Comparison of Drying Methods
Pocket-folders filled with documents were wet and dried. The item on the upper right was returned with items removed from the pockets and inserted as a single grouping within the folder. Original order was disrupted and lost.
Slide 30 Comparison of Drying Methods Kaplan/Ludwig 2003 This juxtaposition of dried records illustrates the degree of distortion that occurred in the methods considered. Equal numbers of printed forms from 1960’s machine-made card stock with pen and pencil entries were set side-by-side. Vacuum freeze-drying processes produced the least distortion followed by air-drying. Dehumidification drying performed by a vendor off-site and on-site yielded records with the greatest increase in volume and cockling.
Slide 31 Comparison of Drying Methods Kaplan/Ludwig 2003