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Help Needed -- Reliable Photocopy Service for Reproducing Heirlooms


Anna Blume

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In 1956, my talented mother drew a set of Cinderella paper dolls which she then painted with watercolors.

The colors are still vivid and lovely.

What I'd like to do is take them someplace to reproduce a set or two on heavier paper to give as a gift, keeping the originals.

The paper dolls are all cut out, so individual pieces are delicate, vulnerable, etc. They are currently in excellent condition.

This is not the sort of thing I want to drop off and pick up the next day. I want to be there and be allowed at least to supervise or assist in placing everything on the machine itself.

There is a Staples nearby where I would have taken this project in a heartbeat, but the fantastic employee who once did an amazing job is no longer there.

Since most of the chain photocopy services have state-of-the-art ink-jet printers capable of reproducing colors rather faithfully (if not w the nuances of an original watercolor, granted), I care most about finding someone who would have some understanding and respect for fragile originals and the capacity to humor me in doing the job on-the-spot and well.

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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Hello Anna,

If the original materials are delicate and irreplaceable I would not recommend taking them to a copy shop. You are less likely to get a good result and the material may be damaged. Instead I would recommend you take them to a professional photo lab to have them digitized and then printed. This will be more accurate and will also allow you to experiment with the printing, make additional copies in the future etc, without damaging the originals. For digitization you could have the materials photographed digitally or scanned on a flatbed scanner. I haven't used them personally in a while but Dodge Chrome has locations in Silver Spring & Palisades and I imagine they could do this for you. Good luck!

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I haven't used them personally in a while but Dodge Chrome has locations in Silver Spring & Palisades

I used them for some very delicate, very large, historic photographs last summer. They did an astoundingly good job.

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