Hello Sue and everyone If you have access to conservator's supplies (mail order?) there is a microcrystalline wax product used for cleaning and restoring antique furniture and wooden objects. A small tin is all you would need. The wax is absorbed by the wood and shouldn't harm the threads.
For an off-the-shelf treatment, Murphy's oil soap maybe? On 4/15/11, Sue <[email protected]> wrote: > I have just bought some antique wooden bobbins, can anyone tell me how I can > put some life into the wood without using grease or anything that might > damage threads because they are very dusty and look as if they have not been > used in many, many years. -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
