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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ownedbybear, post: 4219152, member: 29&quot;]That fuzzy lining isn&#039;t good for plastics, pearls or opals, or anything which can react and absorb, even some metals such as copper - think how Cu reacts to the armosphere, the atoms are very free binding, unlike gold. </p><p><br /></p><p>Acid free tissue is good to line with for pearls and opals. Or old clean white pure cotton sheets, washed but no fabric conditioner. I use boxes with lining designed for coins mostly, with said acid free on the pearl drawers.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve also had the fuzzy lining on cheaper ring boxes react with the metal of a ring. Gold is pretty inert but the alloy material isn&#039;t. Such as copper. </p><p><br /></p><p>Never ever plastic bags or boxes, the least bit of moisture trapped and you&#039;re doomed. </p><p><br /></p><p>Silver doesn&#039;t seem to tarnish too much in this house, but I&#039;ve used those 3M paper inserts.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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