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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I received this inquiry from a colleague not on this listserv, and offered to inquire on her behalf, partly because I also have interest in the answer as we have at least one hide with a similar problem in our collection. Please see below
her email, and feel free to send any guidance my way, that I can compile and share with her.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">I believe I know the answer already, but do you have any tips on preserving fur that is slowly slipping on a vintage tanned seal hide? I have looked around, and aside from re-tanning,
I couldn't think/find anything. It isn't slippage in the traditional way (whole chunks) but single strands at a time from all over. They had a beetle problem a few years ago and have since had the fur issue. The leather is in decent shape, and I don't see
any beetle damage on the hide itself. It was in a drawer with problem specimens, though, so I am sure it was at least "admired" by a beetle or two. Before transferring everything to a proper curation cabinet, they froze the hide (and everything else in the
specimen collection). There are currently no more beetles or other pests that the naked eye can see. There is no temperature or humidity control in the cabinets, and I am currently leaning toward this as the main problem, but to be honest, I’m grasping at
straws. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Many thanks<br>
Verity<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Verity L. Mathis, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mammal Collections Manager<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Florida Museum of Natural History<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University of Florida<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1659 Museum Road<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Gainesville FL 32611<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: (352) 273-2114<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:vmathis@flmnh.ufl.edu">vmathis@flmnh.ufl.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">FLMNH Mammals Website: <a href="https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/mammals/">
https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/mammals/</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Google Scholar: <u><span style="color:#0563C1"><a href="https://tinyurl.com/vlmathis">https://tinyurl.com/vlmathis</a></span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Google Scholar for FLMNH Mammal Collection: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/flmnh-mammals">
<span style="color:#0563C1">https://tinyurl.com/flmnh-mammals</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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