Caring For Your Antiques

Keeping your prized possessions in top shape through proper storageChances are if you're reading this, you've accumulated a few collections over time. Like me, you may not have intended to have quite as many as you do, but there they are in your home.Now that you own them, the task of conservation falls on your shoulders. Although most people don't have the time and resources to learn how to care for their heirlooms in the same fashion as a museum would, there are some basic things to consider for all collections, whether made from paper, metal, glass or ceramic materials.For instance, light can harm most any collectible, especially organic materials like wood, paper and textiles. In addition to fading colors in prints and fabrics, harsh light can dry out many materials and can speed up chemical reactions that occur naturally over time. http://www.antiquesinbellbuckle.com/index.htm