Storage of genga and douga. Would these work?

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Storage of genga and douga. Would these work?

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I came across a product, and I was wondering if they might work for storing large collections of paper animation memorabilia. On Amazon, I found some supposedly archive safe 9x12 sheet music protectors.

https://www.amazon.com/Keepfiling-Music ... protectors

They're very expensive for one pack with shipping, I don't know what sort of discount one might get for shipping multiples. I was thinking I could store my gengas or dougas in these pages, and load the pages into a three-ring binder. That binder could represent a particular series, or even just a specific cut. Perhaps even some form of acid free barrier could be inserted between the pages.

I rather doubt I ever have a whole lot of such things, but I'm thinking about it all the same. Is this a workable idea?

In terms of storing a single piece paper item, I found some archival art bags at Hobby Lobby. I was thinking for a typical approx 9x12 douga/genga, maybe the 11x14 would be best, to include a piece of backing.

https://www.hobbylobby.com/Art-Supplies ... %22/p/8292

They come in a pack of 25, which would probably be plenty for me for some time. I do have a concern about the page mentioning the bags have adhesive on the flap though. Would these do okay?
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Re: Storage of genga and douga. Would these work?

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Pretty much any book type can be used for storing/protecting artwork
I use Itoya portfolio books in different sizes depending on art work size.
https://www.amazon.com/Profolio-Storage ... o+8.5+x+11
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Re: Storage of genga and douga. Would these work?

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Excellent. Thank you.

I was looking for some UV glass protection information, and I spotted those folios amongst the information in a post. I ordered a folio today in 9x12. Great to have your recommendation for the brand in the mix, that makes me feel even better about giving them a shot. :)

As I'm still new to this myself, I'm still trying to figure out what's what.
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