[NHCOLL-L:4789] RE: oology curation query

[Anderson, Gretchen]

I vote for polyester for all of the reasons already stated. 

For broken shells I recommend using tyvek - the soft variety.  Crumple it to further soften it so that it almost form fits to the cavity in the polyester batting. place broken shells within.  It is softer than normal acid free tissue and less abrasive.  
If you use tissue - know that buffering agents are usually calcium carbonate - so that would work well with shells.

Gretchen Anderson 
Conservator
Carnegie Museum of Natural History 
andersong at carnegiemnh.org 


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Sent: Fri 4/2/2010 5:08 PM
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Subject: [NHCOLL-L:4784] oology curation query
 
Hello, everyone:

I am about to rehouse our egg collection, and have had advice of using  
cotton or polyester as padding in our Durphy plastic boxes which will  
be in two nice new Viking cabinets. Would the cotton be attractive to  
insects? Any advantage to one or the other?

In terms of tissue paper for broken shells (hopefully just a few)  
should I get buffered or unbuffered?

Anything else I should consider?

Many thanks in advance.

NMcC

Nancy Glover McCartney, PhD
Curator of Zoology
UA Collections Facility
2435 Hatch
Fayetteville, AR 72701

http://fulbright.uark.edu/collections/

Phone: 479-575-4370
FAX: 479-575-7464





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