Charlie,

I think that most conservators would advise using cassettes of activated
charcoal in the box to absorb much of the odor and then air circulation to
finish it - you'll need to do this in an area away from staff and visitors
as the mothball fumes can be adverse to health.

Here is the MSDS:
http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/n0090.htm

You can contact a qualified textiles conservator (call Colonial Williamsburg
- I think that Loreen may still be there) for further advice.

Cheers!
Dave

On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 8:30 AM, Charlie Knight
<[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Anybody know if there's any adverse long-term effects from spraying
> Febreeze on 20th Cent textiles, specifically WWII uniforms? A new collection
> we received must have had an entire box of mothballs dumped on it and i
> don't really want that lovely aroma to migrate throughout everything in
> storage.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Charlie Knight
> Curator - MacArthur Memorial
>
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