Magnetic Page Photo Album

I have photo albums with magnetic pages and they are destroying my pictures. Something is growing on them.

Get an album that is made of acid-free materials, otherwise your pictures will fade/yellow over time.

2006-06-22 16:56:20 by curiouscat

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It is a (so-called) magnetic photo album which were popular in the 1970's. It seems to have tiny raised lines and I do not want to destroy the photos. I would like to place these in a newer album. Just pulling them off will destroy the photos as they have been exposed to heat over the years. I really could use an idea on how to accomplish this task. Thanks for any suggestions you can give me!

try using some light moisture to soften the whole thing up, perhaps some light steam from a kettle, better if less steam but applied over a couple of hours than lots in one go.
Personally I think the photos will be better off left alone in their 70's album.

2007-09-12 08:35:51 by jananita

Price: $21.49 $6.60

Refillable chrome 3-ring binder
ASSORTED COLOR
Imported

I recently purchased two photo magnetic photo albums because they claimed to be acid-free. After doing some online research I am now skeptical. Is it possible for a magnetic photo album to be acid-free?

I dont see why they wouldnt be. If they arent, report them for false advertisment

2009-04-24 12:40:04 by Vanessa

Price: $29.00 $19.99

Pages are 10-Inch by 12-Inch; Album is expandable with refill pages available
Cover measures 13.625-Inch by 13-Inch
Boxed ready for easy gift giving

These albums have the pages with a sticky background and clear plastic overlay. I know in the past these type of pages used glue that could ruin your photos. Are the new ones (acid-free) OK to use? If not, what are some other suggestions for saving photos in albums?

Personally, I try my best to stay away from the magnetic albums because of the glue. It's not that the sticky isn't Acid Free. It's just that the sticky was ... well, just too sticky. Supposing there comes a time when you want to remove them to scan them in somewhere, it could be difficult to remove, almost to the point where it'd tear the photos themselves.

I've seen it happen when I worked in a one hour photo lab, it wasn't pretty. The magnetic albums may be getting better now... But personally I'd perfer not to find out.

I usually am a pretty big fan of the albums that have actual sleeves of a specific size (usually the 4x6 ones). They may be less versatile with assorted photo sizes, but removing the print is as easy as sliding it out from the sleeve. The sleeves are usually Acid Free (also called Archival), so they won't do any undue damage to your prints as well.

2008-12-19 08:58:11 by Mel M