The problem with using anything on the paper is it may affect its preservation of course. Personally, I have found sometimes using soemthing else masks the odour, ie lavender nearby, febreeze sprayed near but not on paper, spray onto a paper towle and place nearby, or nilodour on similar. fresh air and circulation is best i think, I use white vinegar on musty clothes in the wash which works really well. Bi carb certainly helps absorb damp and commercial preparations are also available such as the sachets you find packed in electrical goods. I have seen a website which suggested calcium chloride chips which are used in pool maintenance works apparently well but havent tried it. hope it helps. that musty smell is overpowering at times. Linda ----- Original Message ----- : "Colleen Robinson" <ceedeed@dodo.com.au> To: <aus-vic-geelong-district@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 10:39 AM Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Storage old newspaper clippings > To anyone on the list. > > I have joined a local, fairly new, Heritage Group. > > We have a collection of old newpapers, and clippings. > > They have that very musty smell common to newspapers that have not been > cared for. > > Does anyone have any clues of what we should do to their storage box/boxes > to eradicate this odour. > > Any advise will be gratefully accepted. > > Colleen. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District > http://zades.com.au > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >