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http://dx.doi.org/10.22790/conservation.2022.28.0001

Scientific Conservation of Underwood Typewriter(Hangi6863) in National Hangeul Museum  

Kim, Yu Jin (Korea National University of Cultural Heritage Graduate School of Cultural Heritage Department of Heritage Conservation And Restoration)
Chung, Kwang Yong (Korea National University of Cultural Heritage College of Science and Technology Department of Conservation Science)
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Conservation Science in Museum / v.28, no., 2022 , pp. 1-16 More about this Journal
Abstract
Treatment was performed to conserve the Underwood Typewriter (Hangi 6863) from the collection of the National Hangeul Museum. Since the typewriter was presumably manufactured in the modern or contemporary era and bore patterns of damage such as component loss, corrosion, and paint loss, as well as being made of multiple materials, a condition survey and a scientific analysis were conducted ahead of the conservation treatment in order to carry out appropriate treatments for each material. The analysis confirmed that the typewriter was made of various materials including metal, paint, and rubber, and the conservation treatment was performed in the sequence of removal of contamination, reinforcement, and restoration under conditions where each material was stable. Conservation treatment was completed in a stable state by strengthening the layer of damaged paint and restoring the lost leg. These processes have enabled a better understanding of the materials and characteristics of typewriters manufactured in the early modern era, which is expected to provide basic data for typewriter conservation research to be conducted in the future.
Keywords
Typewriter; Modern cultural heritage; Analysis; Conservation treatment; Restoration;
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