In order to help keep books in a good state of repair, conservation by design is able to offer a cleaning workstation developed by Tigiemme for soft dust removal.
The workstations worksurface is accessible by a pair of protective gloves and sleeves with which you can handle volumes.
The workstation allows for dust cleaning of objects in a sealed chamber.
Dusting can be done using different techniques depending on the state of repair of the volumes, binding type or dust quantity.
Books in a good conservation state can be blown with a manually controlled air flow.
Volumes in a more fragile state can be cleaned using soft bristled brushes.

Spirabilia is the ultimate cabinet fot restoration of sensitive materials. It's purpose is to provide a safe environment for the conservator, protecting against dangerous mould spores and pathogens, when cleaning inside and outside fragile and delicate rare books and manuscripts.

Spirabilia Demonstration Video (18.5 megs)