smithsonianlibraries: Don’t try this at home! It may be counter-intuitive, but sometimes to fix a water damaged item you need to soak it in water. Due to the extensive tide marks from previous water damage, our book conservators decided to wash these

smithsonianlibraries: Don’t try this at home! It may be counter-intuitive, but sometimes to fix a water damaged item you need to soak it in water. Due to the extensive tide marks from previous water damage, our book conservators decided to wash these

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