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| 28th Mar 2023, 12:01 AM | #1 REPORT | |
 | mikeebean Victrola VV-XVI Member since Jan 2021 3 Points | I recently acquired several boxes of 78s, all the boxes were musty from a damp basement. (I was able to clean nearly all the records and put them into plastic sleeves.) However the paper record sleeves with Victrola advertising on them, and two books smell very moldy. I feel guilty tossing them. Is there any value to saving them in a bag, or maybe scan them and toss the originals? The books are: - "Rare Record Auction Catalog" January 31, 1977 from Jazz Record Co. in Hicksville NY, and - "78 RPM Records & Prices" by Peter A. Soderbergh, Ph.D. May 1977 Second Printing (I see there are many copies of this book for sale online.) Any thoughts would be appreciated! Michael Edited by mikeebean on 28th Mar 2023, 8:54 AM |
| 28th Mar 2023, 11:51 AM | #2 REPORT | |
 | KeithS SUBS Member since Dec 2009 12492 Points Moderator | Is this of any interest? |
| 28th Mar 2023, 11:19 PM | #3 REPORT | |
| mikeebean Victrola VV-XVI Member since Jan 2021 3 Points | Thanks for your reply Keith, I'm not really interested in cleaning them though. If they aren't important, I think it might be safer to just throw them out. What I'm really asking is, is there any point in saving them? Should I just toss them? Should I take the time to scan them for posterity? I'd be willing to scan them if they hold any informational value. The one book seems outdated and relatively common. The other is simply a list of hundreds of records that were at auction 46 years ago. I suspect the record sleeve advertisements are fairly common as well? |
| 29th Mar 2023, 2:28 AM | #4 REPORT | |
 | annaloog Member since Sep 2012 6598 Points Moderator | FWIW, I have added my copy of the Soderbergh book (outdated as it is), however your copy appears to be an earlier printing. |
| 1st Apr 2023, 4:35 PM | #5 REPORT | |
 | xiphophilos Member since Dec 2013 3351 Points Moderator | I personally would toss them all. The auction catalog and the book are too common to keep them in this condition. The sleeves are probably common too, but just in case, you can check our sleeve database and see if there is anything among them that you should at least scan and add there before you toss it. The Victor sleeves are here. |
| 3rd Apr 2023, 9:44 PM | #6 REPORT | |
| mikeebean Victrola VV-XVI Member since Jan 2021 3 Points | Thanks everyone, and Xipholhilos I'll check the database and add mine if they're not already represented! |
| 12th Apr 2023, 10:29 PM | #7 REPORT | |
| pinkleton123 Member since Jul 2017 220 Points | This is going to sound silly but I swear it worked for me. Moldy-smelling paper - get a plastic storage box with a seal-able lid. Place paper items inside along with scrunched up balls of newspaper, enough to full the box. Put lid on box and leave for 24 hours. When you take the items out again they may smell strongly of newspaper but that will fade and the smell of mould will be gone for good. So long as you keep them clean and dry they should be cured. No idea why, but it works. Not sure it will work with a book though - the individual pages might not get enough exposure - but you could try putting them in with the pages fanned out and see. |
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