Vertically in those magazine boxes? Horizontally on the bookshelf? They aren't high value or collectible issues, just kept for reference and information. For example I've got Car and Driver since the late 70's. in the boxes up to 2007. After that they are just stacked on the floor so I'm tired of seeing them like that. Earlier ones that are staple bound tend to sag and wrinkle to one side in the boxes since there is more room in the box than the magazines take up for one year. The later glue bound spines are a little better and they print the date on the binding which is convenient. That type is good to lay flat on the shelf but then if you want to get at one near the bottom, it's a pain. Any other suggestions?
The "Traditional" way is to find some questionable & dilapidated cardboard boxes,... And find a damp, musty ba*****t.... So when you look at them, your eyes tear up, your sinuses close up like a bank vault...... So future Hot Rodders can fully enjoy the "Traditional" experience of finding a treasure trove of old Hot Rod magazines.
I used to stack the stapled ones flip flopped so they would not fall over and then put them in zip lock bags by year and lay them flat as the stand ups they will curl over time unless you put a peice of cardboard in the bundle to give it support and keep them out of light and away from moisture , my one freind had a magazine collection that was huge and stacked on several pallets in his ba*****t and the moisture in the ba*****t combined with the stacking weight caused them to start to decompose ( from the acid in the paper) and they started to get hot and almost started a fire if we didn't take the pile apart when he decided to catalog them , some were so bad they were brown in the center of the piles now they are in 1 year packages stacked on the shelfs . we had to dispose of 20 years worth ( 1960's and early 70's ) of drag mags
I use filing cabinets, so they will survive if my house burns down. And the "flip-flop" advice is good, I do that too.
Use care when using cardboard boxes ,especially brown cardboard,they attract moisture and bugs love newsprint and moisture. The washing detergent boxes work well and keep the magazines smelling fresh & clean. HRP
My collectable ones get put in individual plastic sleeves and then are put into plastic tubs with lids. I lay them flat and then alternate teh spine location by year. The tubs are labeled by brand and years and are stored upstairs. The not so collectable ones just get layed flat in cardboard boxes, kinda sorted by brand & date.
My long term storage is on high shelves in the garage. My attic gets too hot. I put them in plastic bags to keep the bugs out and then into cardboard boxes. I put a note with my living trust to send them down the road with my cars or donate them to a club. Charlie Stephens
My valuable mags are in plastic sleeves from these guys: http://the2buds.com/ I then put them on edge in bankers boxes (tough cardboard boxes with lids) grouped in years. Each year is separated with a piece of foamcore (a firm, light, mounting board available from office supply stores) cut to the size of the magazine to keep them from sagging. Pack each box kinda tight and you'll never have any bent magazines. I write the ***le and year range on the outside of each box. I've got a couple dozen boxes in the extra room of my house.
I bag mine, then stack them flat, flip-flop in the filing cabinets. Works pretty good, and they are protected from fire.
Light Impressions, University Products and Gaylord are all companies that sell museum quality boxes/sleeves for all your mags. BTW they were never meant to last forever. A lot of archives are now scanning and throwing the originals away, takes up much less space hat way.
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