Leather gaiters

We have some leather World War I gaiters that need to be cleaned and
softened.  We have gotten a variety of (conflicting) advice about
what to use on leather.  Can anyone give me the definitive
procedure?

Maxine Trost
Manager of Collection Services
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
P.O. Box 3924
Laramie WY 82071
307-766-6823
Fax: 307-766-5511

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                  Conservation DistList Instance 9:56
                Distributed: Thursday, January 25, 1996
                        Message Id: cdl-9-56-015
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