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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;LaurieMc, post: 11891621, member: 98364&quot;]Well, here&#039;s where I&#039;m up to. I went to the museum yesterday but they&#039;re not open every day. I think I&#039;ll leave the museum till I&#039;ve done the eraser trial.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last time I looked (a while ago) there were two art supply shops in town. Now they&#039;ve both gone. I&#039;ve bought a kneaded eraser on eBay and will let you know how I go when that arrives.</p><p><br /></p><p>The freezer method sounds interesting. One method of drying green wooden bowls without them cracking is to freeze them in a plastic bag for a couple of days and then thaw in the fridge for a few more days. I don&#039;t use this method but I&#039;m guessing the freezing draws out the moisture.</p><p><br /></p><p>A couple of notes about the timeline:</p><p><br /></p><p>I was told that the British and Foreign Bible Society packed the Bible for the export to Australia so I&#039;m assuming it was done correctly. I suppose it would have come out by sea, back in the day.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m pretty sure that I&#039;d have noticed the staining when I got the Bible and even later on when I got it out for a look, if it was present then.</p><p><br /></p><p>I always had it in the back of my mind that it should have been stored in an acid free box rather than an old wine box. I&#039;m so regretful. The Bible was in pristine condition when my father passed in on to me and I intended to pass it on to my son in the same state.</p><p><br /></p><p>Note: The smell is not all that strong. I have to put my nose right up to the pages to smell it. Even modern books have a paper smell if you get close enough.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for all the help so far.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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