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UPDATE: CARNEGIE HERO MEDAL EXTRACTED FROM LUCITE BLOCK
In recent issues we chronicled the efforts of Douglas
Chambers of the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission to extract a Carnegie Hero
medal from a fire-damaged block of Lucite. Here's an update. -Editor
Doug Chambers writes:
I first tried using nail polish remover, which is largely
acetone, but the work was slow and laborious. I then immersed the medal in
pure acetone and the remaining Lucite eventually came off. The hardest to
reach spots, indentations like the ears, proved nettlesome. We'll now send
the medal to Hugo for a good cleaning and a protective finish, put it in a
box and send it off to the awardee.
Hugo Greco is a former Medallic Art Company artisan who
designed the new version of the Carnegie Hero Medal. Doug promised to send
us a photo of the finished medal before shipping it off. -Editor
Wayne Homren, Editor
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