Betty Crocker Cookbook

It's a good thing my tetanus shot is up to date. This rusted Betty Crocker Cookbook's ring binder from the 1940s had 5 rings, instead of today's standard 3 rings. So buying a replacement mechanism wasn't an option. The spine, also metal, was thoroughly rusted as well. The client didn't want me to remove all the filament tape from the covers because she preferred the book to look much as it was when her mother was using it.

Things got messy for a while.

Some of the filament tape had to go.

I think I achieved a lasting, appropriate repair that didn't change the character of the book.

After rust removal, black bookcloth tape protects the metal spine.

Metal mechanism after rust removal.

Spine before treatment.