Message-ID: <50109DFE.1030105@mhtc.net> Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 20:31:42 -0500 From: Brian Bigler <usemeum@mhtc.net> Subject: Re: taxidermy question
We want to remember that arsenic was used in days past to process
taxidermy and handling of old mounted specimens should be done with caution.
Brian J. Bigler, President
Mt. Horeb Area Historical Society
138 East Main St.
Mt. Horeb, WI 53572
(608) 437-6486
On 7/25/2012 3:06 PM, Barbara Nehring wrote:
> Our Land O' Lakes Historical Society's Land O' Lakes NorthernWaters
> museum has received a loan of a historic young bobcat mount. It is
> germain to our current display, "Guides, Past and Present",but we are
> concerned about bringing an old taxidermy mount into our museum.
> Could bugs or moths be a problem? Visibly, the mount is in good
> condition. What should our process be? Thanks.
> Barbara Nehring
> Land O' Lakes Historical Society
> Land O' Lakes NorthernWaters Museum
> e-mail: tradingpostint@gmail.com