[Nhcoll-l] [EXTERN] Re: Repairing historical glass lid

[Simon Moore]

And let me know if no one knows how to grind the jar rim

With all good wishes, Simon Moore. 
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> On 1 Nov 2024, at 18:53, Dirk Neumann <d.neumann at leibniz-lib.de> wrote:
> 
> 
> ... other wise you can just go the a glass workshop and ask the people there to cut you a new one. It would be good if the rim (approx. 1cm) would be ground to improve the attachment of the sealant on the glass surface of the lid.
> 
> With best wishes
> Dirk
> 
>> Am 01.11.2024 um 16:34 schrieb Simon Moore:
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>> Hi Katrina,
>> 
>> I always cut my own by hand and grind the edges too. If you cannot find an easy ready-made solution, I can send you a blurb of how to do this and some tried-and-tested sealant information  too.
>> 
>> With all good wishes, Simon
>> 
>> Simon Moore MIScT, RSci, FLS, ACR
>> Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian.
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>> www.natural-history-conservation.com
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>> 
>>> On 1 Nov 2024, at 15:12, Menard, Katrina <katrina.menard at uconn.edu> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi All,
>>> 
>>> We have a historical glass jar storing a nemertine worm whose lid has cracked and is no longer forming a seal. Because the worm is prepared so uniquely and the jar is so tall (41.5 cm tall), the likelihood of finding a replacement is pretty low unless we invest in a custom made jar (which is unlikely since it’s a teaching specimen).
>>> 
>>> Does anyone know if there is a glue/epoxy that we could use to stabilize the cracks in the jar lid that won’t react with the ethanol preservative? Further, I’m not sure if there is a glue that won’t expand too much that it will further compromise the seal while we look for a more permanent solution.
>>> 
>>> Thank you for any insight you might have (picture of lid below).
>>> 
>>> Katrina Menard
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