Hi,

I am very interested in learning how to restore comic books at the highest
level of proficiency. Can you help me/refer me to an expert or workshops?

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----- Original Message -----
From: (Frank Gregory) <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 3:26 PM


> Hi
>
> You might try  sawing a small kerf cut in the other end of the dowel and
> splitting the wood free with the twist of a screwdriver.  This could be
done
> in several places...in effect splitting off small pieces at a time...
>
> Frank
> www.frankgregory.com
> At 03:26 PM 02/13/2001 -0500, Brent Stauffer wrote:
> >Hello Museum-L
> >
> >   I work for the Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Center,
and
> >one of my co-workers has run into a problem that I am hoping some of you
can
> >help us solve.
> >
> >   While taking apart aome broken shadowboxes, we ran into some papal
coins
> >that were mounted on wooden pegs with what looks like rubber cement.  We
> >have managed to get the pegs off f the shadowboxes, but we can't get them
> >off of the coins.  We thought about just trying to pry the coins free,
but
> >many of them have engraving under the glue, and we don't want to destroy
> >that.  We also don't want to scratch the surface of the coins.  If anyone
> >has any suggestions on how to remove the glue and the wooden pegs without
> >damaging the coins it will be greatly appreciated.  Thank You.
> >
> >Brent Stauffer
> >Archives Technician
> >
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