Subject: Smoke damaged books
We have received a number of books from a donor who must have been a very heavy smoker because the books have a very strong smoke odor. Can anyone recommend a method for removing the smoke? One conservator suggested quick freezing them. We do not currently have facilities for this, but we tested a duplicate paperback in our regular freezer, but it didn't seem to make much difference. Thanks for anything you can suggest. Cindy Martin Southwest Collection Box 41041 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 79409-1041 806-742-3749 Fax: 806-742-0496 *** Conservation DistList Instance 9:58 Distributed: Sunday, February 4, 1996 Message Id: cdl-9-58-015 ***Received on Thursday, 1 February, 1996