preservation

Hi all I found a fossilized bovine tooth while creek walking several months back. While it seemed stable at first, it now has begun to develop some fine cracks in the mineralized enamel, and one small flake has already come off. I was hoping to learn the optimal way to stabilize a fossil like...

Hi, I would appreciate any help with using electrolysis on different sizes of grape/canister shot. I tried today (first time with electrolysis). I’m looking for tips for what to use to contact the shot, my alligator clips slip since the shot is round. Thanks in advance. Wish everyone here the best.

The condition of this anchor shackle has degraded considerably in the ~2 weeks its been out of the ocean. Whats the best way to preserve it? I am not opposed to a long term chemical treatment if that's the best way to go.

Old Batteries - 1930's? I dug up three of these old batteries in a ruined farmhouse. Any guesses as to what company this might be? The 1930's perhaps...? T The words I think I can make out are: "instruments", "used", "to give", and "chemical". But these are just guesses. Thanks, fellow...

So, I'd heard of electrolysis before but thought it was limited to hair removal :dontknow: so once I read about some of you using it to clean artifacts I had to find out whether it was a simple process or not. Some definitions for you: Oxidation: any surface destruction caused by a chemical...