Preservation/Conservation Supplies - A-Z

[johnny12550]

Hi, Have any of you guys ever heard of using Scott’s Liquid Gold furniture Polish to bring out the color on helmets and help preserve them? I heard it today and I thought I heard it many years ago.  Thanks

[Bluehawk]

4 hours ago, johnny12550 said:

Hi, Have any of you guys ever heard of using Scott’s Liquid Gold furniture Polish to bring out the color on helmets and help preserve them? I heard it today and I thought I heard it many years ago.  Thanks

Haven't heard of that specifically, although it sounds plausible. Being a thin liquid it would work, at least for awhile, to bring out color and preserve the surface (whatever that may actually be).

However, the same thing can be accomplished far more correctly and long-lasting by using a microcrystalline wax, such as RenWax... highly recommended by preservationists around the world 

https://restorationproduct.com/shop/renaissance-wax/

[bldrhouse]

I need Oxygen absorbers..  unfortunately this company seems to no longer carry them.

 

Suggestions?

 

To protect this great WWII rubber topographic map of Iwo Jima...

 

I am not getting responses via the site, so please ALSO email me at [email protected]

 

 

[Bluehawk]

11 hours ago, bldrhouse said:

I need Oxygen absorbers..  unfortunately this company seems to no longer carry them.

 

Suggestions?

 

To protect this great WWII rubber topographic map of Iwo Jima...

 

I am not getting responses via the site, so please ALSO email me at [email protected]

 

 

There are many companies selling the product... for example: https://www.google.com/search?q=oxygen+absorbers&oq=oxygen+ab&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0i433i512j0i512l8.8656j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

 

I would rely on this:

https://www.universityproducts.com/silica-gel-desiccant-packets.html

[bldrhouse]

Thanks on response, but wondering if O2 absorbers for food same as for artifacts?

 

and the University Products item is a dessicant, not an O2 absorbent.  At least moisture is not an issue here in CO...

 

z

[Bluehawk]

3 hours ago, bldrhouse said:

Thanks on response, but wondering if O2 absorbers for food same as for artifacts?

 

and the University Products item is a dessicant, not an O2 absorbent.  At least moisture is not an issue here in CO...

 

z

I don't see why they wouldn't be as effective as for food products. But, I find no common usage of them outside of that.

 

It may be that achieving a vaccum in association with absorbers would be most beneficial? And, of course, any exposure to unfiltered UV is the great enemy of artifacts.

 

University Products is simply a reliable source of material and information. It may be worth asking them about this, since they are normally up on the very latest. http://www.universityproducts.com.

 

I did come across this which may be more than anyone would want to know...

 

https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/textiles_facpub/15/

 

 

[greendevilsix]

Hello All,

 

There is a very good resource for free and covers all kinds of items which we would want to protect.  

 

National Park Service Museum Handbook, Part I: Museum Collections  https://www.nps.gov/museum/publications/MHI/mushbkI.html

 

Topics addressed:  G through U are what we deal with mostly.  

A: Mandates and Standards for NPS Museum Collections 2000

B: Accreditation 2006

C: Professional Organizations and Societies 2000

D: Code of Ethics 2006

E: Scope of Collection Statement 2003

F: NPS Museum Collections Management Checklists 1999

National Park Service Checklist for Preservation and Protection of Museum Collections 2009

G: Museum Firearms, Small Arms Ammunition, Munitions, and Artillery 2022 

H: Curatorial Health and Safety 2000

I: Curatorial Care of Archeological Objects 2001

J: Curatorial Care of Paper Objects 2003

K: Curatorial Care of Textile Objects 2002

L: Curatorial Care of Easel Paintings 2000

M: Management of Cellulose Nitrate and Cellulose Ester Film 1999

N: Curatorial Care of Wooden Objects 2002

O: Curatorial Care of Metal Objects 2002

P: Curatorial Care of Ceramic, Glass, and Stone Objects 2000

Q: Curatorial Care of Natural History Collections 1999

R: Curatorial Care of Photographic Collections 1996

S: Curatorial Care of Objects Made from Leather and Skin Products 1996

T: Curatorial Care of Biological Collections 2005

U: Curatorial Care of Paleontological Collections 2005

 

Kind Regards,

Jim

 

[Bluehawk]

The American Alliance of Museums (formerly American Association of Museums) 6th edition of "Museum Registration Methods"  is available... excellent resource for anything to do with storage, preservation, handling, shipping etc etc etc:

 

 

 

[Bluehawk]

> I went back to check on whether the original listing from 15 years ago was still active as it was in 2008. 

 

They've transformed it into a more interactive site so searching is more complicated, but the information is still there with user patience, and the original link is still in effect.

 

http://www.si.edu/mci/english/learn_more/t...e/supplier.html