MirkoBoeddecker
Customer enquiry: Hello, how good is the cardboard used for the Adox MCC110 and 112 boxes, particularly for the large 40x50 formats? Is the cardboard acid-free?
MirkoBoeddecker
Mirko Boeddecker: Hello, how good is the cardboard used for the Adox MCC110 and 112 boxes, even for the large 40x50 formats? Is the cardboard acid-free?
MirkoBoeddecker
No manufacturer packages photographic paper in archival-quality, acid-free cardboard boxes.
Genuine archival-quality cardboard is far too expensive, and the price war in the photographic paper market is far too fierce for that.
Retail cardboard boxes are neither suitable nor intended for genuine long-term archival storage in a museum setting. The quality of the cardboard is irrelevant to the shelf life of the unprocessed paper. Acid transfer is not an issue within 5 years. Furthermore, the paper is packed in light-proof plastic bags which completely separate it from the cardboard packaging and prevent any acid transfer.
Incidentally, this form of repackaging is quite suitable for archiving.
Best regards,
Mirko
hallertauBW
Hi Mirko,
But one advantage of the 40x50cm boxes is that they look mechanically sturdy and robust. I was certainly pleased with the Christmas delivery.
Regards, Guido
(The photo shows a 50x60cm box (thin) vs. a 40x50cm box (thick))
MirkoBoeddecker
Hello Guido,
The new 50x60 boxes are, of course, exactly the same as the 40x50 box you received.
The one shown is/was still an old model.
The new ones are much sturdier than the old ones, as corrugated cardboard is vastly superior to plain cardboard.
In terms of archival suitability, both are equally poor.
Best regards,
Mirko
