A couple of questions (what else - I'm a conservator, after all). Is the oil something that was factory-applied, or was it applied by staff? If factory, can you tell where it is coming from? Has something obviously ruptured? Does it appear to be internal, or simply on the surface? If staff-applied, how frequently was it done? What has changed recently that caused this problem to start now? Perhaps nothing, but maybe you have a new maintenance technician that is being a bit too zealous? How large and heavy are the drawers?
Marc Williams
President, American Conservation Consortium, Ltd.
4 Rockville Rd
Broad Brook, CT 06016
860-386-6058
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> I'm hoping someone out there can help me. The lubricating oil used to
> ease the movement of the cabinet drawers in my textile vault has begun
> to leak down into the drawers below (it is happening in all of our
> cabinets of this type to some degree). Thankfully, no textiles have
> been damaged so far, but other than keeping the textiles and tissue well
> away from the drawer edges is there anything I can do? If it's just
> time to replace the drawers, any recommendations for replacement? Any
> drawer units out there that don't use oil?
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> Thanks for the help.
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