There is a conservator at the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum who might be able to help you with your problem. His name is Richard Trela Phone: 806-656-2238 Heidi Anderson [log in to unmask] On Fri, 29 Mar 1996, Michael E Telzrow wrote: > I'd like to request information on testing textiles for the presence of > blood. We have a regulation federal-issue Civil War blanket in our > collection that was issued to a soldier wounded at Nashville in 1864. The > blanket appears to be blood-stained. I'm curious - does an inexpensive, > non-destructive test exist for the detection of blood? > > Michael Telzrow > Wisconsin Veterans Museum > Madison, WI >