TAA i.2.12a.1.01

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                     Methods of Treatment Used                  A. Lucas

Painted Box (No 21)
(a) Was covered with thin coating of white dust,
(probably limestone dust) especially on lid.
Removed dust by brushing carefully off with small
soft brush and benzine. and also spraying with
benzine.
(b) Painted surface was blistered in places
Filled <in> underneath blisters with paraffin wax. This
was done by using a warm saturated solution of
wax in benzine (warmed in sun). This was run in
under blisters by means of a small pipette. The

surplus wax was removed <while soft> by means of benzine
and soft brush.
(c) There were small cracks in painted surface
and small portions of the paint were loose or had
fallen off. Applied solution of celluloid in amyl
acetate to cracks to cracks and used same 

solution as an adhesive for sticking on loose

pieces. Finally sprayed whole outer surface of box

several times with same solution.
(d) A few splashes of earthy material were