[NHCOLL-L:808] RE: freeze drying specimens

[Hamann, Barbara]

Richard:
An overview of the pros and cons of freeze-drying animals is given by NPS
conservator Barbara Cumberland, in her article, "Using Freeze-dried Animal
Specimens in Exhibits," in Cultural Resource Management 22:7, 23-26, 1999.

Barbara Hamann
Conservator
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Pittsburgh, PA
(412) 665-2607  
 


-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Monk [mailto:rich.monk at ttu.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 4:29 PM
To: nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu
Subject: [NHCOLL-L:806] freeze drying specimens


Dear list,

Years ago, when I was a student working at the MLB Museum at BYU, they 
purchased a freeze drier and were using it to "prep" bird specimens.  As I 
recall, specimens up to the size of a pigeon were freeze dried.  Are other 
collections currently doing this?  If there is someone on the list who is, 
could you please contact me so I can ask you about the details (price, size 
of the drier, size of specimens, time required, etc.)

Thanks in advance,

Richard Monk
rich.monk at ttu.edu




Richard Monk
Curator of Collections
Natural Science Research Laboratory
Museum of Texas Tech University
Phone:  (806)742-2486
FAX:  (806)742-0362