Conservation and collections care consultancy for the heritage sector and private clients. Based in Doncaster, S.Yorks. I post about all aspects of my work.😎
Joined January 2019
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Recently conserved object from Northampton Museums (on loan from Sulgrave Manor). Attributed to an ancestor of President George Washington. This 1650 work required work to the slip frame and mount.
#embroidery
#northamptomuseum
#sulgravemanor
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Carved head conservation for Experience Barnsley. Treatments were removal of modern mortar and cleaning using biocide to remove algae and lichen. What are your thoughts on age. Mediaeval, post mediaeval or more modern ?
#carvedstone
#conservation
#experiencebarnsley
#museums
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More training for Experience Barnsley (Barnsley Museums Heritage Trust). Labelling and marking of museum objects. What material are you marking ? Which method is suitable ? Great results here on the sample objects ! 👍
#objectlabelling
#conservation
#experiencebarnsley
#museums
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Training session in washing museum textiles at Experience Barnsley today. Staff and volunteers and they all got their hands wet during the washing session. The military grade fans certainly did the trick during drying ! 👍👍👍
#textiles
#conservation
#experiencebarnsley
#museums
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More breakdown of the original animal glue than anticipated. But as this object was not structurally sound, joints and splits were re-bonded with conservation grade adhesive after careful deconstruction. 👍
#candlebox
#conservation
#heritagedoncaster
#museums
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Great day at the Museum Development Midlands 'The Material Lives of Objects: A Symposium on Collections Care' hosted by University of Lincoln.
Talks and tour of the conservation labs. Encouraging and insightful day. 👍👍👍
#universityoflincoln
#museumdevelopmentmidlands
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Consolidation and reconstruction of a Roman hobnail shoe (caliga) soil 🤔 cast. All parts were reconstructed using acryloid adhesive after first being consolidated with four coats of a water based acrylic consolidant.
#caligae
#conservation
#Romans
#museums
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Another item returned to Heritage Doncaster. This local map of Owston Fields (1724) had various old repairs. Now cleaned, repaired and encapsulated, this can be accessed by the public in Doncaster's archives. 👍👍👍
#heritagedoncaster
#conservation
#maps
#museums
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Fantastic trip to see and contribute to the conservation of sea charts at the UK Hydrographic Office in Taunton. Credit for Andy and Antoninas's time in the lab and manager Andrew Leitch and Antonina for allowing me to be on site. 👍
#ukhydrographicoffice
#paperconservation
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I highly recommend this book for anyone who is new to integrated pest management, or wants a refresh. Can you identify your Australian Carpet Beetle ? Will the termite 'Reticulitermes' be a threat ? 👍👍👍
#integratedpestmanagement
#conservation
#collectionscare
#pestsinmuseums
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This two page will document was quite fragile and needed re-constructing and re-lining. It was humidified, flattened and then re-lined and left to dry. Final stage was to encapsulated it in a new in polyester sleeve. 👍👍👍
#archives
#conservation
#collectionscare
#encapsulation
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Ouabaine is a plant based toxin from East Africa used as an arrow poison. It was then later adapted to cure hypotension and heart arrhythmias.
Also used by the African Crested Rat also uses it as defense from predators.
#ouabain
#conservation
#collectionscare
#africancrestedrat
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So privileged to have been able to conserve a group of objects by local Doncaster hero Charles Smith, including his George Cross. The medal was awarded to Smith for his heroism during a roof collapse at the Askern Colliery.
#dglam
#conservation
#museums
#georgecross
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Been asked to survey and quote for the conservation of this late 18th century hand pumped fire engine from Cannon Hall Museum, kept on site since new.
Keep an eye on my posts for more on this in the coming months. 👍
#museums
#collectionscare
#conservation
#fireengine
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Condition checking and conserving a set of 'Civilian Clothing 1941' (CC41) clothing this week. This WW2 British government designation for rationed clothing had a label that gained the nickname, "The Cheeses" ! 👍
#museums
#cc41
#conservation
#ww2
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Dealing with hazards in collections this week. These fire grenades (precursor to the modern fire extinguisher) had their contents removed, then repaired. Client was very happy with the results. 👍
#museums
#collectionscare
#conservation
#firegrenade
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After conserving this earlier in the year, so nice to see this being studied and appreciated. Nice grant aided project and a great tribute to the soldiers of the 324 Battery, 94th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment.
#conservation
#lightantiaircraftregiment
#miltarymuseums
#museums
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Just attended the webinar conference 'Big Stuff 2025' held in Ghent, Belgium.
Theme for this was how to use volunteer skills to maintain and run working machines now that skills have been lost. 👍
#conservation
#museums
#bigstuff2025
#collectionscare
bigstuffheritage.org
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These modern bronze deer had some unsightly flaking of the dried patination fluid used in manufacture. This was removed and new patination adding where necessary. Very happy with the results on these magnificent beasts. 👍
#museums
#collectionscare
#conservation
#bronzesculpture
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Great afternoon at Clifton Park Museum, Rotherham yesterday. Training session for safe object handling. Nice to see a mix of staff asking questions and getting involved with different types of objects. 👍
#museums
#collectionscare
#conservation
#safeobjecthandling
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