Just to let you know that you are not the only museum with pests, our museum
has a serious clothes moth infestation, which according to records I found
recently is well established. With well over 500 items of uniform and 200
flags, banners, wool saddle packings etc we need something thats is
effective on a large scale. We are hoping to start in couple of weeks and
after speaking to a number of experts and getting as much advise as possible
these are the steps we are planning:
place each item in a thick polythene bag, covering buttons, badges,
epaulettes with acid free tissue
squeeze as much air as possible out and seal the bag, fixing a tie-on label
to it
place the bagged up items straight into the freezer at -19 C for 7 days
or -30 for 3 days (we are using a re-frigerated lorry, -26 for 7 days)
bring back to room temp/humidity gradually
clean and pack away
pray!

Good luck with your pests

Paul Connell
Curator
Royal Logistic Corps Museum
Camberley

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