What will you be putting in it? The outside can be sprayed with BoraCare if the wood is raw, plug the holes and it should be marked somewhere that it has been treated In case it ever gets into circulation so no one ever uses it food or drink wise in the future. You could always freeze it plug the holes and Seal the outside with a clear coat I would think...then monitor it on a reg basis. Joel Voron Colonial Williamsburg
Sent from my iPhone On Sep 9, 2016, at 2:16 PM, Betsy Bruemmer <betsy.bruem...@mohai.org<mailto:betsy.bruem...@mohai.org>> wrote: We have been offered a used wine barrel for an upcoming exhibit and I'm wondering if there is any way to clean it so that pests will not be attracted to it. It's quite large and heavy. It has two holes in the sides but I don't think the lid can be removed. We can freeze it but that won't change the fact that interior wood is soaked in wine. As much as I like it, I don't think it is appropriate for the exhibit (or the collection if it can't be exhibited). Any thoughts? Thank you illustrious colleagues! Betsy BETSY BRUEMMER | Collections Manager MOHAI Resource Center 5933 6th Ave South, Seattle, WA 98108 Mailing: PO Box 80816, Seattle, WA 98108 P 206 324 1126 Ext 122 F 206 767 2249 betsy.bruem...@mohai.org<mailto:betsy.bruem...@mohai.org> MOHAI.org<http://mohai.org> <image002.png><https://www.facebook.com/seattlehistory> <image004.png><https://twitter.com/MOHAI> <image006.png><https://instagram.com/mohaiseattle/> <image008.png><http://www.mohai.org/toys> Toys of the '50s, '60s and '70s | On view July 2-Sept. 25 #MOHAItoys
