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Ivory care
09 March 2009, 23:35
LionHunterIvory care
Is there a recommended treatment to preserve Ivory from Wart Hog, Hippo and Ele? If so, what is the product and how often? Some of my African stuff is getting older and I've never treated any of it.
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17 March 2009, 23:50
L. David KeithOne thing to consider on a serious side; ivory should not be kept in a very dry environment. Humidity under controlled conditions will help prevent cracking.
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03 January 2012, 05:19
LionHunterStill waiting for an answer. Anything new on ivory preservation from taxidermists or others?
BTW, I use cream hair conditioner on my Ele hair bracelets. Nothing special, usually the hotel/motel freebies.
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05 January 2012, 04:12
BigBI have used Lubriderm lotion on mine and the elephant tusks have done well. Hippo tusks have not done as well but have not split.
Humid in Chicago and they have been in a basement trophy room.
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09 January 2012, 03:34
LeopardtrackI don't think that Elephants use anything on their tusks so you probably don't need to either..
09 January 2012, 16:08
calgarychef1I was recently at the Benectine distillery and they have a collection of very old ivory. It's in an enclosed case and I think the humidity must be controlled, it looks to be in good shape for the most part. It's been in existance for a long time before the humidity controlled case though and I think it must have been in a moist enough environment, possibly in the UK for a long time?
10 January 2012, 03:25
safari-lawyerSomeone told be glycerine (glycerol) was the best product to rub on them about once per year.
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12 January 2012, 08:23
HughiamI fill clients tusks with a product called Smooth Cast. Its a casting resin and seems to prevent cracking. Ive got a set of WH tusks that are over 10 years old as well as a set of bush pig tusks with no cracks.
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16 January 2012, 05:02
FjoldI have a different type of Euro mount for my wartie. Should I be concerned that I can't get to the bases of the tusks to treat them?
I'm pretty sure that they were not treated at all when I had them done in Namibia.
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20 January 2012, 16:21
zhabaI don't know if this will be of any help but this is what i have done and eveything is good although i don't have any elephant tusks. On all tusks i have either pig,hippo,walrus. i fill in the tusk with silicon first and then once a year polish them using car polish which is silicon based. so far none have cracked or discoloured. hope this helps?
23 January 2012, 08:40
IndyMy taxidermist says to use ordinary furniture polish about once a year. I also use it on impala horns, etc.
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