{"id":4183,"date":"2023-02-03T14:13:58","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T19:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/thepreservationlab\/?p=4183"},"modified":"2023-02-03T14:13:58","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T19:13:58","slug":"the-culprit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/thepreservationlab\/2023\/02\/the-culprit","title":{"rendered":"The Culprit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>While working on a treatment for the Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library, I came across a pamphlet that was especially dirty that gave me pause. This item in particular belonged to a collection of almanacs from the 1800\u2019s.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pamphlet, part of a collection selected for digitization, first came to the lab in need of cleaning and stabilization for its upcoming photo-shoot. The small pamphlets, titled Jayne\u2019s Medical Almanack, would have been heavily used, warranting some of the grime. However, on this one, I noticed an inordinate amount of insect frass staining on many of the pages.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"502\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/thepreservationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/During.jpg\" alt=\"The Culprit\" class=\"wp-image-4187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/thepreservationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/During.jpg 502w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/thepreservationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/During-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Insect frass along edges<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>As I continued surface cleaning and repairing major tears \u2026 I came across a damaged and dogeared page.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/thepreservationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Fold.jpg\" alt=\"The Culprit\" class=\"wp-image-4189\" width=\"430\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/thepreservationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Fold.jpg 573w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/thepreservationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Fold-255x300.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Creased fold hiding the culprit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Inserting my micro-spatula, I opened to the fold to reveal the culprit!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/thepreservationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bug.jpg\" alt=\"The Culprit\" class=\"wp-image-4188\" width=\"409\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/thepreservationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bug.jpg 817w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/thepreservationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bug-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/thepreservationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bug-768x635.jpg 768w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/thepreservationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bug-624x516.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><em>Evidence of prior insect infestation<\/em><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>An ancient, dry bug!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He had obviously used this journal as his residence &#8211; coming and going &#8211; and finally gave up the ghost. I will surely provide his final resting place&#8230; my trash can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"368\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/thepreservationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Before_2.jpg\" alt=\"The Culprit\" class=\"wp-image-4191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/thepreservationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Before_2.jpg 368w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/thepreservationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Before_2-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Before treatment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"371\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/thepreservationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/After_2.jpg\" alt=\"The Culprit\" class=\"wp-image-4190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/thepreservationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/After_2.jpg 371w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/thepreservationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/After_2-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 371px) 100vw, 371px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">After cleaning and stabilization<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about almanacs and how they were stored, see Veronica\u2019s post titled, <a href=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/thepreservationlab\/2016\/03\/loopy\">Loopy<\/a>, where she dives into the history of another popularly used almanac collection at CHPL!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chris Voynovich, Conservation Assistant [CHPL]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While working on a treatment for the Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library, I came across a pamphlet that was especially dirty that gave me pause. 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