I have to say, this is unrelated to the issue of bad hat smells.  Karen, you
wouldn't by chance be a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, c.
1993?

Mike Kassel


>From: Karen Heege <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Fwd: Re: suggestions for hats with a bad smell...
>Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 18:33:28 +0000
>
>Below are some suggestions from a friend who runs a retail hat shop. Judy
>is
>interested in what other people suggest, so either post replys to the list
>or to me. Either way, I'll pass on the replies.
>
>Karen Heege
>
>***************************
>
>>From: [log in to unmask]
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: suggestions for hats with a bad smell...
>>Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 14:21:16 EDT
>>
>>>
>>Surely the smell is indeed mold -- perhaps at a sub-visible level.  I'd be
>>certainly amazed if there weren't spores present in the felts, linings and
>>leather sweatbands because mold spores are everywhere, anyway.  Must be
>>that
>>moisture was present elsewhere and not particularly on the hat surfaces,
>>so
>>it was
>>actually visibly growing elsewhere but not visible on the hats.   Mold
>>needs
>>darkness, warmth, moisture and still air conditions to grow, so after
>>thorough
>>vacuuming is done, I wonder if "blasts" of refrigerated, dehumidified air
>>would
>>help clear the odor and clean up the hats -- of course, not sure how they
>>would create this (other than somehow funneling down air from the
>>facility's air
>>conditioning ducts).  Barring that, maybe hair dryer set on low (being
>>careful
>>not to overheat the hat surfaces) would at least get air through the
>>surfaces
>>and complete the cleansing process.  Then storage in moving air and not
>>total
>>darkness for a while to monitor them might be advisable.
>>
>>My two cents worth....
>>
>>Judy McClure, AIA
>>Classic Hats for Men
>>654 - 19th Street
>>Des Moines, IA  50314
>>(515) 244-7884
>>www.classichatsformen.com
>>
>>
>
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Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum
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