[NHCOLL-L:1259] RE: Fw: Museum Putty

[Dee Stubbs]

If it's any help, I have had pretty good luck stabilizing small objects on
shelves with dental wax (the colourless kind they use to protect the inside
of one's mouth from orthodontia), such as "Utility Wax Strips" from Hygenic
Corporation, Akron, Ohio, catalogue # H00818. You should be able to get some
from your local dental supply house. It's not terribly expensive (I recently
paid about $15 Canadian for a pound, which is more than a lifetime supply).
It only takes a tiny bit, maybe the size of the head of a pin used at a
couple of contact points. It won't actually stick things down like a glue,
but it will provide a small measure of stability against movement from
vibration. I have had no problems with residue or staining. Good luck.

Dee Stubbs
Conservator
The New Brunswick Museum
Saint John, NB
Canada  E2K 1E5
(506)643-2341

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> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Elizabeth A. Moore" <emoore at vmnh.org>
> > To: "nhcoll-l list" <nhcoll-l at ucmp1.Berkeley.Edu>
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 10:47 AM
> > Subject: Museum Putty
> >
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > Am having one of those moments.....
> > >
> > > I am looking for Museum Putty to stabilize some animal skulls while on
> > > exhibit.  (We have museum wax but it is too sticky and not the right
> > product
> > > at all.)  I KNOW I have seen it in one of the museum/conservation
supply
> > > catalogs but for the life of me I cannot find it in Gaylord, Light
> > > Impressions, University Products, Conservation Resources, or Charette.
> > >
> > > Does anyone have a source for Museum Putty?
> > >
> > > Does anyone have any recommendations for other products that they have
> > used
> > > instead that worked just as well?  We need something that will not
leave
> a
> > > residue, is not an adhesive, and that will stabilize animal
> skulls/bones.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > Elizabeth
> > >
> > >
> > > Dr. Elizabeth A. Moore, Curator of Collections
> > > Virginia Museum of Natural History
> > > 1001 Douglas Avenue
> > > Martinsville, VA  24112
> > > emoore at vmnh.org
> > >
> >
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