<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>In Their True Colors: Developing New Methods for Recoloring Faded Taxidermy project blog <a href="https://intheirtruecolors.wordpress.com/2014/04/23/introducing-the-recoloring-taxidermy-research-project/">https://intheirtruecolors.wordpress.com/2014/04/23/introducing-the-recoloring-taxidermy-research-project/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Museum Victoria, Taxidermy conservation workshop - <a href="http://museumvictoria.com.au/about/mv-blog/mar-2014/taxidermy-conservation-workshop/">http://museumvictoria.com.au/about/mv-blog/mar-2014/taxidermy-conservation-workshop/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Horniman Museum & Gardens, Conserving our taxidermy blog - <a href="http://www.horniman.ac.uk/collections/conserving-our-taxidermy">http://www.horniman.ac.uk/collections/conserving-our-taxidermy</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Natural Sciences Collections Associations (NATSCA), Conservation of Historic Taxidermy<br><a href="https://naturalsciencecollections.wordpress.com/2014/02/20/bill-pettit-memorial-project-conservation-of-historic-taxidermy/">https://naturalsciencecollections.wordpress.com/2014/02/20/bill-pettit-memorial-project-conservation-of-historic-taxidermy/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Wildlife Preservations - <a href="http://wildlifepreservations.com/">http://wildlifepreservations.com/</a><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></div><div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div>Journal of the American Institute for Conservation (JAIC), Linda Nieuwenhuizen, 1998. Synthetic Fill Materials for Skin, Leather, and Furs. Vol. 37, 1:10 <a href="http://cool.conservation-us.org/jaic/articles/jaic37-01-010.html">http://cool.conservation-us.org/jaic/articles/jaic37-01-010.html</a></div><div><br></div><div>Arsenic test strips - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/SEOH-Indicator-Arsenic-Quantofix-Analytical/dp/B0089PLYGM">http://www.amazon.com/SEOH-Indicator-Arsenic-Quantofix-Analytical/dp/B0089PLYGM</a></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="gmail_default">Cleaning eyes of taxidermy mounts:
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Hello!</div>
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I am an emerging conservator based in Australia and was guided to Nhcoll for advice by my lecturer at the University of Melbourne. </div>
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I am working part time as a Museum Officer for a collection that has some taxidermy bird specimens. </div>
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There has been no conservation action on these taxidermy birds (hawk and eagle specimens), and I would appreciate advice on best practice conservation care and preventative conservation measures I could try. </div>
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I am currently planning on testing the birds for arsenic using a basic arsenic test kit I have seen online to ensure they are safe to handle and display. Other than that, I would be open to any other suggestions on how best to care for these objects. </div>
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Thank you so much in advance! </div>
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Holly Brown </div>
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