Subject: Light bleaching
In reply to the question concerning sunlight-quality fluorescent lamps, there is a type of fluorescent light that is used for keeping animals, especially reptiles, in top physical condition when they are housed in artificially lighted areas. These lights, which look like any other fluorescent bulb, are called Vita-lights, and can be found in most pet stores. They are designed to duplicate the complete spectrum of sunlight, and are not terribly expensive, as I recall from my pet store days. As far as UV filtering is concerned, one would probably need to use a shielding tube over the bulb, or something like that. Just one possibility among many, I'm sure. Lisa Roberts University of North Texas Libraries Rare Book and Texana Collections *** Conservation DistList Instance 6:39 Distributed: Saturday, January 23, 1993 Message Id: cdl-6-39-004 ***Received on Tuesday, 19 January, 1993