Hello List!  As of January 1st the Truman Lounge (which is the only room in the whole building where people can smoke) will become smoke free (yippee!) That means all of the objects, walls, carpet, etc. will need to be cleaned to get rid of the smoke smell and residue from almost 100 years of smoking (luckily, most of the stuff in the room hasn’t been there for 100 years).  It is going to be my job to clean all of the objects/artifacts housed in that room.  As I’m glancing through conservation catalogs I’m seeing all kinds of cleaners for this and that.  I don’t want to buy 50 different things to clean a few objects.  Can anyone recommend one or two “all-purpose” cleaners?

 

Some of the materials include wood, ceramics, rubber, metal, fabric, and glass.  Thanks!

 

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Christina J. Zamon

Archivist

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Washington, DC  20045

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