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1. Job Opening: Deadline Approaching Part-Time Conservation Scientist/ Conservation Lab Manager UCL 2. RE: Ultrasonic skin scrubber 3. RE: Looking for information about copies of book 'Aurora Australis' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.From: Pip Laurenson Posted: Friday December 27, 2024 6:12 AM Subject: Job Opening: Deadline Approaching Part-Time Conservation Scientist/ Conservation Lab Manager UCL Message: Deadline 2nd January! We are seeking to appoint a part-time Conservation Laboratory Manager/ Conservation Scientist to oversee the Conservation Laboratory and support the delivery of the MSc in the Conservation of Contemporary Art and Media and staff and students (both MSc and Doctoral Students) in their conservation teaching and projects, including some continuing professional development for those in the field. The postholder is key to supporting and enhancing learning, teaching and research associated with the MSc in the Conservation of Contemporary Art and Media and will work closely with members of the programme's teaching team. This is a part-time post at 0.5FTE, equivalent to 18.25 hours per week. Salary: £43,124–£51,610 Pro Rata Closing Date: 02-Jan-2025 https://www.ucl.ac.uk/art-history/about/vacancies ------------------------------ Pip Laurenson Professor of Conservation, Director MSc Conservation of Contemporary Art and Media UCL Postgraduate Programme in the Conservation of Contemporary Art and Media London ------------------------------ 2.From: Marco Curione Posted: Friday December 27, 2024 6:12 AM Subject: RE: Ultrasonic skin scrubber Message: Hello Brooke, Yes it might be okay but you have to use the bit with the long side parallel to the artifact therefore opposite to the dentist's use otherwise you will puncture the object. Best regards ------------------------------ Marco Curione Paper Conservator Freelance/Private Practice/Self-employed/Independent Firenze ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 12-26-2024 11:32 From: Brooke Russell Subject: Ultrasonic skin scrubber Ciao Marco! Would this be an equivalent tool here in the US? The amazon.it <http://amazon.it> link won't ship here. Thanks! https://www.amazon.com/Plaque-Remover-Calculus-Cleaning-Adjustable/dp/B0B8H6LWRQ/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=U1ASSOHNZ3BZ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1hPocZoLFc9HlTNlRMx7tiFuQKlQ51r7DXCo5dvo1q_vFrZDx-eHW8FqJ3Kao2DU5ChWo3IdbYgaz2VFEs-QqpYK5_TJxlCgR8VeQ03qsRpO2C2djya6j5iNtM3s4tW3UUOiWU9piFEbyPdLyJYs8U2fkV3JiCXdTgr6kzOWe__I6AgXrYh86Gh6GOJjFP3allKGjvkpXDzRAgP0zolilUfzmL7db5Xcatz73ABe6JdAc8p34hCffzFIi9t31lB4Navf5Jdq1PHVddBLQEQFrB0lG7cd2VmCxNpWrpHzJYs.1iyWbZPskQlFgY9oU8godt_HAuqZrnM7MILb5H6KRug&dib_tag=se&keywords=electric+teeth+cleaner&qid=1735230656&sprefix=electric+teeth+cleaner%2Caps%2C123&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1 <https://www.amazon.com/Plaque-Remover-Calculus-Cleaning-Adjustable/dp/B0B8H6LWRQ/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=U1ASSOHNZ3BZ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1hPocZoLFc9HlTNlRMx7tiFuQKlQ51r7DXCo5dvo1q_vFrZDx-eHW8FqJ3Kao2DU5ChWo3IdbYgaz2VFEs-QqpYK5_TJxlCgR8VeQ03qsRpO2C2djya6j5iNtM3s4tW3UUOiWU9piFEbyPdLyJYs8U2fkV3JiCXdTgr6kzOWe__I6AgXrYh86Gh6GOJjFP3allKGjvkpXDzRAgP0zolilUfzmL7db5Xcatz73ABe6JdAc8p34hCffzFIi9t31lB4Navf5Jdq1PHVddBLQEQFrB0lG7cd2VmCxNpWrpHzJYs.1iyWbZPskQlFgY9oU8godt_HAuqZrnM7MILb5H6KRug&dib_tag=se&keywords=electric+teeth+cleaner&qid=1735230656&sprefix=electric+teeth+cleaner%2Caps%2C123&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1> -- <https://evergreene.com/>Brooke Russell <[email protected]>SENIOR CONSERVATOR 3009 Kaverton Road, District Heights, MD 20747(212) 244-2800 | Main(646) 493 1537 | Directevergreene.com <https://evergreene.com/> <https://www.facebook.com/EverGreeneAA/> <https://www.instagram.com/evergreene_arch_arts/> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/evergreeneaa> <https://twitter.com/evergreeneaa> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwz375ado5Et1bwkFtfO1DQ>Connected Through Quality & Craft. Original Message: Sent: 12/25/2024 8:22:00 PM From: Marco Curione Subject: RE: Ultrasonic skin scrubber Dear conservators, I tested this tool. If it is used while holding the scalpel parallel to the plane, it proves effective in removing mud encrustations. Try it to believe. https://www.amazon.it/dp/B0B9XGZ8SF?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title <https://www.amazon.it/dp/B0B9XGZ8SF?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title> ------------------------------ Marco Curione Paper Conservator Freelance/Private Practice/Self-employed/Independent Palermo ------------------------------ Original Message: Sent: 12-18-2024 06:29 From: Lisa Behrens Subject: Ultrasonic skin scrubber Dear Marco, it wasn't a skin scrubber, but I have used a handheld ultrasonic dentristy-device to remove previously molten wax from parchment surfaces. It worked rather well. ------------------------------ Lisa Behrens MA Archive Conservator State Archive of Upper Austria Linz Please note that I cannot respond to DMs. Public responses are great. For private exchange, send me an e-mail at [email protected] <[email protected]> Original Message: Sent: 12-17-2024 05:23 From: Marco Curione Subject: Ultrasonic skin scrubber Dear conservators, I would like to know if any restorers of paper artifacts have ever used an ultrasonic skin scrubber to remove surface deposits of dirt. ------------------------------ Marco Curione Paper Conservator Freelance/Private Practice/Self-employed/Independent Palermo ------------------------------ 3.From: Caroline Bendix Posted: Friday December 27, 2024 6:12 AM Subject: RE: Looking for information about copies of book 'Aurora Australis' Message: Hi Alice, There's also one at Eton College. Do hope you will share the results of your research. Best wishes, Caroline Bendix ------------------------------ Caroline Bendix Bendix Library Conservation Market Harborough +44 1858 881091 ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 12-22-2024 11:56 From: Barry Knight Subject: Looking for information about copies of book 'Aurora Australis' Dear Alice, There are certainly copies in the British Library, Cambridge University Library, The Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, and Christ's College Cambridge. Also the National Library of Scotland. Regards, ------------------------------ Barry Knight Conservation Scientist St Albans UK ------------------------------ Original Message: Sent: 12-21-2024 09:41 From: Philippa Räder Subject: Looking for information about copies of book 'Aurora Australis' Hi Alice, Royal Collection Trust has a copy in the Royal Library, Windsor Castle (where I used to work). https://www.rct.uk/collection/1121970/aurora-australis-1908-09 <https://www.rct.uk/collection/1121970/aurora-australis-1908-09> I will send you a message privately about this. If you are able to share your findings eventually, that would be fantastic! ------------------------------ Philippa Räder Dragon Press Bindery [email protected] <[email protected]> Original Message: Sent: 12-18-2024 02:54 From: Alice Evans Subject: Looking for information about copies of book 'Aurora Australis' Dear all, In preparation for working on the Bodleian's copy of 'Aurora Australis', the book printed and bound on Shackleton's journey to Antarctica in 1908, I am hoping to find out a bit more about the location and condition of other copies (it's estimated between 70 and 100 were made), and in particular if/how they have been conserved and digitised. Any information about other copies would be gratefully received. Best wishes, Alice Alice Evans Book Conservator Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford You are subscribed to "Global Conservation Forum (ConsDistList)" as [email protected]. 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