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Treatment; 02 May 2007; Remove tarnish; Metals

Reason: Permanent Exhibition
Description: The horse trapping was delacquered by immersing in Acetone (propan-1-one/dimethyl ketone) and gently brushing. The surface then was swabbed with Hotel silver dip (acidified thiourea) as it was rinsed with water at the same time. After the silver dip treatment, the object was left under a running water for 15 minutes. Following this, the object was steam cleaned gently and then dried with paper towels and hot air blower.
Details: Treatment