OT: Opinion requested - to trim or not to trim?

[conor912]

If you want keep its resale value, don't trim it. If you want a nice display piece and were never planning on selling it anyways, then by all means trim it and frame it. I am not a purist and don't believe in keeping things intact if I can enjoy the, another more another way. Keeping something in a box or a drawer when it would better trimmed, framed and on my wall is a no brainier for me. That said, I would leave the entire top section intact like in pic two. Pic 3 looks weird, plus the ad gives it some nice historical context. When framing it, consider having the paper itself de-acidified. It will prevent any further discoloration.

[Chris-Counts]

How about framing a high quality scan of the team photo and storing the original away?

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Originally Posted by Chris Counts

How about framing a high quality scan of the team photo and storing the original away?

I totally agree. This way you also don't have to worry about UV damage.

[tschock]

Thanks for all the input! There is no "correct" answer as it all depends on the personal constraints. I was mulling to trim it because it does take up quite a bit of wall space, which is at a premium right now.

But as of all the input, I'm thinking that a high quality scan of the picture is the way to go for me. Along with appropriately storing away the original.

Thanks again to all who responded!

[aquarius31]

It would be a shame if you trimmed this item. Not only will it be considered less valuable (which may not be a significant consideration here) but it's also going to be LESS visually appealing. IMHO it will just look like another trimmed item that's better suited for a scrap book than a frame. I'm guessing there are not many of these particular newspapers in existence today and as pointed out by Steve the additional advertising adds to the charm even if it has nothing to do with baseball.

You'll save a few bucks with the frame job by having a trimmed image but that's about it. I'd keep the complete page as is having it deacidified and then framed or simply put in an acid-free sleeve where you can look at when you feel the urge.