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Adam Savage suits up at the National Park Service’s Museum Conservation Lab to learn from paper conservator Allison Holcomb how they “bathe” a brittle, 157-year-old newspaper—removing yellowing, strengthening fragile fibers, and giving a new lease on life to these historic pages. It’s a deep dive into the surprisingly high-tech science of paper preservation and why every detail matters when you’re safeguarding our past.
These papers live in the NPS history and study collections, and you can keep this vital work rolling by visiting national parks, writing to your representatives in support of the NPS, or donating to the National Park Conservation Association.
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This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Maker YouTube
Maker YouTube | Sciencx (2025-09-02T16:03:39+00:00) Adam Savage’s Tested: Adam Savage Bathes a 157-Year-Old Newspaper! (at @NationalParkService Museum Conservation Lab). Retrieved from https://www.scien.cx/2025/09/02/adam-savages-tested-adam-savage-bathes-a-157-year-old-newspaper-at-nationalparkservice-museum-conservation-lab/
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