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Conservation - Clamshell Box

Clamshell Box
Custom Built Enclosure
(No rulers were used to create this enclosure, all measurements were made using the laboratory's board shear, so that the book would fit indie the box perfectly.)
A book of Butterflies, from The Nature Library's series, 1926.
BOX EXTERIOR - Front Cover
SPINE, LABEL - The title of the book, Butterflies, followed by the aptly-named author, Mr. Clarence M. Weed.
BOX INTERIOR - Two nestling trays, from which the "clamshell box" derives its name.
Conservation - Clamshell Box
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Conservation - Clamshell Box

A personal project undertaken during my internship at the MIT Library's Wunsch Conservation Laboratory.

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