Maybe a local zoo would be willing to
help. They all have large walk-in freezers, and animals are less fussy about
their food than humans!
-Laurel
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Laurel K. Weller
Museum Educator
Mütter Museum
The College
of Physicians of Philadelphia
Phone: 215-563-3737 x203
E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
From: Pamela Silvestri
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006
11:44 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] mold
inside books
ooooooohhhhhhhh Becky, I'm already
paranoid enough about what's in my food when I go out to eat! lol
Seriously though, that would be a health
code violation.
In a message dated 1/24/2006 11:33:18
P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes:
Here's
a true confession of a small museum director! We routinely receive
"gifts" of all kinds of artifacts, documents, textiles, etc. About a
year
ago I opened a bag of books to discover silverfish. Of course we have no
freezer or isolation room either. But...a wonderful volunteer is the seafood
manager at a local grocery. Yup, we sealed the books in several layers of
plastic and he put them in the walk-in freezer. (I had previously inspected
the freezer...it's wonderful...no smells. And of course the items are placed
so they have no contact with any food items.
Perhaps you also have a friendly grocer who could freeze your books. :-)
Becky Fitzgerald
Susquehanna Museum