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Moldy smell in Old Railway Equipment Registers
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larry <mrprksr@...>
Been following the great discussions on Steam era equipment and alot of Information quoted is from Old Guides and similar publications.....I have acquired several over the years and most have a pretty moldy smell....How do you fellows take care of this....Registers are in pretty good shape except for odor....Thanks....Larry Mennie
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Pierre <pierre.oliver@...>
Try putting dryer sheets in between some of the pages and put it in a box for a few weeks.
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Pierre Oliver --- In STMFC@..., "larry" <mrprksr@...> wrote:
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water.kresse@...
Great question Larry . . . . I would like to know also . . . and so would my wife. Al Kresse
Been following the great discussions on Steam era equipment and alot of Information quoted is from Old Guides and similar publications.....I have acquired several over the years and most have a pretty moldy smell....How do you fellows take care of this....Registers are in pretty good shape except for odor....Thanks....Larry Mennie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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Rio Grande Ltd <rgmodels@...>
you might ask a local museum.
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From: water.kresse <water.kresse@...> To: STMFC <STMFC@...> Sent: Tue, Mar 26, 2013 8:36 am Subject: Re: [STMFC] Moldy smell in Old Railway Equipment Registers Great question Larry . . . . I would like to know also . . . and so would my wife. Al Kresse Been following the great discussions on Steam era equipment and alot of Information quoted is from Old Guides and similar publications.....I have acquired several over the years and most have a pretty moldy smell....How do you fellows take care of this....Registers are in pretty good shape except for odor....Thanks....Larry Mennie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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Steve Stull
Larry, Al;
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Follow this link to Northeast Document Conservation Center. http://www.nedcc.org/ask/frequently.php#q9 Information is available, plus good hints for further assistance. Good luck Steve Stull --- On Tue, 3/26/13, water.kresse@... <water.kresse@...> wrote:
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My wife would say set it in the sun for a few days. IE let the UV rays kill
off the mold/mildew. She also sprinkles cinnamon around the corners basement to remove the odor. Google can help: http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-the-Mildew-Smell-from-Books which has a caution about using those dryer sheets. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org |
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water.kresse@...
Sounds like I have a couple of the remedies in the house already: activated charcoal for the fish tank filter and kittie litter. Acid free boxes don't come cheap . . . unfortunately.
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From: "Rio Grande Ltd" <rgmodels@...> To: STMFC@... Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 11:39:38 AM Subject: Re: [STMFC] Moldy smell in Old Railway Equipment Registers you might ask a local museum. eric -----Original Message----- From: water.kresse <water.kresse@...> To: STMFC <STMFC@...> Sent: Tue, Mar 26, 2013 8:36 am Subject: Re: [STMFC] Moldy smell in Old Railway Equipment Registers Great question Larry . . . . I would like to know also . . . and so would my wife. Al Kresse Been following the great discussions on Steam era equipment and alot of Information quoted is from Old Guides and similar publications.....I have acquired several over the years and most have a pretty moldy smell....How do you fellows take care of this....Registers are in pretty good shape except for odor....Thanks....Larry Mennie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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Benjamin Hom
Al Kresse wrote:
"Acid free boxes don't come cheap . . . unfortunately." They're not that bad - I pick up magazine storage boxes at the local comic book store for $5 retail, and the price per unit drops if you buy them in bulk. http://www.bcwsupplies.com/products/magazine-boxes/magazine-cardboard-storage-box.htm Ben Hom |
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The MSTL list recently raised funds and purchase Acid Free boxes, etc. for
storage of the MSTL AFE files that Gene Green is currently working with. We got them from Gaylord, who regularly offers sales/discounts on items. They currently are offering 25% off Archival supplies through today (just got the email this morning). http://www.gaylord.com/ Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org |
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Larry
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I've had success with these methods 1) get a bag of kitty litter and put 2"-3" in the bottom of a plastic bucket that you can seal. 2) Put the book standing up with as many of the pages fanned open as you can. 3) Keep the book in the sealed contain for a couple of weeks and the kitty litter should pull the mold and moisture out of the pages. If it doesn't remove all the moldy smell try also sprinkling baking soda between the pages, place in a sealed plastic bag and let sit in the sun for a few days. Charlie Duckworth --- In STMFC@..., "larry" <mrprksr@...> wrote:
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np328
That mold is feeding on the paper, and you may get rid of the smell however not kill the mold. The next time the humidity rises the mold could come back to life. And if you place these by other books, the mold could spread. You need to kill the mold.
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Keep the books isolated from other papers and get some freezer bags big enough to seal the books in the bag and freeze the books, sealed in the freezer bag in your home freezer for about two weeks-three weeks. If you have a bunch of books check with a meat locker or a friend who has a larger freezer. We have done this with donations to our archives that have came in with "that smell". It is cheap and effective. And get a dehimidifier if you do not have one. Jim Dick - St. Paul --- In STMFC@..., "larry" <mrprksr@...> wrote:
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Schuyler Larrabee
No, they’re not cheap, but virtually all quality illustration board is now acid free, or buy “museum board” if you want to be sure, and make your own acid free box. You can glue it together, or just use packing tape ON THE OUTSIDE and you’ll have an acid free box much more cheaply.
Schuyler From: water.kresse@... Sounds like I have a couple of the remedies in the house already: activated charcoal for the fish tank filter and kittie litter. Acid free boxes don't come cheap . . . unfortunately. Al Kresse [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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Gene <bierglaeser@...>
For all who have old publications with a moldy smell, may I suggest that the easiest solution is to pack them up and ship them to me out here in New Mexico. The moldy and/or musty smell goes away fairly quickly here with no special concoctions, techniques or materials. And I would happily look up any information you want but be forewarned that I would really drag my feet when came time to ship them back. :>)
While stationed at Fort Ord back in the 1970s I saw a 2 1/2 ton tactical vehicle loaded with a variety of acid-free boxes of various sizes and shapes and a broad range of conditions on the way to the dump. I stopped the truck (good use of sergeant stripes, I say) and ended up taking only one good box because the small, on-base quarters we occupied offered so little storage space. Oh, if only . . . Gene Green |
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mrprksr <mrprksr@...>
I want to thank everybody for their input.....I have one register in the freezer
now and in about 3 weeks I'll see how it smells and go on to the next step of deodorizing it!!!! I'll let everyone know how this works out....Thanks again....Larry ________________________________ From: Schuyler.larrabee <schuyler.larrabee@...> To: STMFC@... Sent: Tue, March 26, 2013 9:47:18 PM Subject: RE: [STMFC] Moldy smell in Old Railway Equipment Registers No, they’re not cheap, but virtually all quality illustration board is now acid free, or buy “museum board” if you want to be sure, and make your own acid free box. You can glue it together, or just use packing tape ON THE OUTSIDE and you’ll have an acid free box much more cheaply. Schuyler From: water.kresse@... Sounds like I have a couple of the remedies in the house already: activated charcoal for the fish tank filter and kittie litter. Acid free boxes don't come cheap . . . unfortunately. Al Kresse [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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