Rives BFK, again
Sandy Vrooman (kitsune@best.com)
Mon, 15 Jan 1996 11:07:50 -0800
Wellman Paper Company is the US distributer for Rives papers.
I called Wellman paper in Los Angeles and they Faxed Rives in France.
There has been no change to their paper formulas in the last 200+ years.
All of their papers are 100% cotton rag and as such do not require
any buffering agents. It is only wood pulp paper that requires buffering
agents to reduce acidity. They have also not added any polymers to their
paper formulas.
I checked out this statement with a local reseller of art products and
he confirmed this to be true. He also says that photos done during or
before the Civil War have better archival quality because wood pulp
paper was not manufactured until then.
Sandy Vrooman