Need advice on T206 scrapbook removal

[Wite3]

Contact Dick Towle...he can soak and remove scrapbook residue from nearly anything for a fee.

Joshua

[Rob D.]

Brandon,

No matter what anyone tells you, do what makes you feel comfortable. It's easy for someone who isn't invested in the cards (and not just financially) to tell you to do it yourself.

My advice is to follow your gut feeling.

[barrysloate]

As Frank said if you want to try soaking yourself pick a card that is already damaged and practice. I've never actually soaked them myself but it probably is easy.

[Browncow75]

Thanks for all the responses guys! Im too chicken to try to remove them myself so Im going to have someone else do it for me (Either Frank W or Dick Towle when he gets back in town) and will post pics of the results when I get them back. After seeing the prices on even low-grade E90-3's I would like to have a better chance of success on these cards! There are a lot of nice cards there if they do indeed come out ok. Will let you know the results asap!

Brandon

[chaddurbin]

some nice cards, good luck with the endeavor.

[prewarsports]

You should not have any problems with the cards you have. However, the advice that ALL prewar cards are fine to soak is not true. Nielsons Chocolate cards ink is water soluable and they will fade if you soak them. Also almost all the black and white postcard issues of the 1910 era like HM Taylor and Dietche will be severely damaged with water. There are other issues as well that will be damaged if you soak them. Clement Brothers bread cards with completely wash away if soaked for another example.

You should be fine with yours, but black and white cards can be VERY tricky.

Rhys