[Nhcoll-l] Wet collection best practices - historical fluids
Pellegrini, Rodrigo
Rodrigo.Pellegrini at sos.state.nj.us
Tue Oct 23 08:45:45 EDT 2012
Most of the NJSM collection is in isopropyl, some in ethanol, and some in formalin.
We also have anatomical preparations that came to us from Princeton University, in old battery jars, in some unknown fluid. They have no records (these were in their morphology museum once, always on display), and I have not dared to open them without knowing what's inside (or how to find out). They may well be Victorian, during which time PU was allegedly experimenting with different fluid combinations of rather nasty chemicals.
Rod
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Rodrigo Pellegrini, MA, MS
Registrar, Natural History Bureau
New Jersey State Museum
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From: nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Adelaide Sallema
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Dear all,
In my museum we normally use formalin and ethanol for preservation. We haven't yet opt for other chemicals than these.
Regards
Adelaide Sallema, Senior Curator,
Envtal Science:(Envtal Ecology & Nat.Res.Mangt),
National Museum & House of Culture, P.O.Box 511, DSM, Tz.
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Hi all
As part of a wet collections best practices initiative led by the conservation department at the Natural History Museum in London and a workshop held at the NHM this past week we are trying to obtain an authoritative list of historical fluids used for fixation and preservation in wet collections from all disciplines. Besides the obvious fluids used nowadays (formalin, ethanol, isopropanol, glycerin, propylene glycol etc.) if you are aware of a historical fluid used in your collection, I would appreciate a list from you to add to our existing list. If you are aware of the formulation or chemical makeup of the solution that would be handy too along with the usual concentration that is used.
This information will be used to augment a wet collection best practices document that will be circulated to all through SPNHC and other routes upon completion.
Thanks
Andy
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Andy Bentley
Ichthyology Collection Manager
University of Kansas
Biodiversity Institute
Dyche Hall
1345 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561
USA
Tel: (785) 864-3863
Fax: (785) 864-5335
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We once received a collection in Xylene. Also botany uses a mix whose formula I don't remember (alcohol and formalin) for their wet collections.
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Hi all
As part of a wet collections best practices initiative led by the conservation department at the Natural History Museum in London and a workshop held at the NHM this past week we are trying to obtain an authoritative list of historical fluids used for fixation and preservation in wet collections from all disciplines. Besides the obvious fluids used nowadays (formalin, ethanol, isopropanol, glycerin, propylene glycol etc.) if you are aware of a historical fluid used in your collection, I would appreciate a list from you to add to our existing list. If you are aware of the formulation or chemical makeup of the solution that would be handy too along with the usual concentration that is used.
This information will be used to augment a wet collection best practices document that will be circulated to all through SPNHC and other routes upon completion.
Thanks
Andy
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Andy Bentley
Ichthyology Collection Manager
University of Kansas
Biodiversity Institute
Dyche Hall
1345 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561
USA
Tel: (785) 864-3863
Fax: (785) 864-5335
Email: abentley at ku.edu<mailto:abentley at ku.edu><mailto:abentley at ku.edu<mailto:abentley at ku.edu>>
http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu<http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu/><http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu/>
SPNHC President-Elect
http://www.spnhc.org<http://www.spnhc.org/>
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