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Hi Ms. Bloomfield,
I agree with Emily Kaplan about freezing the materials. Protect trim
pieces like plastic or shell buttons.
You might consider what types of improvements to storage and
circulation could prevent a repeat infestation.
Mary Baughman
Book Conservator
Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
The University of Texas at Austin
P.O.Drawer 7219
Austin, Texas 78713-7219
Telephone (512) 471-8635 or 471-9117
Fax (512) 471-7930
On Jul 30, 2012, at 9:32 AM, Bloomfield, Nicole (US) wrote:
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Hello,
I am the manager of a collection of about 10,000 pieces of vintage
clothing (mostly wool and fur/leather) that are infested with moths.
I am looking into the possibility of a low temperature treatment
(freezing) of the collection in the NYC area. Freezing the
collection will definitely be time consuming and expensive, although
I believe it is possible. That said, it is a "working" collection,
meaning the vintage is used as reference material and in heavy
circulation (like a library book); e.g. constantly being handled by
people all day without gloves. Because so many people rely on it on
a daily basis, I am getting pressure from above to fumigate the
entire thing. The fumigant the exterminator would like to use is
Vikane, and then they would like to clean the entire collection room
with Talstar P.
My questions to you all are:
· Will Vikane cause damage or change the appearance of the
collection? (I know that it likely will, especially because of the
wool, but wanted to double check)
· Is it safe to fumigate the clothing with Vikane and then
return the items to immediate handling by people?
· Is it safe for me to be handling a collection on a daily
basis (50 hrs/week) that has been fumigated with Vikane?
· Is Talstar P a good choice for cleaning the shelving,
walls, nooks and crannies with?
· Is it safe for me to be confined in a room with poor
ventilation that has just been treated with Talstar P?
I have read the MSDS sheets for the chemicals and the JAIC article
about Vikane from 1990, but still feel uneasy about the toxicity of
the fumigants/pesticides that they would like to use. I want to be
armed with as much information as possible to make this decision.
I know this is a lot to ask all at once, and thank you all in
advance for any advice you can offer.
Best regards,
Nicole
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