Practical Reader, 1830
A leather bound book from the schoolhouse in the open air campus, Greenfield Village, the book’s spine split along the outer joint and the leather lifted off the spine. The leather was first consolidated with Klucel G in alcohol. The repairs carried out are described below.
The split along the left board and the spine
The lifted leather from the tail of the spine
The repaired split, with toned tissue adhered with wheat starch paste under the leather on the board and spine
The leather was affixed onto the tissue with Klucel G in alcohol
Toned tissue was pasted onto the board and spine
The leather was affixed down with the same Klucel G solution