IDENTIFICATION
Catalog number: CHIR 1616
Object: Bottle, Vacuum
Material: Metal
Treatment performed by: Ali Wysopal, conservation technician and Betsy Burr, conservator
Exam Date: 6/13/2019
Treatment Report: 7/19/2019
Measurements: L 34.4, Dia. 9.4 cm
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CONDITION: from the ICMS record "UNIVERSAL. U.S. PATENT DATES OCT 13, 1914, JUNE 15, 1915. CHROME PLATED, VERTICAL FLUTING. BOTTLE AND CAP. NO LINER. CORK INSIDE."
CHIR 1616 is a chrome-plated thermos. This container has vertical fluting on their sides and horizontal ridges around their shoulders. It has a screw-on chrome-plated lid that is dented on one side. The words "LANDERS FRARY & CLARK< UNIVERSAL" are stamped on the base. A loose cork ins in the interior.
Image courtesy of the Western Archeological and Conservation Center
Image courtesy of the Western Archeological and Conservation Center
TREATMENT PROCEDURE:
1. Dry cleaned dust from the surface with a vacuum and micro-attachment brush.
2. Removed the catalog number with swabs of acetone.
3. Reduced dirt and grime with swabs of acetone.
4. Reduced loose corrosion and accretion with a stiff bristle brush and swabs of acetone.
5. Applied micro-crystalline wax in Naptha solvent to the metal surfaces of each object.
6. Reapplied catalog number by printing on archival paper and adhering it with Rhoplex acrylic adhesive.
Image courtesy of the Western Archeological and Conservation Center
Image courtesy of the Western Archeological and Conservation Center
Image courtesy of the Western Archeological and Conservation Center
Date of completion of treatment: 7/17/19