[pestlist] freezing Japanese laquer

2009-04-01 Thread Monika Harter
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

Re: [pestlist] freezing Japanese laquer

2009-04-01 Thread bugman22
Why would you want to freeze the lacquer ware?  What's the pest? Tom Parker -Original Message- From: Monika Harter mhar...@horniman.ac.uk To: pestlist@museumpests.net Sent: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 6:03 am Subject: [pestlist] freezing Japanese laquer Does anyone have experience with or an

Re: [pestlist] freezing Japanese laquer

2009-04-01 Thread Katherine Singley
This is a message from the Pest Management Database 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. ---Monika- I have freeze-dried both hefty Chinese lacquer,

RE: [pestlist] freezing Japanese laquer

2009-04-01 Thread Monika Harter
Tom, The chariot is comprised of a number of different materials, woolen fabric amongst them, which has been attacked by anthrenus. Best, Monika From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of bugma...@aol.com

Re: [pestlist] freezing Japanese laquer

2009-04-01 Thread RGI
This is a message from the Pest Management Database 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. ---The anoxic treatment could be easily performed by means

Re: [pestlist] freezing Japanese laquer

2009-04-01 Thread bugman22
I agree with Lou Sorkin argon would be best, but most anoxic users do not use argon.  Argon is much heavier than air and can be introduced low in the chamber, driving out the air at the top.  It is totally inert. Tom Parker -Original Message- From: Monika Harter mhar...@horniman.ac.uk

RE: [pestlist] freezing Japanese laquer

2009-04-01 Thread Jerry Shiner
This is a message from the Pest Management Database 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. ---Louis, I understand that argon has some small

Re: [pestlist] freezing Japanese laquer

2009-04-01 Thread Randi_Smith
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Re: [pestlist] freezing Japanese laquer

2009-04-01 Thread bugman22
That's the beauty of argon; it really does flush the air out of the containment. -Original Message- From: Jerry Shiner i...@keepsafe.ca To: Louis Sorkin sor...@amnh.org; pestlist@museumpests.net Sent: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 2:54 pm Subject: RE: [pestlist] freezing Japanese laquer This is a