Re: Doll storage

[Jerry Shiner <keepsafe@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Jane:

If you do decide to pack the "rubber" items separately, you might consider 
packing them in an oxygen-free environment. This would isolate the other 
materials from possible off gassing, but more importantly, would slow down 
the decomposition of the objects stored in the sealed anoxic environment.

You could pack easily pack the objects in small transparent barrier film 
bags with a long-lived, moisture neutral oxygen scavenger (RP-K) with the 
original dolls and boxes. Barrier film bags can be made to any size or 
dimension.

Sounds like fun- luckily I have 3 daughters, so once I passed through the 
puzzlement stage (all Dads go through various puzzlement stages) I got to 
know (albeit second-hand) the satisfaction of playing with of dolls.

js

Jerry Shiner
Keepsafe Systems
Micro-climate and Oxygen-free storage for Professional Conservators
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