God did it.

O
Olivia S. Anastasiadis, Curator
Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace
18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard
Yorba Linda, CA  92886
(714) 993-5075, ext. 224; Fax (714) 528-0544
----- Original Message -----
From: Ross Weeks <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 2:08 PM
Subject: Re: trenchcoat


> We need to hear from a scientist here...where are you folks?  Could this
> rubber coat be encased in a heavy plastic dress bag for storage?  Would
the
> bag lead to the deterioration of the rubber over time?  How does the
museum
> determine for certain that it's old cigarette smoke on that police
> trenchcoat rather than smoke from fires being investigated?   Could it be
> hung outdoors for several days, if indeed the odor should be removed?
>
> Now about Dr. Laura....IndigoNights had one solution.
>
> Ross Weeks Jr.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Cynthia L. Ogorek <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 3:31 PM
> Subject: Re: trenchcoat
>
>
> > Kimberly Beach wrote:
> >
> > > While it may be "part of the object," it isn't part of
> > > the rest of the objects in your collection.  I think
> > > you are justified in removing the odor so it does not
> > > contaminate other objects in your collection.  To me,
> > > it is in the same vein as removing pests before you
> > > introduce an object to the collection.
> >
> > I pretty much agree with the above, but smoking cigarettes at one time
was
> very much a part of
> > popular culture.  This vestige of that time might be an important aspect
> of that object.
> >   Not too long ago, I cleaned about 17 trophies and plaques that had
been
> won by the village fire
> > department. Most of them were coated with nicotine. I didn't miss the
> irony. I cleaned the
> > objects, but in doing so something of the 1960s and 1970s was lost. The
> same thing happens, I
> > suppose, with all objects from pre-central heating days.
> >
> > Cynthia Ogorek
> > Matteson Historical Museum
> >
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