We are not sure how it was obtained. The founder of the historic home picked it up. I have heard of Krylon for preserving this, but what is great stuff expansion foam? Do I use both Great Stuff expansion foam *and *matte clear coat? I would be very interested in ways to preserve this
Thank you so much for your help. Regards, Lexi On Thursday, July 25, 2019 at 12:20:52 PM UTC-4, Voron, Joel wrote: > > Hornets nest. How was it obtained? If you notice white dust falling out of > it that would be a pesticide dust FYI. I have preserved these with great > stuff expansion foam....do not get it on your skin...and sprayed with matte > clear coat and it has held up for years. JTV > > > > > > Joel Voron Colonial Williamsburg Foundation > > Conservation Dept. > > Integrated Pest Management > > Office 757-220-7080 > > Cell 757-634-1175 > > E-Mail [email protected] <javascript:> > > > > > > > On Jul 25, 2019, at 12:15 PM, ssfaandc <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > > Hi All, > > I'm researching ways to treat this object, but I am not sure if this is a > wasp nest or a hornets nest. Understanding this will help me better treat > the object. > > Thank you so much! Looking forward to your responses. > > Regards, > > Lexi Echelman > > Archives and Collections Coordinator > > Stepping Stones – Historic Home of Bill & Lois Wilson, respective > cofounders of Alcoholics Anonymous & Al-Anon Family Groups > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Museumpests" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/ed94031a-b0c7-4eca-ad0b-4ccd6380847e%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/ed94031a-b0c7-4eca-ad0b-4ccd6380847e%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > <IMG-1620.JPG> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Museumpests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/448241d9-339d-46fe-9042-efc9ff1d56d1%40googlegroups.com.
