Hi, Sherri.  I suggest you contact the Corning Museum of Glass in
Corning, New York.  Ph: 607-937-5371 or
www.pennynet.org/glmuseum/corningm.htm

Good luck!  Glass is tricky stuff in some ways.  Keep it in a stable
environment in the meantime.

Stacey Otte
Catalina Island Museum
Sherri Helwig wrote:
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> A quick question to anyone that is knowledgeable about the conservation of
> glass... (my introductory Museum Studies course covered basic conservation
> techniques for paper and canvas works but not glass...!)
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> A colleague of mine has a very old glass bottle in his collection found in
> the water near Tyre, Lebanon.  He is concerned as the glass seems to be
> deteriorating  fairly quickly -- what steps should he take for conservation?
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> Also, if there are any experts in the valuation of such items (preferably
> in or near Canada) my colleague would like to have the item appraised.
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