Using gloves with paper objects is always a tricky issue.  For example,
the gloves with the PVC dots may appear to be handy for some items, but
should not be used with photographs.  Books with suede covers may
require you to use gloves, not only to protect the leather from the oils
on your hands, but to keep the leather from staining your hands.  You
may wish to contact Peter Verheyen, the staff conservator at the Gaylord
Co. (archival supplies) for advice.


SF Gray wrote:

> There are gloves available that have PVC "dots" which seem to overcome
> this
> problem.  We ordered them specifically for our archivist who primarily
> works
> with paper.  He seems to like them.
>
> SF Gray
> Executive Director
> 390th Memorial Museum Foundation
> www.390th.org
>
> Leonard Will wrote:
>
> > Is there not a problem, though, that wearing gloves makes your
> fingers
> > less sensitive and your movements less precise? It is more difficult
> to
> > pick up a single sheet of paper with gloves on, for example, and the
>
> > risk of mechanical damage from wearing them has to be set against
> the
> > risk of chemical damage from not wearing them. I'd be interested to
> know
> > whether the consensus is that they should always be worn.
> >



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