Source for oiled or wax-impregnated textile sought

Gundula Tutt <gundula.tutt [at] freenet__de> write

>I am currently looking for suppliers of traditional oiled or wax-
>impregnated cotton cloth/canvas to reconstruct the hood of a
>historic automobile. ...

This is not an answer to your question but rather a re-direction.
You might try contacting the conservation department of the Imperial
War Museum (in London or at Duxford). They are likely to be able to
help you.

    Imperial War Museum London (Headquarters)
    Lambeth Road
    London SE1 6HZ
    United Kingdom
    +44 20 7416 5320
    Fax: +44 20 7416 5374
    mail<-a t->iwm< . >org< . >uk

    Imperial War Museum Duxford
    Cambridgeshire CB22 4QR
    +44 1223 835 000
    Fax: +44 1223 837 267
    duxford<-a t->iwm< . >org< . >uk

Noelle Streeton
N.L.W. Streeton
University College London
Department of History of Art, Material Studies


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