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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Thank you, Simon for you recommendation. I will try this week the sodium carbonate mix for the fox skull. If not, I must to employ time scraping the skin.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Thanks again!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Sergio<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">De:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Simon Moore <couteaufin@btinternet.com><br>
<b>Fecha: </b>martes, 4 de octubre de 2022, 12:49<br>
<b>Para: </b>Sergio Montagud <sergio.montagud@gmail.com><br>
<b>CC: </b>NHCOLL-new <nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu><br>
<b>Asunto: </b>Re: [Nhcoll-l] Skulls and cleaning<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Hi Sergio,<br>
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I used to use sodium carbonate (10%) in hot water, which worked quite well with a bit of scraping; try not to boil as that ‘fixes’ the flesh. There are other fleshing crystal products around but no-one will reveal their composition! They are gradually deliquescent
if that might give someone a clue as to their identity - they work even better.<br>
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With all good wishes, Simon<br>
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Simon Moore MIScT, RSci, FLS, ACR<br>
Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian,<br>
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<a href="http://www.natural-history-conservation.com">www.natural-history-conservation.com</a><br>
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> On 4 Oct 2022, at 11:21, Sergio Montagud <sergio.montagud@gmail.com> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> Hi all,<br>
> <br>
> We have a series of skulls from mammals and birds obtained directly from nature and all of them maintain remains of dry skin that are very difficult to remove.<br>
> <br>
> We have try it with enzimatic digestion (using the Enzym Med 4 - 3%) and worked well with the bird skulls, but mammals are very strong to this mix. We can macerate them boiling in water, as usual, but it's a very complicate now in our lab and skulls aren't
particularly interesting. <br>
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> Can anyone recommend something useful (and easy) to remove this skin in a usual protocol? Some chemical product, maybe?
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> Thanks in advance!<br>
> <br>
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> Museu [UV] Història Natural<br>
> Universitat de València<br>
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