Mosher, Scott wrote:

> We freeze the items for a couple of days (depending on mass) we then 
> thaw the items slowly by placing them in a Styrofoam box and allowing it 
> to come up to room temperature over a period of several days. The slow 
> thaw forms ice crystals inside the moths breaking down their structure 
> and killing them. We do this twice to assure that we get them all. So 
> far this has worked well, approved by our contracted conservator and 
> executed (pun intended) by our conservation technicians.
>  


Nice technology.

Way to understand how to manipulate your environment.


Tim Vitale
Paper, Photographs &
Electronic Media Conservator
Film Migration to Digital Format
Digital Imaging & Facsimiles
Preservation & Imaging Consulting
Preservation Associates
1500 Park Avenue
Suite 132
Emeryville, CA 94608

510-594-8277
510-594-8799 fax
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