I worked at a small town in the Pacific Northwest as a wastewater treatment plant operator and the decision was made to clean out the old records out of the building department. I spent a few evenings after work pulling old blueprints out of the dumpster behind city hall. Nobody asked me to do it, and nobody was interested in helping me. I was able to save a number of beautiful blueprints of a few of the original structures in the town, like the bridges, old water plant and other buildings. I turned the drawings over to the local history museum. I hope that someday they will have a presentation on the original structures that were built in my hometown, and use the prints I rescued.
The fact that it's a marriage record book, and that everyone in it at one point was going through a precious moment in their lives, and that even though they are no longer here, we still have a small symbolic reminder of those important moments from people who would be otherwise insignificant to us. It makes me weirdly emotional to a small degree :"D
Digitizing all the old books is so critical. My Prof always raves to me about how awesome it is so read old books no one has read in 100's of year all online.
Digitizing is actually people typing the information by hand as well as scanning each page. Handwriting done in cursive is too variable for a machine to accurately read, and for a growing number of people to read too.
@@Ass_of_Amalek I *clearly remember* being that person. I also had a nice "overtime off the books" agreement at that job as well. But I am good, and we became very busy. Suddenly... Salary. Ha! Life, got *much* better.
I was the last year to get taught this style of handwriting, next year students had less stylized style of writing taught to them. And then they just basicly tossed the whole writing in style thing.....
If it isn’t a water-based ink, typically a water bath won't hurt the ink at all! I am a printmaker and have a bit of experience with bookbinding and the like. Fun fact: a paper conservator was once hired to conserve a copy of an unsigned Declaration of Independence. The conservator knew that the copies were all printed with a non water-based ink and put the document in a water bath to clean it. When the conservator came back to it a few minutes later, the ink had washed away! Turned out that the copy was a forgery made with a water-based ink and the conservator had to break the news to the client....
Iron gall ink is available today, but iron does mean that it doesn't always age well and usually darkens. It will eat through some paper (and some pens, too).
Thats because it was written with an Iron Gall Ink, which is still available today. You have to be careful with it because it can eat through some paper (I haven't come across that yet), darken the ink over time and ruin the pen if you leave the ink too long. If it was a water based ink, the writing may not have been readable
My rule of thumb is if I can't say it to your face, I will not say it online. I learnt this after a thoughtless comment I made to someone years ago and hurt them. I glad I learnt - being polite online is necessary and you *don't* know what anyone else is going though. Well said, and my appreciation to you for being gracious in pointing out a better way for all of us.
I appreciate seeing the process and care taken. I have a dozen or so first edition books from the 19th century needing such restoration. The first thing I did to that end is do no repair myself.
thats cool to see, we have a book from 1480 at home and sent that a few years ago for restauration. mind blowing to think about how many people must have held that in their hands
This is so fascinating to see, thank you so much for sharing your work in such a great video! It’s very satisfying to see the whole careful process, and watch the book be gently taken apart, cleaned and repaired, and then put back together. Really delightful. Thank you again.
I love this. I love books and do calligraphy. I love watching art restoration and am into genealogy. This ticks many boxes for me. Good to see it was digitized as part of the process so more people can read it (marriage records are a big part of genealogy), but restored to keep intact for future generations.
What a delightful short doccie. 😊❤️ It's so well made, with a lovely, informative voiceover. And the actual book restoration work it covers is fascinating. It really makes me wish it had been a career choice. ❤️
Well, I love books in general, old books especially, but anything that is a unique record for genealogy purposes most of all. That book might contain the one piece of information someone like me needs to build the family tree. Each of those marriage records tells the bride and groom's names, their ages, their parents names, the date and place of the marriage, even if it was a second marriage. Pur gold for genealogical purposes.
Job wonderfully done! Satisfyingly enough to bring foliants back to life for another period of time, preserve records for next generation to come. Greetings from Kyiv, Ukraine!
To let someone teach you the steps of this process, to then learn it and apply it is one thing. But to be the first one to come up with that is another thing. Of course things evolve, but it's still fascinating to witness a process that is so specialized and tight (and once was not invented).
Crazy to think that every person who is written in that book, had a hand in writing that book, helped produce that book, and designed that book are all dead. None of the original handlers are alive.
Most people of the time would sign marriage registers with a X. Some signed though. A lot of places in Britain had a 'fill in the blanks' style records by this time. Meaning that the text is more uniform and readable. The typed text was still very stylised though.
I like buying old second hand books , and then restoring them in good condition. I recently bought an old medical journal , which was written in 1950 . I feel , it's kind of my secret treasure.
My grandfather caught me writing back-slant, with circles to dot the i. Oh, boy! He produced a yellow legal pad and taught me Palmer penmanship. He was a real tyrant about it, and I took it seriously. I had the handwriting of another day, another time...the old ladies that taught me LOVED it. Thank you, Grandpa.
FINALLY! They actually have a TRUE professional making a video for once instead of some amateur "mom and pop" shop owner that doesn't know wtf they're doing! I think the only "mom and pop" type individual they've had on here that actually EARNED the right to call themselves a professional was a guy who restored a old white piece of furniture but that's literally the only one. All of the other have done REALLY sh*tty work.
@@pendaco A lot of conservators actually opt out of using gloves because when you wear gloves you can't feel the pressure you're putting on the paper and could risk damaging it even more. Not to mention the point of doing this is to bring the book to a stable point where you can handle the book if need be, additionally; I know for a fact most art conservators do not use gloves most of the time when handling the painting itself because you need to be able to gather as much possible detail from touch since sight can often be lacking.
@@littlekreeper8918 you're absolutely right! I have done academic research in Europe with documents that were even older than this one - you're not allowed gloves, and you can't wear any kind of jewellery and have to wash your hands thoroughly. Gloves make it super difficult to gently handle the pages. Besides, the documents were handled by many many hands in the past, so already have been in contact with skin and oils, while the residu on gloves is completely foreign and probably much more damaging than the little natural oil that's left after you wash up.
before working on precious documents or photos, i wash my hands with a grease cutting soap, then strip any oils out of my fingertips with rubbing alcohol. This works for about 10-15 minutes before the pores make more oil to leave residue. Also careful to not touch skin anywhere else which definitely will transfer oils.
It's 2021, what is going on with the an audio quality, Insider? I didn't expect Dolby Atmos, but it's really hard to listen, sometimes I can't hear, what does she talking about!
Thanks for this, a couple of questions. Could you share the Methyl-Celulose recipe? Was the Water/Ethanol spray 50/50? You appear to have avoided darkening on the leather on the boards - did you have a particular method to avoid this? Thanks again!
it's real shame that John Wick was supposed to be a book restorer as a hobby and they cut that from the final version it would've been so cool to see it
I have an old store ledger from my fathers side. The earliest sale I can see is from 1853 written in quill and pen I imagine... it goes back farther but those pages are covered with poems and articles, sales at stores like someone used it as a scrapbook. I have it in an acid-free box...but when I pick it up i can see some of the material has falling off... is there any way to change that? The font print is very small telling me they had better eyesight in those days..
there are also many different types of japanese papers, just because its japanese paper (washi) it doesn’t necessarily have to be made out of kozo (paper mulberry) though kozo paper is very common in conservation practices
Seems like it's kinda irresponsible to wait to digitize until after restoration is started. If something went wrong all that info would be lost. Digitize it first, then restore.
How do you learn to do that? I would like to save books, Although i think they should all be digitalized as well the originals are more important. This repair process how does it last? I can't imagine to long. Before it has to be redone?
In the nicest way, its cure when Americans talk about something as if its an ancient relic from the mists of time only to realise its not even a couple centuries old. i think the specials board in my local pub might actually be older.
I found this so interesting. I’ve read fiction books and they mention bringing someone into the castle to rewrite with new paints, etc and I always wondered how people today fix old book. Loved seeing professionals doing their jobs. Awesome!!👩🦳💗
What an amazing job! An art to conserve other art. Fantastic! I cannot even realize the price to conserve a book like this. For sure lots of hundred dollars. Congrats!
Seeing theses kind of registry, where major event of people's life were handwritten 150+ years ago, it just feels like you knew these poeples... I do feel the same when staring at photographs form these eras, a tiny part yet prestine of distant past life, a moment in time carved in paper for us to witness today... Truely amazing job, love the way its vintage looks got preserved ! Bravo. (I'm french btw, might not be perfect english up there lol)
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I worked at a small town in the Pacific Northwest as a wastewater treatment plant operator and the decision was made to clean out the old records out of the building department. I spent a few evenings after work pulling old blueprints out of the dumpster behind city hall. Nobody asked me to do it, and nobody was interested in helping me. I was able to save a number of beautiful blueprints of a few of the original structures in the town, like the bridges, old water plant and other buildings. I turned the drawings over to the local history museum. I hope that someday they will have a presentation on the original structures that were built in my hometown, and use the prints I rescued.
You’re a good man
A good man you are.
You are going to be part of the reason why some kids in your town become engineers
Thank you! So many people these days are quick to toss and/or replace their history, but then marvel at things that have been cared for and preserved.
Great thinking and initiative! 👍
The fact that it's a marriage record book, and that everyone in it at one point was going through a precious moment in their lives, and that even though they are no longer here, we still have a small symbolic reminder of those important moments from people who would be otherwise insignificant to us. It makes me weirdly emotional to a small degree :"D
And that's why I do genealogy.
Digitizing all the old books is so critical. My Prof always raves to me about how awesome it is so read old books no one has read in 100's of year all online.
For sure, technology is great for research
It’s not as critical as preserving the old texts before they decay. Digitizing is just a copy, not the original
Online is a backup, but not a solution
EMP attack and all of your digital stuff is gone.
I can’t help but think the digital imaging department is just one person with a scanner
Whaaat, she used mending without killing a animal lol
Digitizing is actually people typing the information by hand as well as scanning each page. Handwriting done in cursive is too variable for a machine to accurately read, and for a growing number of people to read too.
oh it definitely is xD
@@Ass_of_Amalek I *clearly remember* being that person.
I also had a nice "overtime off the books" agreement at that job as well.
But I am good, and we became very busy. Suddenly... Salary. Ha!
Life, got *much* better.
A machine can do it.
I just love the handwriting.
Same, it’s _unique_
Yes
Me too
The cursive is very pretty. My Mom can write similar to this with a fountain pen.
I was the last year to get taught this style of handwriting, next year students had less stylized style of writing taught to them. And then they just basicly tossed the whole writing in style thing.....
It impresses me that the ink didn't get hurt just a little
Same
Same
Same
Same
If it isn’t a water-based ink, typically a water bath won't hurt the ink at all! I am a printmaker and have a bit of experience with bookbinding and the like. Fun fact: a paper conservator was once hired to conserve a copy of an unsigned Declaration of Independence. The conservator knew that the copies were all printed with a non water-based ink and put the document in a water bath to clean it. When the conservator came back to it a few minutes later, the ink had washed away! Turned out that the copy was a forgery made with a water-based ink and the conservator had to break the news to the client....
im surprised that ink back in a day were waterproof, that washing the paper scared me but nope... im amazed!
Iron gall ink is available today, but iron does mean that it doesn't always age well and usually darkens. It will eat through some paper (and some pens, too).
I'm guessing carbon ink is waterproof too.. have been using them all my life but I've never tried checking if they dissolve in water..
water and alcohol-proof
Yeah ikr but not the ball point pens of today tho
Thats because it was written with an Iron Gall Ink, which is still available today. You have to be careful with it because it can eat through some paper (I haven't come across that yet), darken the ink over time and ruin the pen if you leave the ink too long. If it was a water based ink, the writing may not have been readable
Finally a person who actually did their homework their entire life.
These records are so precious to genealogical and historical research. A big thank you to everyone involved in preserving these treasures.
Damn, this is some Nicholas Cage National Treasure shit. I like it.
U have Some fine beard
That’s a damn gorgeous stache
@@stonksagent9040 ikr holy
@@printer9797 that stache has more care put into it than my dad
@@stonksagent9040 lmao
Its beautiful these people are long gone and maybe forgotten but a part of their history lives through this. Always as a proof they were there.
My rule of thumb is if I can't say it to your face, I will not say it online. I learnt this after a thoughtless comment I made to someone years ago and hurt them. I glad I learnt - being polite online is necessary and you *don't* know what anyone else is going though. Well said, and my appreciation to you for being gracious in pointing out a better way for all of us.
Is that washi kozo? The Japanese paper I mean.
Let me guess, you watch baumgartner restorations too?
Upset that there was no belgium linen
I came here looking for a comment like this one hahaha xD
I appreciate seeing the process and care taken. I have a dozen or so first edition books from the 19th century needing such restoration. The first thing I did to that end is do no repair myself.
thats cool to see, we have a book from 1480 at home and sent that a few years ago for restauration. mind blowing to think about how many people must have held that in their hands
WOAH! 1480?!? Dang books last a long time!
@@Abyssal2808 there are even older ones out there. Printing has been around for a long time.
as a restoration nut and family history obsessed person: please digitize this content. Thanks for the wonderful video, loved the narration, as well.
This is so fascinating to see, thank you so much for sharing your work in such a great video! It’s very satisfying to see the whole careful process, and watch the book be gently taken apart, cleaned and repaired, and then put back together.
Really delightful. Thank you again.
2:44 still a better adhesive than Elmers Glue.. ohhh im commenting on the wrong restoration channel?
I love this. I love books and do calligraphy. I love watching art restoration and am into genealogy. This ticks many boxes for me. Good to see it was digitized as part of the process so more people can read it (marriage records are a big part of genealogy), but restored to keep intact for future generations.
What a delightful short doccie. 😊❤️ It's so well made, with a lovely, informative voiceover. And the actual book restoration work it covers is fascinating. It really makes me wish it had been a career choice. ❤️
That seemed like an insane amount of effort to just preserve an old book 😯
I didn't realise it was quite so complicated
It is not merely the preservation of a book, but history .. and that is worth every amount of effort needed to be successful.. : )
Well, I love books in general, old books especially, but anything that is a unique record for genealogy purposes most of all. That book might contain the one piece of information someone like me needs to build the family tree. Each of those marriage records tells the bride and groom's names, their ages, their parents names, the date and place of the marriage, even if it was a second marriage. Pur gold for genealogical purposes.
The problem is that you see it as "just an old book."
argue with me, but I need these restorations with no voiceovers because of the satisfying asmr
check out baumgartner restauration, he does awesome asmr videos
They usually use that lazy buzz voice which ruins the explanation
You are kind of right.. Kind of wrong.. But take my like Anyways...
Nothing wrong with mute.
voiceovers actually keep me entertained, if its just asmr i get bored really fast
My great grandfather kept a record of everyone who died, was born, got married, and events that happened. I respect him deeply for that
Job wonderfully done! Satisfyingly enough to bring foliants back to life for another period of time, preserve records for next generation to come. Greetings from Kyiv, Ukraine!
Just found a book from 1860 in the bookshelf of my grandmother. It was my great great grandmothers book.
To let someone teach you the steps of this process, to then learn it and apply it is one thing. But to be the first one to come up with that is another thing. Of course things evolve, but it's still fascinating to witness a process that is so specialized and tight (and once was not invented).
How much would this cost? Not that I have an 1850 year old book, but just curious. It's a very time consuming but so beautiful.
Wow. Just amazing what is involved. I’m an amateur book binder. This kind of restoration is just mind blowing! 💗
Amazing process - enjoyable to watch - Thank You for sharing 🙏
Crazy to think that every person who is written in that book, had a hand in writing that book, helped produce that book, and designed that book are all dead. None of the original handlers are alive.
Most people of the time would sign marriage registers with a X. Some signed though. A lot of places in Britain had a 'fill in the blanks' style records by this time. Meaning that the text is more uniform and readable. The typed text was still very stylised though.
this gives me hope that my grandma's 1940s joy of cooking recipe book with the spine torn and some papers loose can be fixed, looks amazing.
I like buying old second hand books , and then restoring them in good condition. I recently bought an old medical journal , which was written in 1950 . I feel , it's kind of my secret treasure.
The fact that this is written in hand, with that beautiful handwriting amazes me.
My grandfather caught me writing back-slant, with circles to dot the i. Oh, boy! He produced a yellow legal pad and taught me Palmer penmanship. He was a real tyrant about it, and I took it seriously. I had the handwriting of another day, another time...the old ladies that taught me LOVED it. Thank you, Grandpa.
FINALLY! They actually have a TRUE professional making a video for once instead of some amateur "mom and pop" shop owner that doesn't know wtf they're doing! I think the only "mom and pop" type individual they've had on here that actually EARNED the right to call themselves a professional was a guy who restored a old white piece of furniture but that's literally the only one. All of the other have done REALLY sh*tty work.
I am surprised to see they don't use plastic gloves when touching the pages
This! You risk the oils from your hands damaging the paper or smudging any of the ink. Very strange that they don't wear gloves 🤔
@@pendaco A lot of conservators actually opt out of using gloves because when you wear gloves you can't feel the pressure you're putting on the paper and could risk damaging it even more. Not to mention the point of doing this is to bring the book to a stable point where you can handle the book if need be, additionally; I know for a fact most art conservators do not use gloves most of the time when handling the painting itself because you need to be able to gather as much possible detail from touch since sight can often be lacking.
@@littlekreeper8918 you're absolutely right! I have done academic research in Europe with documents that were even older than this one - you're not allowed gloves, and you can't wear any kind of jewellery and have to wash your hands thoroughly. Gloves make it super difficult to gently handle the pages. Besides, the documents were handled by many many hands in the past, so already have been in contact with skin and oils, while the residu on gloves is completely foreign and probably much more damaging than the little natural oil that's left after you wash up.
before working on precious documents or photos, i wash my hands with a grease cutting soap, then strip any oils out of my fingertips with rubbing alcohol. This works for about 10-15 minutes before the pores make more oil to leave residue. Also careful to not touch skin anywhere else which definitely will transfer oils.
Oh gosh, someone please name the music used in this fantastic video, I'm begging you.
Vintage books with writing in them make me realize how gorgeous people's everyday penmanship used to be. Feels like that's a lost art!
It's 2021, what is going on with the an audio quality, Insider? I didn't expect Dolby Atmos, but it's really hard to listen, sometimes I can't hear, what does she talking about!
That was bloody brilliant!! Thanks 👍
Fascinating process! Well done
"Very thin, but very strong"
*proceeds to tear by hand*
Truly a great work for preserving the book.
Found a ledger for rent that dates back to 1901 just a few days ago. Pretty fascinating stuff
Thanks for this, a couple of questions. Could you share the Methyl-Celulose recipe? Was the Water/Ethanol spray 50/50? You appear to have avoided darkening on the leather on the boards - did you have a particular method to avoid this? Thanks again!
It’s kind of amazing how reconnecting with ancestors can be such an expensive task.
it's real shame that John Wick was supposed to be a book restorer as a hobby and they cut that from the final version
it would've been so cool to see it
They cut down on the badassery....it would have ended us all
UGHHHH I KNOW!!!! I really really hope something shows up in the 4th movie
I would have a hard time cleaning old books like that, I’d be looking through it instead haha
Maaan, this channel is just so good.
I have an old store ledger from my fathers side. The earliest sale I can see is from 1853 written in quill and pen I imagine... it goes back farther but those pages are covered with poems and articles, sales at stores like someone used it as a scrapbook. I have it in an acid-free box...but when I pick it up i can see some of the material has falling off... is there any way to change that? The font print is very small telling me they had better eyesight in those days..
How long does the process take start to finish and what does it cost roughly?
Excellent work I am very impressed by your restoration. Bravo to your team for that great work
Wow, what a beautiful process to preserve history!!!! I love these restoration videos!!!!
your work is so valuable, thanks!
Does someone know the names of the pieces of music in the background?
I'm really bad at remembering names, and now I want to hear the music.
The only i recognized was the first: Meditation from Thais, by Jules Massenet. Hope it helps (y)
@@mvmarchiori oh thank you so much!
I can't sleep and this makes me feel much better.
@@dorcasmalahlela2805 glad it helped :)
Great video! Very surprised paper can be washed successfully. That book press though looks like it should be next up for conservation!
I'm never going to do this in my life, but...I like watching these videos.
Damn, last time I was this early my dad was on his way to get some milk....
*He’s still not back-*
Umm
😬
Ok?
ok
I wanna be your apprentice.
So nice to see the entire process.
I try to salvage old books in a very crude archaic way.
What music is playing in the background? Does anyone know the composer?
I’m so sad in humanity that this only has 300k views and they have horrible videos with like 10 times that this is absolutely amazing 🤩
listen, i've watched a lot of baumgartner restorations, you can call the japanese paper washi kozo
I was saying washi kozo over and over in my mind 😂😑.
Sorry to disappoint you but actually most conservators just say japanese paper 😅 Greetings from a paper conservator ✌🏻😊
there are also many different types of japanese papers, just because its japanese paper (washi) it doesn’t necessarily have to be made out of kozo (paper mulberry) though kozo paper is very common in conservation practices
Will these be digitized afterwards?
I just got to the part of the video where you answered my question. Thank you.
Realizing. I'm impatient.
(4:40) ". . .a calcium (what?) solution." What does she say at 4:40?
I just realized just how early I am....
Hello hope you have a good day/night :)
Does the conservation or repair of the book change it's value?
Seems like it's kinda irresponsible to wait to digitize until after restoration is started. If something went wrong all that info would be lost. Digitize it first, then restore.
Putting the glue on the acetate to get into those hair to reach places was genius!
what's the name of the first music?
Anyone know the Background Music?
Labour Intensive. Labour of Love. Great Video!
How do you learn to do that? I would like to save books, Although i think they should all be digitalized as well the originals are more important. This repair process how does it last? I can't imagine to long. Before it has to be redone?
When they said it was a record book, I thought it was an older copy of the Guinness book of world records 😅
How much does a work of resturation cost?
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This was amazing. Just what i needed after a chaotic day at work.
the couple at 1:01 were only 19 and 21 when they were married, crazy.
Amazing work bravo those pages were beautiful
"hey how was your day at work?"
'oh you know, I spent 8 hours washing individual pages of an old book'
My grandparents are from Michigan and they were married around 1925. Are those records in there and well how do i contact these people??
washing the paper made a huge difference, the only doubt I have is related to the gelatin coating.
In the nicest way, its cure when Americans talk about something as if its an ancient relic from the mists of time only to realise its not even a couple centuries old. i think the specials board in my local pub might actually be older.
I found this so interesting. I’ve read fiction books and they mention bringing someone into the castle to rewrite with new paints, etc and I always wondered how people today fix old book.
Loved seeing professionals doing their jobs. Awesome!!👩🦳💗
What an amazing job! An art to conserve other art. Fantastic!
I cannot even realize the price to conserve a book like this.
For sure lots of hundred dollars.
Congrats!
I wish these insider restorations were longer!
That handwriting is gorgeous
no stabilization of the cover itself??
does anyone know the name of the piece in the background at the beginning?
I get that’s how you save a book like this but my gut reaction to her taking it apart is just panic and fear lol
my experience with books is that the papers distort and become wavy after drying. how come this don't happen here??
It’s held tight by the page under it. Not page sorry, sheet.
A beautiful job of restoration 😃👌👏👏👏
That is so fascinating!
I love this video. So glad there are people who preserve past treasures.
IF the pages are not numbered, how to insure they remain in the same order after cleaning ?
take them out in order
By the dates of the entries
Wow this is just amazing how they do this!!!!!!
I have 2 antique books :
1 is about 125 year old
2 is about 70 year old
Wanna sell ? Can give u $75000 for both .. , tell me.
Seeing theses kind of registry, where major event of people's life were handwritten 150+ years ago, it just feels like you knew these poeples... I do feel the same when staring at photographs form these eras, a tiny part yet prestine of distant past life, a moment in time carved in paper for us to witness today...
Truely amazing job, love the way its vintage looks got preserved ! Bravo.
(I'm french btw, might not be perfect english up there lol)
4:03 realizing that even paper uses alcohol to relax😲
This is like extreme spa day and makeover: paper edition
Even though the professional said *”it would be fine”* ......
My soul still briefly left my body when I saw water being poured on the pages!😳