Although pewter degradation is often talked of in "Human" terms, I am pretty
sure it is not catching! It is a chemical process that starts when the
pewter gets to certain temperature (I wrote an article about it many years
ago but I have forgotten the details!... old age!)
I do remember the story that says that Napoleons army uniforms had pewter
buttons and when the went to Russia in the freezing conditions there, the
buttons disintegrated.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Clay Blackwell" <[email protected]>
To: "Brian Lemin" <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 4:27 PM
Subject: Re: [lace] Old bobbins
Brian, I've got the "warning" in my head that if we have a "rotten" pewter
bobbin, we should always keep it separate from any other pewter bobbins as
they can contaminate the good pewter. Thoughts?
Clay
Brian Lemin wrote:
The one warning that I would make is regarding bobbins that have pewter
in them. They must not be kept in any place where they might get very
cold. If they do this will accelerate the process of pewter degradation.
For other bobbins, keep out of direct sunlight.
Avoid damp
Even temperature
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