[BCMA] should we polish brass and copper?

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

Thanks Anissa if we decide to clean will follow these processes.

W:)

On Wed, Jul 24, 2019 at 4:33 PM Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. <
bcma at lists.vifa.ca> wrote:

> Hi Wendy-
> There are some great,practical resources on the Canadian Conservation
> Institute website regarding the care and cleaning of metals.
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> Have a look here:
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> https://www.canada.ca/en/conservation-institute/services/care-objects/metals.html
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> Thanks!
> Anissa
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> *Anissa J. Paulsen*
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> On Wed, Jul 24, 2019 at 4:21 PM Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. <
> bcma at lists.vifa.ca> wrote:
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>> The Greek Heritage Project Museum in Victoria has a number of "old", as
>> up to 100 years old, brass and copper artifacts, mostly cooking and coffee
>> pots. They are becoming darker as time goes on. We are back and forth about
>> whether to clean and polish them or to  allow their age to show.
>> Part of the issue is that the polished items tend to then be very bright
>> and lose some of their age.
>> The pictures may help.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Wendy
>>
>> Wendy Smylitopoulos
>> Curator
>> Greek Heritage Project Museum
>> 4648 Elk Lake Drive, Victoria BC V8Z 5M1
>> <greekhpm at gmail.com>
>> 250 419-3151
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