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Obie Textile Conservation, LLC

4360 Kalama Court
Cincinnati, OH, 45236
(406) 438-3300

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Obie Textile Conservation, LLC

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WWI pennant of the 136th Field Artillery, Company E

The last survivor of the 136th Field Artillery, Company E, inherited the company's WWI pennant.  His heirs wanted the pennant treated to look its best and then to mount for display after many years of it slowly sagging and distorting inside a commercial poster frame.  The pennant underwent cleaning on the vacuum suction table, was pressed and humidified to correct the creasing, and then mounted on a conservation-safe padded board. 

WWI pennant of the 136th Field Artillery, Company E

The last survivor of the 136th Field Artillery, Company E, inherited the company's WWI pennant.  His heirs wanted the pennant treated to look its best and then to mount for display after many years of it slowly sagging and distorting inside a commercial poster frame.  The pennant underwent cleaning on the vacuum suction table, was pressed and humidified to correct the creasing, and then mounted on a conservation-safe padded board. 

Before treatment

Before treatment

After treatment

After treatment

During cleaning

During cleaning

The pennant on the vacuum suction table undergoing cleaning.  Blotting paper was used to remove surface soiling, which you can see by the yellow patches on the used paper to the left.

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