In order to make an informed choice of adhesive it is necessary to know the ageing characteristics of the adhesive and its effect on the substrate. In order to understand the special requirements in photography, a series of accelerated ageing studies were undertaken using a range of photographic detectors, in order to determine possible adhesive influence on image silver, common biner layers and paper supports. The adhesives tested included wheat starch paste, methyl cellulose, polyvinyl acetate in toluene, vinyl acetate dispersion, B-72 and acrylic dispersions, a mixture of acrylic dispersion and methyl cellulose and 2 commercial adhesives, Liquitex acrylic gloss medium, Carter's rubber cement and Best-test paper cement. Results obtained were not dramatic, although the traditional adhesive of wheat starch paste and methyl cellulose performed consistently well, testing will be contiued. Information on these materials and procedures, and tabulated results.