In my haste to gather up very nice and high-
end cels , I have to stop and seriously think:

Can I hold on to these, for the long-term,  if I 
decide to pass them on to my child, or 
grandchild?

How long do these things hold up? 

I know about all of the conservation issues 
regarding exposure to light, smoke, heat and 
humidity; paint oxidation, gas build up, etc. I 
know about UV glass, and acid-free mats, etc.; 
Use of archival materials, etc. But, given all of 
these things...

How long will the paint hold up from 
production cels on acetate anyway?

When will lines fade after all of this meticulous  
protection is used. Does anyone have the 
experience of seeing a pristine cel that is over 
30 ,40, or even 50 years old, without the color-
loss or line fade? 

Just to overstate:

Is it even possible to think that even if you kept 
your cels in a "musuem", that you have a life-
long investment or "heirloom" with cels to 
pass on?

Or are they just like smoke, doomed to vanish 
into thin-air?

 It would almost make more sense to buy 
genga or reproduction cels if this is the case 
(rhetorically speaking ^-^) Do we every really 
own production cels forever? Honestly, are we 
naive to think that we can?

Or will they just crumble to dust--ending their 
lease on our pocket books--just leaving us 
with a bunch of frames and mats to recycle on 
some future auctions site?

But hold up!! ^-^
I guess theire is always restoration...^-^

What do you think?

E