[NHCOLL-L:5634] Freeze Drier

[Karen Morton]

Dear List Members,

We currently possess a Northstar brand freeze drier.  It has not been used in over 15 years, partly because nobody can get it working and partly because we have not had a vertebrate zoologist on staff in that amount of time.

We were wondering if it is worth the effort to try to get it working again.  Do zoologists use them anymore?  Or is it just for taxidermy purposes?  Is there any benefit to keeping it for now in case we want to add a vertebrate zoologist to the staff in the future?

We welcome any thoughts or suggestions.

Sincerely,
KAREN MORTON
Collections Manager | Museum of Nature & Science
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