Re: [pestlist] looking for freezer in Toronto area

[Suzanne Hargrove]

This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Hi Emily:   We recently tried to do an anoxic atmosphere by making our own Marvelseal bag for a brush pile an artist was using for an installation.    We had trouble keeping the bag from getting holes in it and achieving a good seal.  The ZerO2 system looks fairly easy to use.  I'd be curious to see who has used it in the us.     For our project, we wound up purchasing a freezer for about $700.  It was much easier in the long run.  We bought a fairly large one ca 7 feet across ca. 3 feet deep and 3 feet high.  We got it from a discount appliance center in town-they delivered it.  By far this was the easiest way we found for treating the art and was relatively cheap compared to the purchase of all the materials to do the anoxic atmosphere.  Plus we have the freezer for future fumigation, cold storage, or emergency freezing should we have a leak/water emergency.  It can always be turned off and left hinged open when not needed to save energy.  It may seem like overkill, but at the very low temps, we froze some hxtal and it lasted for weeks!   Sincerely,   Suzanne   Suzanne Hargrove Head of Conservation Toledo Museum of Art 2445 Monroe St. Toledo, OH  43620 tel. 419-254-5771 X7460 fax. 419-254-5773 shargr...@toledomuseum.org >>> "Kaplan, Emily" <kapl...@si.edu> 1/26/2012 4:19 PM >>> Hi all, Our registrar (copied here) is looking for a facility - museum or commercial - with a freezer we could rent or "borrow" in the Toronto area. We have a shipment of incoming material that has been found to be infested and we would like to treat it before it  crosses the border to the US.   We would be grateful for any suggestions and can provide more details.   You can reply to the list, to me  or to Rajshree Solanki  NMAI Loan Registrar solan...@si.edu   Thanks everyone, Emily     Emily Kaplan Conservator National Museum of the American Indian Cultural Resources Center 4220 Silver Hill Rd Suitland MD 20746 301.238.1418 fax 301.238.3201 kapl...@si.edu   ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com http://www.toledomuseum.org This message is a private communication.  It may contain information that is privileged or confidential.  Please do not copy or disclose it to others.  If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender of the delivery error by replying to this message, and then delete it and any attachments from your system.  Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com