Re: cigarette smoke smell

[Amann conservation <studio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Title: Message

I have de-odorized textiles by making a tent around it with polyethlene plastic sheetingand placing open boxes of baking soda around it.  Also my painting conservation buddies suggest the use of a electrostatic air cleaner in a enclosed space with the articles you want to deodorize.  Painting conservators use this method for smoke damaged art.

 

Carol Kropnick

Amann Conservation

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Textile Conservators [mailto:TEXCONS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Judy Schwender
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 3:30 PM
To: TEXCONS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: cigarette smoke smell

A quilt, its box, and packing materials sent to us for a contest has a strong smell of cigarette smoke.  The quilt will be exhibited here for several months and then the contest quilts travel for a year.  I somehow need to remove the smell.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to how this may be safely dealt with?

My sincere thanks in advance.

Judy Schwender

Curator of Collections / Registrar

Museum of the American Quilter's Society

P.O. Box 1540

215 Jefferson Street

Paducah, KY 42002-1540

270-442-8856 ext 30

fax: 270-442-5448

jschwend@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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