Christmas Ornaments

Last Updated on Tuesday, 26 May 2015 11:15 Written by Albert Greenhut Monday, 6 January 2014 10:50

I spent part of last Saturday setting up for Christmas. After going through the tough part of getting the tree and carrying it up a cramped flight of stairs it was time to decorate it. My mother buys a new ornament every year, and seemingly has done so forever. Her ornaments date back to the 50’s and spend the majority of their time in a box in her basement covered in tissue paper. Each one has a story, and my favorites are, naturally, about me. Unfortunately each year there are casualties, but not from being dropped, as was the danger in my younger years. We used to live in a house which basement flooded and those were the leanest times, but this year the damage was not something immediate like water, but a more persistent one, tarnish and oxidation of the metallic surfaces.

Polished surfaces were tarnished, reflective surfaces had dulled over time, and (what tipped me off) was the seemingly never-ending supply of replacement hooks that we went through. We noticed that the hooks, especially the ones on older ornaments, were weak and then the heavier ones were so weak they were unusable. The issue was corrosion cause by atmospheric pollutants. The holidays seem to have something in the air. These gasses cause degradation to metal surfaces, in addition to other sensitive surfaces, not just during the holidays but all throughout the year. Engineered Materials uses its Intercept Technology, and its reactive barrier bag technology, to safely deactivate those gasses and clean the environment inside of the bags, creating a microenvironment inside the bags, keeping things the same for next year, as they look this year. This year, when taking my ornaments down we will use Intercept bags to safeguard our family’s heirlooms so that they are protected even then they are not on the tree.

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