Isn't the smell part of the object?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kathrine Young [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 2:28 PM
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> Subject:      trenchcoat
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> Greetings,
>     I have a question for you all.  At our museum we recently received a
> rubber police uniform trench coat c.1940's.  Unfortunately it smells so
> strongly of cigarette smoke that we do not want to put it in storage and
> thus
> cause the whole collection to smell like smoke.  We are a small museum
> with
> only one closet for storage of all objects.     .  So my question is, does
> anyone have any suggestions as to how we can get the offensive smell out?
> Any and all suggestions are welcome. Feel free to reply off list.
>
> Kathrine Young
> Collections Manager
>
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