https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01971360.2020.1795982

Dear Colleagues, Steven Loew’s -- Loew Heat-Set Tissue is available again: Some of you may be familiar with Steven Loew and the wonderful heat set tissue that he supplied. Unfortunately, Steven had to suspend production. A new producer has been established using the same formulation -- see the references below. This mending tissue is a very thin, 5-gram per square meter tissue that is coated with a mixture of Lascaux 303 and 498 adhesives. The tissue is aptly named: Loew Heat-Set Tissue(TM). The tissue is available in both 8-1/2 x 11 (grain short) and 11 x 17 (grain long) sheets. Features: · This tissue is the thinnest and most translucent available with a heat-set and solvent-set capability · It is available in white or toned, 5-gsm kozo tissue · Good adhesion and flexible · Passed blocking and reversibility tests · Passed the PAT and aging tests · Is supplied on silicone release film to permit cutting to any shape or size · An initial bond is achieved with finger pressure and full adhesion with a tacking iron set at 110C or 230 F · Each sheet is handmade and inspected for consistent quality Information and samples are available from Kaylee Miller at Keystone Preservation Technologies: connect.kpt@gmail.com Loew Heat-Set Tissue is available from Hiromi Paper and Polistini Conservation Materials References short version: https://cool.culturalheritage.org/coolaic/sg/bpg/annual/v38/bpga38-05.pdf long/technical version: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01971360.2020.1795982 <https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01971360.2020.1795982> older formula information: https://cool.culturalheritage.org/coolaic/sg/bpg/annual/v34/bpga34-16.pdf William Minter 4364 Woodbury Pike Woodbury, PA 16695 814-793-4020 wminterbook@gmail.com