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 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: trenchcoat > > 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 > > **************************************************** > Seattle Metropolitan Police Museum > 317 3rd Ave S > Seattle, WA 98104 > 206-748-9991 > ***************************************************** > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail > message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should > read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).