It depends on what kind of cloth they are. If they are sturdy they may be
dry cleanable if you have a dry cleaner you can trust. They could also be
very lightly and carefully vaccumed if they are not too fragile.

Elizabeth Walton

At 02:00 PM 1/8/02 -0500, you wrote:
>I have come across 3 cloth banners (felt) from the 70's. They need
cleaning. They are dusty and I think a mouse use to live in close proximity
to where they had been stored.
>Can these banners be cleaned?
>Thanks!
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