Wow, its funny that this was still in my inbox. I walked in this
morning to 4 big garbage bags of old uniforms reeking of moth balls.
Where might one get these activated charcoal cassettes? I can’t
find them on Gaylord’s website.
Thanks much,
Toni Kiser
The National WWII Museum
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list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Harvey
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 11:11 AM
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Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Febreeze
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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