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As Ercole Gialdi is always quick to mention, treatment by anoxia would be very effective against carpet beetles. Anoxic treatment can be done using active means (as Ercole offers - an excellent method for larger applications) or easily and inexpensively done using a simple passive solution, as follows: 1. create or purchase a barrier film bag to hold the object from barrier film (eg Marvelseal, Escal, or other oxygen barrier film, NOT a regular plastic bag) 2. insert an appropriate amount of oxygen scavenging sachets in the bag next to the object (Ageless or some other brand of oxygen absorber) 2. Seal the bag with a heat sealer and wait. according to information from Tokyo National research lab found at http://www.keepsafe.ca/KillTimes.htm you should wait about 2 weeks before opening (if the bag is stored in a warm room). Note that a cool room will increase the time needed for a thorough kill. The item in the bag will self buffer, so there should be no threat of damage from humidity changes. Conservation by Design and Christoph Waller both offer these materials in Europe. I limit my sales of oxygen absorbers to Canada, the US, and Australia. I have worked with conservators for over 10 yrs supplying materials for anoxic treatments. It is almost always successful and I get very few "what do I do now?" calls. hope this helps. js Jerry Shiner Keepsafe Microclimate Systems Specialists in the design, procurement, and installation of environmental control systems for museums and archives www.keepsafe.ca [email protected] +1 416 703 4696 +1 800 683 4696 From: "Monika Harter" <[email protected]> Sent: 4/1/2009 11:06 AM To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [pestlist] freezing Japanese laquer Tom, The chariot is comprised of a number of different materials, woolen fabric amongst them, which has been attacked by anthrenus. Best, Monika ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: 01 April 2009 12:00 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [pestlist] freezing Japanese laquer Why would you want to freeze the lacquer ware? What's the pest? Tom Parker -----Original Message----- From: Monika Harter <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 6:03 am Subject: [pestlist] freezing Japanese laquer < div class=MsoNormal>Does anyone have experience with or an opinion on freezing Japanese lacquer ware? The object in question is a Japanese festival chariot from the 1980's, comprised of a number of different materials, some of which are black lacquered wood. The composition of the lacquer has not been determined (we don't know if it is Urushi or not), but at this point of time it is in very good condition. Thanks! 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