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flabob Posts: 39 Registered: May 2004	posted 09-08-2010 01:55 AM Hi All, Was wondering about a safe storage method, other than pacific cloth, for the storage and inventory of spoons? Any organizational hints and/or display ideas as well would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! IP: Logged
Ulysses Dietz Moderator Posts: 1265 Registered: May 99	posted 09-08-2010 09:46 AM Polyethelene ziploc bags are great for flatware--keep the air out and don't damage the silver. Avoid polyvinyl chloride (Saran wrap, anything clingy) which will corrode silver. Our Museum uses such bags to protect recently cleaned silver while in storage. IP: Logged
flabob Posts: 39 Registered: May 2004	posted 09-09-2010 07:40 AM Hi Ulysses, Thank you thank you. It's great getting this info from someone so directly involved in this subject. Is there a mil thickness that you prefer on the polyethylene zips? I had been using the open end 1 mil, but find them difficult to write pertinent info on. What method do you prefer to place the information on the spoon and/or the bag, and how much info do you place? Thanks again! Bob IP: Logged
Ulysses Dietz Moderator Posts: 1265 Registered: May 99	posted 09-09-2010 09:38 AM All we ever write on our bags is our accession number...and we find the slightly heavier freezer ziploc bags are best, and they also have a white patch on them that makes labeling easier... IP: Logged
chase33 Posts: 362 Registered: Feb 2008	posted 09-09-2010 01:07 PM I have started using the regular sandwich ziploc bags for smaller items in their original boxes and use a stick-on lable that I have printed the info I need so I know whats in each box quickly. Just curious: should I use the labels or not? I hadn't thought about the lable adhesive "seeping" (for lack of a better term) through the bag until now and wonder if it could damage whats inside the bag. [This message has been edited by chase33 (edited 09-09-2010).] IP: Logged
Polly Posts: 1970 Registered: Nov 2004	posted 09-10-2010 12:55 AM I've found that freezer bags keep air away from food and keep moisture inside much better than sandwich bags. (For example, brown sugar dries out quickly in a sandwich bag, but lasts a long time in a freezer bag.) So I assumed freezer bags would keep silver from tarnishing for longer. However, I have lots of spoons in sandwich bags anyway (laziness), and it doesn't seem to have made much difference so far. But make sure you don't use the kind of bags that have a plastic slider to zip them. Those things leak air like crazy. IP: Logged
flabob Posts: 39 Registered: May 2004	posted 09-10-2010 06:02 PM Hi Ulysses Chase and Polly, Thanks for your kind input and useful hints and information. It has been very helpful. Best Bob IP: Logged
seaduck Posts: 350 Registered: Dec 2006	posted 09-15-2010 11:02 PM Aha! Thank you, Polly, for solving a mystery. I've used ziplocks, but have been disappointed to sometimes see more tarnish than I would have expected. I'll bet it's due to the sliders.....Too bad. They're very handy. IP: Logged

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