"I wouldn't use the compression feature for any historic or museum worthy items as the
creasing could be pretty extreme."
Since the inquiry was more concerned about temperature and humidity control, could the folded- and I am assuming padded- items be placed between acid free foamcore board or other stable, stiff sheets and then the Space Bags used? Might that keep the creasing of the artifacts to a minimum while providing a more stable climate-controlled environment?
Judy Schwender
Curator of Collections / Registrar
Museum of the American Quilter's Society
Paducah, Kentucky
270-442-8856
jschwend@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
"Reiter, Sara" <SReiter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Dear Mary et al: While a graduate intern at LACMA in 1993-94 I did some
preliminary research on the Space Bags. The plastic they were using at the
time was inert - it was a food-service grade laminate. I have some here at
PMA that I use for making bags for Oxygene Deprevation Chambers. I wouldn't
use the compression feature for any historic or museum worthy items as the
creasing could be pretty extreme. My parents have a set of smaller Space
Bags that they use for traveling and love them.
Sara Reiter
Philadelphia Museum of Art
-----Original Message-----
From: Mary Ballard [mailto:BallardM@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 3:08 PM
To: TEXCONS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Space Bags
Hi everyone: Our shy & retiring computer administrator Mignon (who keeps us
organized) sent us this query & there
seems to
be a lot of interest, so I
hope everyone will think about it & respond to the list, with cc:'s to the
originators.
> >>> "Mignon Erixon-Stanford" 01/13/05 02:18PM >>>
> Question for the textiles experts...
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kiersten Latham"
> To:
> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 1:01 PM
> Subject: Re: Space Bags
>
>
> I am VERY interested in this question too. Amazingly, I was just
thinking
> similar thoughts earlier this week!
>
> Kiersten F. Latham, Collection Manager
> Kansas Cosmosphere & Space Center
> 1100 N. Plum Hutchinson, KS 67501
> 620-662-2305 x309
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Registrars Committee of the AAM on behalf of Susan Smyer
> Sent: Thu 1/13/2005 11:51 AM
> To:
RCAAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Space Bags
>
> Good morning everyone,
>
> I need to store large numbers of sheet, pillowcases and wool blankets
> for lengthy periods of time and I don't have much climate-controlled
> space for storage. Have any of you used Space Bags that vacuum out air
> and compress the bags? They are made from polyethylene and nylon which
> is probably OK to use, but I would like to know if they off-gas or do
> anything horrible to textiles.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Susan Smyer
> Collections Manager
> Battleship TEXAS SHS
> 3527 Battleground Rd.
> La Porte, TX 77571
> (281) 479-2431 ex.239
> susan.smyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
Mary W. Ballard
Senior Textiles Conservator
Smithsonian Center for Materials Research & Education
4210 Silver Hill Road, Suitland MD 20746 USA
tel: 301-238-1210 fax: 301-238-3709
email:
ballardm@xxxxxxxxxxxx