FIGURE 27. A in Collection management and study of microscope slides: Storage, profiling, deterioration, restoration procedures, and general recommendations

FIGURE 27. A. Absorbent purified cotton wool wrapped on skewer. B. Coverslips 24 mm x 24 mm with paraffin rings ready for mounting each specimen in a drop of glycerol on a Cobb aluminum slide. C, D. Slide mounting device for Cobb aluminum slides. E. Storage of labels in 4-flap paper envelopes filed in cardboard boxes provided by Klug Conservation. F, G. Storage of labels in Secol polyester slide and negative film preserver sheets housed in a custom-made cardboard file system made by Klug Conservation. Note certificate of deacidification with Bookkeeper™ in front of the labels (F) and sheet of paper behind labels in polyester envelope (G). H, I. Restoration of a microscope slide by soaking the slide in distilled water on a hot plate in the lower part of a Petri dish (Pd) covered with a watch glass (wg) before (H) and after removal of labels and their storage under the top of the Petri dish (I, toPd). Note drops of water dripping back into lower Petri dish (I).