storage.boutique Archive Standard PHOTOGRAPH Protection SLEEVES, Acid Free

Key Product Features

• Acid Free, Archive Standard, Protective Sleeves for Photographs
• storage.boutique New Technology 3-Layer Dense, Lightweight Material
• Crystal clear - does not dull over time
• Strong, dense, lightweight - will not scratch or bend photographs on insertion or removal
• Made in the UK, despatched same day by Royal Mail from stock

storage .boutique has developed an innovative new, lightweight three layer, acid free, archive standard sleeve specifically sized for various collectables. They are manufactured here in the UK to our own exact specifications, from three different density layers of very high quality biaxially-oriented polypropylene (BOPP) which is inert and acid free. The outer layer is low density coated on the outside to retard the harmful effect of ultra-violet light. The middle layer is a dense core giving strength which prevents tearing but as the material is biaxally-oriented it retains the extreme clarity for decades. The inside layer is untreated and inert, which ensures that the sleeves are completely acid free on contact with your precious photograph.

Our sleeves are designed to hold photographs of the inches sizes shown. The external dimensions of the sleeves are In mm as follows:

If you have previously stored paper-based items in hard plastic sleeves, albums or even polypockets you will know how they dull over time, degrade, and allow the ink on your collectable to fade through exposure to ultra-violet light damage. The result of all this technology is a new, unique way of storing your archive or collection for a very long time, reducing hard plastic usage, and enhancing the display quality of the contents – and thereby possibly the value of your collection.

More Information

storage .boutique is a UK based archive materials business. We manufacture and store all our own archive standard materials in the UK and offer a stock service with same day despatch on orders. Whilst we work with many large professional collections and archives in the UK, such has been the demand for our world standard products, we are now also able to supply directly to collectors and dealers.

True economy procures only the things that are necessary but uses prudent management in the buying. The highest economy may be practised by purchasing here – we offer a healthy discount for multiple unit purchases.

Our Premise 

If you value an item, we believe you will want to protect it from the ravages of time, dampness, acid, and light. Yet, you will also want to present it clearly and visibly to optimise how it looks.  

With this in mind, storage .boutique presents our own, new technology, archive material made in three density layer sleeves, specifically sized to suit a wide variety of archive and collectible purposes.

Protection Properties

Our inert, acid free, biaxially oriented film is layered to three different densities to protect your item from ultra-violet light, atmospheric moisture, and other time delayed damage.  

Despite seeming to be lightweight compared to former hard plastic protection, you will find ours denser, stronger, and visibly more transparent. This protects your valuable item when it is inserted or removed from our sleeve.  

Sizing 

With more than half a century of experience in archive protection, we know that collectors and archivists want their protective sleeve to fit as near exactly as possible, so that it displays the item to the optimum. Therefore, on the description to our products we not only put the size, but we also put a suggested use - the same size may suit many purposes, but we know you wish to buy with a confidence that the protection product will exactly fit your item. 

Other Advantages

We believe you will be delighted at how well your item will be presented using our archive protective products. We believe they enhance the perceived value to collectors, archivists, and potential buyers alike. 

We have been using our own products to store documents, photos, and postcards for more than half a century. The current material has been used for more than twenty years and retains its crystal-clear protective properties without any known damage to the item inside. We know that time is not kind - so don’t put off what you can do today!  

With postage prices so high these days, and likely to rise substantially more, we suggest that if you are a dealer, you may not wish to send heavy, hard plastic but utilise our lightweight, dense, strong protective product instead.