[Nhcoll-l] vanishing ink

[Dee Stubbs-Lee]

I recently took an excellent workshop with Hal Erickson (as part of the Canadian Association for Conservation conference in Saint John, NB) in which we learned techniques for reading obscured inscriptions. The technique may be helpful in your situation. See Hal's website www.REtroReveal.org for more information.

I hope this is helpful.

Dee


Dee Stubbs-Lee, CAPC, MA
Conservator / Restauratrice 
The New Brunswick Museum/
Musee du Nouveau-Brunswick
277 Douglas Avenue
Saint John, New Brunswick
E2K 1E5
Canada
(506)643-2341








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From: nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Bodil Kajrup
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 7:48 AM
To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] vanishing ink

Or a digital camera + contrast enhancement in Photoshop or the like.

Good luck!

Bodil Kajrup
Swedish Museum of Natural History

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Från: nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] För Simon Moore
Skickat: 18 June 2013 11:38
Till: ROUILLARD Thomas; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
Ämne: Re: [Nhcoll-l] vanishing ink

Try an Untra-violet light/lamp.

With all good wishes, Simon.

Simon Moore MIScT, RSci, FLS, ACR
Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian, www.natural-history-conservation.com

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From: "ROUILLARD Thomas" <Thomas.Rouillard at ville.angers.fr>
To: <nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 10:22 AM
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] vanishing ink


Dear colleagues

We are making an inventory of a fruit collection (jars from 1900-1905) which external labels have turned yellow (in fact brown) ; some are illegible.
Is there a way to reveal the faded ink ?  (chimical or light based)

Thanks a lot


Thomas Rouillard

Muséum des sciences naturelles d'Angers
43 rue Jules Guitton 49100 Angers
tel. 02 41 05 48 54 fax. 02 41 05 48 51
thomas.rouillard at ville.angers.fr
http://www.angers.fr/museum

Herbarium - Département botanique
Arboretum Gaston Allard
9 rue du Château d'Orgemont 49000 Angers tel. 02 41 44 06 84 musee.botanique at ville.angers.fr

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