Ancient Iron bed preservation

[Anonymous]

I´m working on an old iron bed wich is painted from the XVI century. I would like to know if someone has any information to give me about the preservation and conservation of iron objects.
thanks, Andreia</BIG>
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[Anonymous]

Here are some iron conservation links. Although most are for nautical artifacts, they all contain good general information about cleaning, restoring, and preserving iron:
http://nautarch.tamu.edu/class/anth605/File10.htm
http://nautarch.tamu.edu/class/anth605/File10a.htm
http://nautarch.tamu.edu/class/anth605/File10b.htm
http://nautarch.tamu.edu/class/anth605/File10bpart2.htm
http://www.hfmgv.org/explore/artifacts/iron.asp
www.sanctuaries.nos.noaa.gov/alligator/hunt2004/lessonspdf/corrosionpreservatio_lesson.pdf
http://www.ecu.edu/maritime/publictions/cookbook/chapter_3_iron.htm
Best of luck,
Buckram