[NHCOLL-L:4551] Re: Jade R glue for herbarium specimen mounting

[CAHawks at aol.com]

Hi Kent
 
I've been trying to track down solid testing data on Jade R to see if it is 
 actually sufficiently stable for use with collections of any kind. So far, 
no  luck. It has not been available long enough to have received much 
independent  testing by conservators.
 
Cathy
 
Catharine Hawks
Conservator
2419 Barbour Road
Falls Church  VA 22043-3026 USA
t/f 703.876.9272
mobile 703.200.4370  

 
In a message dated 10/2/2009 5:48:55 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
kperkins at flmnh.ufl.edu writes:

We  currently use Jade 403 (PVA) for mounting herbarium specimens.  I  
recently noticed that Jade R (EVA, i believe) is available from Talas  
(http://talasonline.com/products/bookbinding.cfm).  It is fully  
reversible whereas Jade 403 is not.

According to Talas: "acid free  archival adhesive provides a very strong 
bond similar to that of the Jade  403 with the added advantage of being 
reversible with water after it has  dried."

Does anyone have experience with this  glue?

Thanks,
Kent

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