The use of ‘poisonous insecticidal solutions’ in bookbinding: coping with historic pesticide treatments in the archive
Abstract Records from a popular series at The National Archives were found to bear warning labels that they have been bound using a ‘poisonous insecticidal solution’. Research into historic sources suggested that the agents used by bookbinders in the early twentieth century were mercuric chloride, c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2023-03-01
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| Series: | Heritage Science |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-023-00866-y |