Object Salvage Equipment
MATERIAL
Books
Ceramics, glass
and small items
Furniture
Metalwork and
metal
movements of
clocks.
Paintings
Paper
Photographs
Sculpture,
Plasterwork and
Stonework
Tiles
Floors
Textiles
Wall Paintings
EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT FOR SALVAGE.
Plastic crates; vinyl gloves; bubblewrap; polythene, blotting paper, kitchen towel,
freezer bags, rubber bands, Melinex, acid free tissue
Plastic crates, dustbins, plastic foldboxes; Bubblewrap for wrapping objects, dustsheets,
general packing materials. Gloves to protect hands from sharp edges.
Carrying straps, webbing, trolleys, tarpaulins, bubblewrap, polythene, gloves, wooden
blocks wrapped in polythene, handling grips for mirror glass, leather rigger’s gloves,
kitchen towel.
Sack barrows, heavy duty plastic or canvas bags. Dustbins and dustsheets for
chandeliers. Rigid crates. WD40, kitchen towel, Ethafoam/Plastozote,
Vinyl gloves, carrying straps, webbing, bubblewrap, foam, blanket, polythene, T bars,
metal and wire cutters.
Plastozote foam, bubblewrap, card, blotting paper, trays, bakers trays
Drying line, vinyl gloves, blotting paper – blotters, plastic pegs, trays, bakers trays.
Sack barrow, lined with plywood or jiffy foam, plywood, boards, polythene, wooden
battens, duck boarding, webbing, plastozote, blankets, webbing with buckles, broom
handles, dustbins, sponges, kitchen towel, gloves.
Vinyl gloves, polythene sheeting, white dust sheets, bubblewrap, plastic rollers, carry
straps, wooden blocks covered in polythene, 2” wide webbing, acid free tissue – roll
and/or sheets, battens, heavy duty carrying bags, bakers trays, Velcro straps
IN SITU PROTECTION
Polythene sheets attached to wooden battens
Large pieces which will be difficult to move can be
placed under large pieces of furniture such as tables.
Raise feet using wooden blocks wrapped in
polythene. Cover large pieces with bubblewrap,
polythene, tarpaulins, polythene sheeting stapled to
wooden battens.
Dustsheets and pre-made boxing for larger items.
Polythene draped over and behind painting.
Large pieces of sculpture: place on floor, against wall.
Plywood or boards can be used to protect from falling
debris.
WATER: Protect with polythene sheeting and
polythene sheeting and wooden battens.
FIRE: Do not cover with polythene, use fire blanket.
Roll and leave by wall or sheltered position, covered
with polythene. Raise on polythene covered wooden
blocks to keep clear of water.
Sand bags and absorbent cushions to prevent water
reaching wall paintings.
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