre-1943 issues (when they were larger newspapers), but without the storage box lids.

I think everything after that first sentence has probably confused everybody.

The camera on my blackberry isn't working and my lovely wife is already at Coachella (she likes to get in line early for a prime spot), so I can't borrow her iphone.

Doug


PS - and all 3,971 issues that I have back thru 1923 are for sale if anybody has an interest in ALL of them.

Whatever you use, a cardboard backer is a must, imo.

Bags and boards!
 

I have been collecting and dealing in magazines for 30+ years. For preservation, I HIGHLY recommend acid free bags and boards as a start. There are multiple sizes available to accommodate anything from digest sized magazines to full size newspapers. They can get expensive (especially for some of the larger sizes). If you have more valuable magazines - you can place the bagged and boarded issues in a magazine size top loader. A Company called CGC will also grade most standard size and smaller magazines - also provides significant protection - current cost I think is about $30+- per magazine. Bagged and boarded issues can be stored in magazine size cardboard boxes - just be sure to leave very little space in the box (can fill with crumpled paper or bubble wrap behind the magazines to keep them mostly tight and upright. Binders and pages in my experience are a poor choice of storage as 1) the magazines have a much greater opportunity for warping/bending and 2) inserting them into the pages there is a greater chance of damage than inserting into a bag with a board. Larger sized issues can either be stored flat as Doug suggested (be sure to alternate the direction the spines are facing to minimize spine roll) or upright bagged/boarded in a larger box (again be sure to minimize empty space in the box).