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Old 11-10-20, 01:40 PM
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Default 1945 dated R.A.S.C. cap. Just too late to save it.

I picked this up this morning. It has obviously been badly stored for a very long time but I was not going to leave it behind. Even the plastic cap badge appears to have given up the struggle.
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Old 11-10-20, 02:16 PM
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Give it a dusting down, position it so most of the damage s hidden from view, it'll look ok (hope it didn't cost a lot though).
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Old 11-10-20, 03:22 PM
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Give it a dusting down, position it so most of the damage s hidden from view, it'll look ok (hope it didn't cost a lot though).
It is currently in the freezer and will remain there for at least a week before I do anything else to it. It didn't cost a lot which is why I bought it.
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Old 11-10-20, 04:29 PM
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glad you grabbed it before it was completely gone
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Old 11-10-20, 09:14 PM
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It is currently in the freezer and will remain there for at least a week before I do anything else to it. It didn't cost a lot which is why I bought it.
Excuse my ignorance , but why in a freezer?

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Excuse my ignorance , but why in a freezer?

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Moths / larvae

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Excuse my ignorance , but why in a freezer?

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Moths! A stint in the freezer will kill any clothes moth eggs or caterpillars hiding away in there.
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Now that we cannot use the old camphor moth balls, a spell in a freezer is the simplest way of stopping any existing moth infestation.

It does of course bring a new set of problems, not the least of which is that my other half will mistake it for a mouldy pizza and consign it to the bin. I have to be careful what I put in the freezer in our house.
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Old 12-10-20, 08:20 AM
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"Zero" and "Rentokil" moth balls no good?

I've got through loads of Zero's in the past but don't know if they killed off pests as they may not have been there in the first place.
I think they probably tarnished bullion braiding etc.

I freezing liable to damage the plastic badge on the cap?
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Old 12-10-20, 08:46 AM
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The hardware shop in Ludlow told me that they cannot legally sell the old camphor mothballs any more. They sold me some impregnated paper sheets which have no distinctive mothball smell. They may work but, just as old shirts should be starched, old uniforms stored in trunks should smell like mothballs.

As to the freezer damaging the cap badge, I am not sure that the damage could get any worse.
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From chemistry at school I remember mothballs contain Naphthalene which give it that smell.
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Tesco and I think B&Q sell Zero moth balls, I don't know what the chemical content is, the things are orange and fade to white as they lose effectiveness.
They don't smell of camphor but presumably contain some evil chemicals.

I was thinking of moisture / ice penetrating that rather fragile and porous looking plastic badge.
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From chemistry at school I remember mothballs contain Naphthalene which give it that smell.
You are right and having just googled Naphthalene, I see that they are inflammable as well.
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Moths! A stint in the freezer will kill any clothes moth eggs or caterpillars hiding away in there.
Ah, makes sense
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