Has anyone had any experience with disposing of old, deteriorating
celluloid objects? (Not nitrate film) Refrigeration slows down the decay
process, but doesn't stop it. I was wondering what the recommended
practice for disposal is. A chemist friend told me that with very small
amounts (and I'm talking a hairpin) he would burn the material by
putting it into a glass dish, soaking in alcohol and setting on fire. In
an area where he wouldn't breathe the fumes. This isn't exactly the
option for me.

Any ideas, thoughts?

--
Lisa Shockley
Collections Technician, Union Station, Kansas City
KC Museum/Science City

Where there is Peace, there is Culture;
Where there is Culture, there is Peace.”   (Nicholas Roerich)

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