Dear Jennifer,

Fortunately, we have had no directors in recent memory that required such
methods of control!  If it ever was bloodied, the blood was probably that
of a homesteader, soldier or Native American ca. 1880-1900.  It was a
special issue that had been hidden in a wall for a number of years until
it was recently excavated.

On Thu, 8 Aug 1996, Jennifer Nuske wrote:

> Was this sword recently acquired from the back of a museum director or
> curator? Cleaning blood from various metals involves....;-)
> --
> Jennifer Nuske
> Deakin University,
> Melbourne, Australia.
> Email: [log in to unmask]
>
> Judy Prosser-Armstrong wrote:
> >
> > I am posting this for a colleague of mine at the Museum of Western
> > Colorado in Grand Junction.  He would like to know the best and least
> > damaging way of cleaning a sword the Museum recently acquired.
> >
> > I think there was something on this a few months ago on the list.  Am I
> > correct?
> >
> > Replies can be sent to David Bailey via [log in to unmask]
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Judy Prosser-Armstrong
>