Removing chewing gum from leather

Re: removing chewing gum from leather:  If you put an ice cube to it
or dry ice (protect your skin) or otherwise freeze the gum, it
should crack right off the leather sole.

Norma Rubovits

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                  Conservation DistList Instance 8:89
                    Distributed: Sunday, May 7, 1995
                        Message Id: cdl-8-89-006
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