Conservation
The ledgers which came with the collection had severely damaged bindings with decaying leather. We had these professionally rebound.
![The ledger before conservation.](https://new.millsarchive.org/plus2/external/legacy_embedded_imgs/cache/images/files/images/articles/DSC_0014_600_442.jpg)
![Removing the leather](https://new.millsarchive.org/plus2/external/legacy_embedded_imgs/cache/images/files/images/articles/DSC_0016_600_402.jpg)
![Fitting a linen lining on the spine](https://new.millsarchive.org/plus2/external/legacy_embedded_imgs/cache/images/files/images/articles/DSC_0029_600_402.jpg)
![Repairing and strengthening the spring back](https://new.millsarchive.org/plus2/external/legacy_embedded_imgs/cache/images/files/images/articles/DSC_0030_600_450.jpg)
![Preparing the endpapers](https://new.millsarchive.org/plus2/external/legacy_embedded_imgs/cache/images/files/images/articles/DSC_0040_600_402.jpg)
![Calf leather was used to bind the ledgers](https://new.millsarchive.org/plus2/external/legacy_embedded_imgs/cache/images/files/images/articles/DSC_0073_600_402.jpg)
![The rebound ledgers arriving back at the archive](https://new.millsarchive.org/plus2/external/legacy_embedded_imgs/cache/images/files/images/articles/Holman_6_smaller_600_450.jpg)
The ledgers which came with the collection had severely damaged bindings with decaying leather. We had these professionally rebound.