I have to say, this is unrelated to the issue of bad hat smells. Karen, you wouldn't by chance be a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, c. 1993? Mike Kassel >From: Karen Heege <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Fwd: Re: suggestions for hats with a bad smell... >Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 18:33:28 +0000 > >Below are some suggestions from a friend who runs a retail hat shop. Judy >is >interested in what other people suggest, so either post replys to the list >or to me. Either way, I'll pass on the replies. > >Karen Heege > >*************************** > >>From: [log in to unmask] >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: Re: suggestions for hats with a bad smell... >>Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 14:21:16 EDT >> >>> >>Surely the smell is indeed mold -- perhaps at a sub-visible level. I'd be >>certainly amazed if there weren't spores present in the felts, linings and >>leather sweatbands because mold spores are everywhere, anyway. Must be >>that >>moisture was present elsewhere and not particularly on the hat surfaces, >>so >>it was >>actually visibly growing elsewhere but not visible on the hats. Mold >>needs >>darkness, warmth, moisture and still air conditions to grow, so after >>thorough >>vacuuming is done, I wonder if "blasts" of refrigerated, dehumidified air >>would >>help clear the odor and clean up the hats -- of course, not sure how they >>would create this (other than somehow funneling down air from the >>facility's air >>conditioning ducts). Barring that, maybe hair dryer set on low (being >>careful >>not to overheat the hat surfaces) would at least get air through the >>surfaces >>and complete the cleansing process. Then storage in moving air and not >>total >>darkness for a while to monitor them might be advisable. >> >>My two cents worth.... >> >>Judy McClure, AIA >>Classic Hats for Men >>654 - 19th Street >>Des Moines, IA 50314 >>(515) 244-7884 >>www.classichatsformen.com >> >> > >_________________________________________________________________ >The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* >http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > >========================================================= >Important Subscriber Information: > >The Museum-L FAQ file is located at >http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed >information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail >message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should >read "help" (without the quotes). > >If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to >[log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff >Museum-L" (without the quotes). Michael Kassel Exhibits Manager Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001 307-778-1413 _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).