Re: [BKARTS] Old Book Smell

["Venditelli, Michelle" <Michelle_Venditelli@xxxxxxxxx>]

Old fashioned kitty litter.  Create a 'microchamber" by placing it in a
bag with kitty litter - the kind with charcoal as an active ingredient.
Seal the bag and replace kitty litter every couple of days until odor is
gone - the charcoal removes the odor.  
Good luck,
Michelle


-----Original Message-----
From: Book_Arts-L [mailto:BOOK_ARTS-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Wotypka, Joanne
Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 1:35 PM
To: BOOK_ARTS-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [BKARTS] Old Book Smell


Hi folks, I recently acquired two older books (early 1900s) that are in
beautiful shape, but they have that OBS = Old Book Smell.  Musty, but
not moldy.  Are there any easy ways of minimizing this?  I've aired them
out, but the smell still remains.

 

thanks very much...this is a most informative list!

 

joanne


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