# Ask a Conservator- how to care for your antiques and special possesions- museum style

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 14, 2008, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-conservator-how-to-care-for-your-antiques-and-special-possesions-museum-style/459937 "2008-08-14T03:22:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-conservator-how-to-care-for-your-antiques-and-special-possesions-museum-style/459937/61 "2018-03-28T02:03:43Z")

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> [@RichardMcRae](#):
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> I own a 200AD bronze bracelet from the Romans- Should I polish the blue stuff off? Its not thin.

NO – that “blue stuff” is what’s called a [patina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patina), I’m guessing. Leave it alone!

(Take it to an expert, if you really want it looked at, but do not, under any circumstances, try and deal with it on your own)

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-conservator-how-to-care-for-your-antiques-and-special-possesions-museum-style/459937/62 "2018-03-28T02:06:34Z")

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Richard, you may not have noticed you have replied to a zombie thread.

The OP was last active over a year and a half ago.

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