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Date: | Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:21:11 -0700 |
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Good afternoon, MuseumLers - You want to avoid anything that could be
considered 'bug food' or could become 'bug food'. So even if you treat real
wood some way that wouldn't off-gas into your environment, it still remains
a food source to mould/mildew spores, as well as multi-legged critters that
like cellulose.
Same deal with those very cute toy firewood logs: make sure the firewood
logs are NOT made out of any type of wool-containing felt (felt is readily
available made out of 100% acrylic, or polyester) and are not stuffed with
cotton batting (batting is readily available made out of thermal bonded
polyester). If you have someone on staff or a volunteer who is handy with a
sewing machine, these would be very easy and inexpensive to make.
Please feel free to contact me off-line if you need further clarification or
have additional questions.
Regards,
Meg
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Margaret E. Geiss-Mooney
Textile/Costume Conservator &
Collections Management Consultant
Professional Associate - AIC
707-763-8694
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..here's another idea instead of real wood...
http://www.etsy.com/listing/72339147/felt-kids-toy-firewood-logs
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..we would be filling several fireplaces, artificial logs
would cost more than we can afford at this point.
Has anyone experimented with treating real logs in some way - heat,
cold, chemicals, etc. - to make them safe for exhibition? ...
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