[NHCOLL-L:5777] FW: [RCAAM] Cleaning elephant tusks

[Leslie Skibinski]

Hi everyone,
 
I am passing this along for Ron Gessler.  His information is at the end
of the message.  Please respond to him.
 
--Leslie
 
Leslie L. Skibinski
Collection Manager of Mollusks
Delaware Museum of Natural History
4840 Kennett Pike
P.O. Box 3937
Wilmington, DE  19807
 
Phone:  (302) 658-9111 ext. 311
Fax:  (302) 658-2610
e-mail:  lskibinski at delmnh.org

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From: Registrars Committee of the AAM [mailto:RCAAM at SI-LISTSERV.SI.EDU]
On Behalf Of Ron Gessler
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2012 12:52 PM
To: RCAAM at SI-LISTSERV.SI.EDU
Subject: [RCAAM] Cleaning elephant tusks



Hello all helpful ones, we recently received a couple of elephant tusks
into the collection. One can easily notice accretions of various sorts
(including sticker residue) on the tusks. I have looked in many places
to see what the recommended method would be to remove some of these.
Some sites say never use water, one says water mixed at 50% with
denatured alcohol can be used and one even says water with mild
detergent can be used. Needless to say I'm confused and certainly don't
wish to do something that would be deleterious. If anyone out there has
had to remedy such and has suggestions I am all ears. Feel free to
contact me off list if you have any information that may be of use.
Thank you, Ron

 

Ron Gessler

Chief Preparator

National Museum of Wildlife Art

PO Box 6825, Jackson, WY  83002

307-732-5436

rgessler at wildlifeart.org <mailto:email at wildlifeart.org>  

www.wildlifeart.org 

 

 

 

 

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