For only a few cents more than posterboard, ask your art store for Archival
Matboard. it is acid and Lignan free
and is used with artwork, old photos, and documents so that no acid can
transfer from the mat to the subject, and vice versa. Comes in every color
you could want!
-----Original Message-----
From: Linda Bush <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Saturday, October 13, 2001 3:54 PM
Subject: Cardboard


>Hi, Fellow Shell Enthusiasts!
>
>I think I might have goofed too.   I bought a white plastic chest
>with drawers to store some of my shells.   However, I lined the
>drawers with black poster board, to keep the light out.   The
>shells are lying on separate sheets of bubble plastic, so there
>is fair ventilation in the space.   The chest sits where it is room
temperature and dry, as our humidifier is not working and probably won't be
in the near future.
>
>Did I make a mistake in using the poster board?
>
>Thanks,
>Linda