An old gold moulding needs to be cleaned of years of nicotine. My customer has already used "soap and water". Is there any other product that can be used on...
henryl@...
Nov 10, 1999 8:13 am
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May I remind the group to try and indicate their State of the Union or country when posting questions, and answers. Many products are available world wide, and...
Stephen Todd
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Nov 10, 1999 8:15 am
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At the risk of grossing the entire list out, saliva is commonly used by conservators to remove nicotine. The enyzmes in saliva are very effective for removing...
Sue Maltby
smaltby@...
Nov 10, 1999 2:14 pm
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Susan: Thanks! But this is going to take a lot of saliva. Maybe my old dog could pitch in here. Just a joke, really! This frame dates from at least 1917,...
henryl@...
Nov 10, 1999 8:02 pm
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I somehow missed the initial question regarding cleaning of a frame, but caught an answer regarding saliva and a second answer regarding its non-leafed surface...
Hugh Glover
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Nov 11, 1999 8:12 am
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Henry: Sorry, I can't help you on the ID - you might want to put a posting on Consdist & see if any of the people who specialize in frames have an idea. ...
Sue Maltby
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Nov 11, 1999 8:12 am
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Sue and Hugh: After closer examination, it is apparent this moulding has some components that are leafed, but the outer very ornate area is not. Since it has...
henryl@...
Nov 12, 1999 11:05 am
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The address for Consdist list is: consdist@... George Cannon Preparator Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 ...
George Cannon
gwc4@...
Nov 14, 1999 12:22 pm
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Continuing the theme of nicotine on bronze paint on frame: A bronze painted surface that has already been cleaned with soap and water may now be rid of its...
Hugh Glover
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Nov 14, 1999 12:22 pm
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The Cons Dist List is part of COOL (Conservation online)which may be found at http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/ ... Charles Davis Preservation and Conservation...
Charles Davis
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Nov 14, 1999 12:22 pm
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High: Expecting just what you suggested, I again examined the moulding--very thoroughly this time--and it appears the soap and water process was used lightly...
henryl@...
Nov 15, 1999 6:22 pm
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"CONSERVATION COMBINATIONS" North American Textile Conservation Conference Textile Symposium 2000 Grove Park Inn, Asheville, North Carolina March 29-31, 2000 ...
Deborah Bede
stillwaterstudio@...
Dec 13, 1999 7:39 pm
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I have am in the process of re-modelling the frameconnews web site, to accommodate a suppliers page, Frequently Asked Questions and other bits and bobs. Please...
Stephen Todd
frameconnews@...
Jan 5, 2000 9:16 am
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A reminder of the web site's URL would help-too much Christmas pudding I think. http://www.btinternet.com/~todd.advertising/index.html ... From: Stephen Todd...
Stephen Todd
Stephen.Todd@...
Jan 5, 2000 9:19 am
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Posted on behalf of Ian Marsh I have been asked on several occasions for oil tempered hardboard. Can anybody tell me. 1 What exactly it is and how it is...
Stephen Todd
frameconnews@...
Jan 17, 2000 1:35 pm
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Dear Ian, You may want to try visiting this website and talking with the representatives by phone: http://www.ampersandart.com/howdy.html Sincerely, Elizabeth...
Elizabeth Jablonski
ejablonski@...
Jan 19, 2000 9:13 pm
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I believe that hardboard is called Masonite in some countries, and Ian Marsh's original question probably refers to that. As far as I understand it: ...
Stephen Todd
Stephen.Todd@...
Jan 19, 2000 9:15 pm
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... hardboard<<< Oil tempered hardboard is a fiberboard that has be "tempered" with oil. This is a form of hardening. Oil temperd hardboard is smooth on both ...
Merrill E. Grayson, CPF
merrill@...
Jan 20, 2000 7:27 am
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Hello FrameCon list, I have received no mail from this list, so I feel I may be shouting into an empty room, but here goes anyway........... I have a painting...
EmailsHERE@...
Jan 29, 2000 2:09 pm
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Can anyone recommend any publications that cover the care and restoration of wooden picture frames, specifically ways of preserving the gilding and decorative...
Mark Vine
100436.3447@...
Jan 29, 2000 5:56 pm
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You might try asking Dr Horst Weidman at: conarte@... He edited der Kunsthandel magazine, and has studied the subject closely....
Stephen Todd
Stephen.Todd@...
Jan 29, 2000 6:05 pm
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Dear TH, You have described the condition and materials of the painting on board quite well. I would highly suggest that you take it to a trained, experienced...
Elizabeth Jablonski
ejablonski@...
Jan 31, 2000 9:19 am
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There is no way that anyone but a conservator could flatten a warped canvas board, and many of them would demur. The complexity of providing sufficient...
Hugh Phibbs
h-phibbs@...
Jan 31, 2000 2:05 pm
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I have refurbished the website for the Conservation Framers Mailing List - frameconnews. The week before last the site enjoyed 321 hits, and frameconnews has...
Stephen Todd
Stephen.Todd@...
Jan 31, 2000 7:14 pm
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Margaret Sawicki@ARTGAL-NSW 02/01/2000 10:21 AM Here is a list of the selected publications related to gilded objects conservation, including frame...
margarets@...
Feb 1, 2000 7:50 am
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Hello. Someone from this forum may have sent me, about ten days ago, a direct e-mail concerning my PPFA participation, which unfortunately arrived scrambled. ...
Orton
gbpf-cap@...
Feb 18, 2000 7:54 am
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I am trying to source an anti-reflective u-v protecting glass for a customer who wants to reglaze high financial value pictures. I had settled on Tru-Vue ...
Geoff Osmond
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Mar 17, 2000 7:43 am
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... We use UV filtering Plexiglas and seldom use glass at all unless the piece is a pastel or something that will react adversely to the static. We also...
George Cannon
gwc4@...
Mar 17, 2000 1:05 pm
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One, quite expensive, answer to this problem is laminated Amiran from Schott A.G. in Mainz, Germany. This glass is available in water-white glass, with a ...
Hugh Phibbs
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Mar 17, 2000 3:07 pm
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Hi Geoff I use TV Conservation Clear on a regular basis - on my client's work and on my own. Seldom do I need the AR property. However, the anti UV filtering...
