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Commercial Services, Suppliers, etc.

Conservation services are also provide by some Not For Profit organizations, such as regional conservation centers. These are listed on Organizations involved with / Allied to Conservation

See also Finding People In and Around Conservation and, especially, Finding a Conservator

The following are links to online resources offered by commercial entities. They are listed here as a service to the conservation vcommunity. Listing here does not imply endorsement of any products or services offered by these firms, nor does absence of a listing imply any criticism of a product or service. Please reread that sentence. Now read it again. Thanks.

If you know of a web-accessible resource offerred by a commercial entity that you think would be of value to professionals involved with the conservation of museum, archive, or library materials, please send the URL to request@cool.conservation-us.org


Services
Suppliers
Resources at other sites


Services

Analytic services
The Artifact Research Center (The ARC) (analysis and interpretation of archaeological and archived material)
Center for Art Materials Analysis, Inc. (chemical analysis of historic and cultural objects)
Crick Smith Conservation (architectural paint research, paint analysis, historic interiors)
Editech (scientific examination of art objects, Florence, Italy)
Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Inc. (analysis of fung and bacteria, sampling products)
Heritage Testing Ltd (Consulting historic buildings, environmental, iand materials scientists)
Media Sciences, Inc. (data storage testing laboratory, training center, research facility)
McCrone Associates, Inc. (microscopy, microanalysis)
Orion Analytical, LLC (Scientific examination and analysis of materials)
RTI Laboratories, Inc. (environmental and metallurgical/materials testing)
Thin Film Analysis, Inc (Rutherford backscattering analysis, hydrogen forward scattering analysis, channeling analysis)
Martin P. Weaver (wood analysis, leather analysis, carbon dating)

Conservation/Restoration Services
See also Bookbinding, Library binding above, as the distinction between binding and book conservation is indistinct
Aegis Restauro (historic presesrvation, art conservation)
Albion Conservation Consultancy (textiles conservation)
Appelbaum and Himmelstein Fine Art Conservators (Fine arts conservation, decorative art, objects, paintings, surveys, museum construction and renovation, environmental planning)
Art Conservation Solutions
artRest (sculture conservation, painting conservarion)
ArtWorks Conservation (objects, metals)
Aurora Lampworks (lighting restoration, custom lighting)
Lisu Adye (paper conservation)
American Conservation Consortium, Ltd. (conservation services)
Alinari Archives (photograph archives, appraisal, conservation)
Kirsten Andreae (furniture conservation; wooden objects conservation)
Ancient Artways Studios (conservation and restoration of historic american Indian textiles, porcupine quillwork and beadwork)
Rachel Arenstein (objects)
Art Restoration Services, Charlottesville, VA
Art Restorations, Inc. (paintings, frames, metals, objects, clocks)
ArtCare & Consulting, of Sao Paolo, Brazil (Conservation of paintings, wooden artifacts, architectural renderings)
ARTEX Fine Art Services (Art conservation, packing, shipping, installation, storage)
Artisans of the Valley (woodworking, furniture reproduction, conservation of antiques, homes, military relics)
The Art Shield. Antique Furniture Conservation and Restoration Online Services
Gudrun Aurand (Book and paper conservation)
Richard C. Baker (Rare books and paper documents)
Ron Barbagallo (animation art conservation)
Barry Bauman (Conservation services exclusively for museums and non-profit organizations)
Ian Beaumont & Louise Drover (leather conservation)
Stefan Belishki (paintings conservation)
Blagbrough Galleries, Inc. (Fine art conservation)
The Book Craftsman (Family bible restoration, bookbinding)
Boston Art Conservation (conservation services)
Bowthorpe Restorations (Porcelain, China)
Nicolas Boyes Stone Conservation
Bradshaw and Whelan (Restoration and conservation of ceramics)
Jonathan Burden Restoration (furniture)
Burica Fine Arts Conservation
C&H Bookbinding (book restoration, bible restoration)
Cape Cod Scale Watercraft (conservation and restoration of antique shipmodels)
Century Art Glass (Stained glass conservation)
Chelsea Restoration Associates (painting conservation)
Chicago Conservation Center (paintings, paper, objects, murals, frames, gilded artifacts, textiles)
Christopher Clarkson (books, parchment, paper, manuscripts, early printed books and bookbindings)
Cliveden Conservation Workshop Ltd (statuary, masonry, wall paintings, decorative arts)
CCC - Collections Care & Consult, Jaap v.d. Burg (Museum conservation services)
ConservArt (conservation treatment, analysis, framing, consulting)
ConservArte
David Cottier-Angeli (Jewelry)
Cultural Preservation & Restoration (conservation of archaeological artifacts, wood, metal, stone, ceramic, glass, ethnographic materials, conservation assessments, surveys, freeze-drying services)
Ivan Cvejic (Conservation of gilded wooden objects)
Michael David (stained glass restoration)
De Saram's (conservation of fine antiquities and art objects)
Dharohar Art Conservation Center
Craig Deller (Wooden objects conservation)
De Saram's Incorporated (wood and stone conservation)
Sif Dagmar Dornheim (paper)
Guy Downing (paintings, paper and frame, conservation)
Antoinette Dwan (Paper conservation)
Eclipse Paper Conservation
Eura Conservation Ltd. (indoor and outdoor metals conservation)
Evergreene Painting Studios, Inc. (Paintings conservation)
Facets (glass restoration)
Faltermeier conservation - restoration (stone, sculpture, objects)
Dorure François Ferrière (bookbinding)
The Fine Arts Conservatory (conservation services, analytic services, insurance)
Fine Arts Conservation, Inc.
Green & Cockburn Antique Restoration (clocks, furniture, gilding, carving)
Andrei Givotovsky (paintings conservation)
Mara Guglielmi (paper and photograph conservation)
La Fototeca (Conservation and management of photographics archives>
The LV. Greyes Partnership (textile and furnishings conservation)
Len Hambleton (clocks)
Hai Yen Institute for Conservation of Works of Art (fine arts conservation)
Hamilton Audio Restoration
Joseph Hammer (paintings conservation)
Scott M. Haskins (Fine Art Conservator)
Hayko (carpet and tapestry conservation)
Heritage Garment Preservation (wedding gowns, textile heirlooms)
Janet W. Hessling (surveys, consultation, mural treatment)
Het Blauwe Paard Restauratie Atelier (earthenware, stoneware, porcelain, glass, stained glass, plaster, ivory, enamels, stone, archaeological glass)
Historic Plaster Conservation Services
Hudson & Salah (Paintings and paper conservation)
The Japanese Repository (ivory repair)
Jan C. Jasik (furniture conservation)
jensen Conservation Services, Inc. (Conservation of three-dimensional art)
Robert Kipp, (Conservation and restoration services, paper)
Knops Boekrestauratie (restoration and conservation of books and paper)
Boris Kobrin (digital photograph restoration, books, documents)
Uri Kolodny (Restoration of books, scrolls)
Martin Lehmann (conservation of medieval wall paintings)
David Laine (paintings, frames)
LCV Restauraciones (paintings, paper, murals)
Leonard's Book Restoration Station (book restoration, bookbinding, bible restoration)
Audra Loyal (book restoration)
Lynn Lancaster Gorges (Textile consultant)
McKay Lodge, Inc. (Paintings, paper, sculpture, objects)
Carlijn Louwers (ceramics, glass)
Old World Restorations, Inc. (art, antiques, silver)
Olga Nikolic-Litwin (easel paintings, icons)
Numismatic Conservation Services (coin conservation)
Ian and Angela Moor, The Centre for Photographic Conservation (photograph conservation)
Paul Messier (Photograph conservation; Paper conservation)
Martina Moritz (book and paper conservation)
James Moss Clockmakers, Inc.
Movie Poster Page Encapsulation Service
Mueller Kaiser Plating Co., Inc.
Mike Murray - Mike's Clock Clinic (Repair of Atmos and 400-day or Anniversary clocks)
Museum Conservation Services, Ltd. (graphic works on paper)
Borislava Nacheva (paintings, contemporary art, icons, polychrome wood)
Howard Newman (restoration of metal objects)
New Orleans Conservation Guild (painting, stone, wood, paper, book, furniture, frames, porcelain, ceramic, gilding, glass, analysis)
Graham Newton (audio restoration)
Nordic Creations Inc. (furniture restoration)
Northern States Conservation Center (collection care, preservation and conservation treatment services)
Northwest Art Objects Conservation (restoration, conservation, consultation, collection management)
Oriental Rug Repair Co. (Navajo rug repair and cleaning)
Alma Ortolan (fine art restoration)
Ponsford, Ltd. (sculpture, monuments, marine artifacts, paper, photographs, wood, porcelain)
Paperworks, Studio for Paper Conservation (fine art conservation services)
Parasmoon Company Restoration Department (restoration of historical buildings, cultural works, books, archives,documents)
Parker Studios (pottery restoration)
Parma Conservation (fine art conservation, paintings, murals, frescoes)
Sarah Peek (ceramics, glass, enamels)
Mauro José Pereira (fans)
Quarto Conservation (book and paper conservation)
RandTech Archival Conservation (book and paper preservation)
Herbert Read (Conservation of stone, ceramics, plaster paint, wood)
Restauro Arte Del Legno (restoration of carved wood)
Ruelle's, (furniture restoration, appraisal)
Schempp (Book and paper restoration)
S/R Laboratories animation art conservation center
Stanley Conservation (Book repair, book restoration)
Maria José Távora (Book restoration and library conservation)
MacDowell Restorations (conservation of antique dolls, ceramics and glass)
Kerstin Petersson (textiles>
Maria Pukowniki (Fine art and paper conservation)
R-Craft (bookbinding, archive conservation)
Sara Ruiz de Diego (book and paper conservation)
Sabino Conservation (glass, decorative stone, plaster, enamel, ivory, ceramic)
Melanie D. Sanford (textile conservation)
Maria Valentina Sheets (objects conservation) Art Shifrin (audio restoration)
Specs Bros (videotape restoration)
Standard Chemical, Inc. (restoration products)
Thomas Schoeller (paintings, polychrome sculpture)
Conrad Schmitt Studios (paintings, stained glass, mosaic, sculpture)
Michael J. Sheppard (stone, decorative surfaces)
Brad Ford Smith (fine art conservation)
Special Collections Conservation Services, Inc. (paper, parchment)
Stillwater Textile Conservation Studio, LLC
Sturge Conservation Studio (leather conservation, mosaics, wall paintings, antiquities, replicas)
The Textile Conservation Consultancy
Thompson Conservation Laboratory
Tsöndrü Thangka Conservation
Tudhope Conservation Studio (paper, photographs, parchment)
University of Dundee Conservation Unit (conservation of library, archive materials, art on paper, surveys)
Vagabond Portfolios and Restorations (conservation of paintings, clocks, period frames)
Josee Van Loon (books, archives, paper, leather, parchment)
VIDIPAX, The Magnetic Media Restoration Company
Vintage Ink and Paint (restoration of animation art)
Virginia Art Conservation and Restoration (paintings)
VL Custom Preservation House (photographic conservation, paper conservation, frame restoration, gilding)
Leonora Okarma Weaver (prints, maps, fine arts)
Nancy Weaver (fine arts restoration)
Andrew Wheeler (Art on paper)
Wiebold (Antique and art restoration)
Martin P. Weaver (archaeological conservation; facial reconstruction; wood, leather, coins)
West Lake Conservators (Art conservation services)
Woodstock Art & Archive Conservation Center (Conservation services)
Robert E. Wynne-Jones (Paper conservation)
Xepa Digital (media preservation and restoration)
Wyatt Yeager (maritime conservation and archaeology)
Sophie Younger (textile conservation)
ZFB - Zentrum fur Bucherhaltung (Mass deacidification, papersplitting, leafcasting, etc.)

Bookbinding, Library binding
See also Conservation/Restoration Services above, as the distinction between binding and book conservation is blurry

Acme Bookbinding
Jeffrey Altepeter (Hand binding)
Ann and Tom Bellino, The Bookmenders (bible restoration)
Bridgeport National Bindery, Inc/
Cardoza-James Binding Company
Buchbinderei M. J. Decker, Bonn
Eden Workshops
Ginesta & Gross (Bookbinding)
Denis Gouey (fine bookbinding and restoration)
Heckman Bindery, Inc. (Library binding, book conservation)
Houchen Bindery, Ltd. (Library binding, bible restoration)
Information Conservation, Inc. (ICI)
Kreps Bookbinding (Bookbinding, bibles, book restoration)
Long's-Roullet Bookbinders, Inc.
Max Marbles (Bookbinding, family bible repair)
Ateliers Muriel Maire (Bookbinding, restoration)
Buchbinderei Mende
Praxis Bookbindery
Brian Roberts The Book Doctor
Paul Sawyer (Hand bookbinding and restoration)
Traditional Book Arts (Bookbinding, Calligraphy)
Josee Van Loon (Fine Bookbinding, Conservation of Books and Archives Paper, leather and parchment)
Wallaceburg Bookbinding

Data Recovery Services/Data Disaster Prevention, Inc.
Adroit Data Recovery Centre
BinaryBiz (Data recovers software)
CBL Data Recovery Technologies Inc.
Cherry Systems Data Recovery
Dataleach Data Recovery Services
Data Recovery Labs
Data Recovery Net
Data Recovery Services
DriveSavers (data recovery)
ECO Data Recovery
Emag Solutions (data recovery, data conversion)
Excalibur Data Recovery
Flashback Data
Intra Computer, Inc. (Automated environmental monitoring and disaster prevention for computer and server rooms)
IntelliRecovery (data recovery)
LWG Data Recovery (data recovery and post-disaster restoration of electronic equipment)
Nucleus Data Recovery
Point A Studios (media conversion)
Renew Data Corp. (data recovery, media/data conversion, forensics)
Total Recall: The Data Recovery Company
Tri-Logic Systems
www.My-Hard-Drive-Repair.com

Disaster and Emergency Response Services
The Artifact Research Center - The ARC (freeze-drying)
Blackmon Mooring Steamatic Catastrophe, Inc., BMS CAT (Desiccant dehumidification)
Disaster Services, Inc. (desiccant and refrigerant dehumidification, blast freezing)
Document Reprocessors (Disaster recovery services for water and fire damaged materials)
Freezedry Specialties, Inc.
Midwest Freeze-Dry Ltd. (Low pressure, Dielectric freeze drying)
Munters (Desiccant dehumidifiers, humidity control, water damage recovery)
Paramount Disaster Recovery, Inc. (Disaster response for facilities)
Priority One Mitigation (Quality Management System for property loss-mitigation)
Rosco (Canada) (Freeze Drying)
Ree-Construction (Structural and contents restoration)
See also ProText under Suppliers, below

Mass Deacidification
Battelle Ingenieurtechnik GmbH
CSC, S.L. (CSC Book Saver)
Libertec Bibliothekendienst GmbH
Neschen AG
Nitrochemie Wimmis AG (Battelle process)
Preservation Technologies, L.P. (Bookkeeper, Abbey pH pens)
Wei T'o Associates, Inc.
ZFB (Zentrum für Buch-Erhaltung GmbH (Battelle process)

Microfilming, Scanning, Imaging, Reformatting
AEL Data Management Services (Data conversion services)
Ken Allen Studios, L.L.C. (digitization, image editing, pigment ink printing, consulting)
Ataraxia Studio (carbon printing, pigment printing)
Challenge Industries, Inc (Preservation microfilming)
Del Mar Data (Data conversion services)
Factum Arte (Digital facsimiles)
Hi-Tech Export (data conversion, imaging, data archiving)
Hudson Microimaging (Preservation microfilming, digitization, microfilm digitization)
Image Mentor (document imaging, document management)
Just Black & White (Custom photographic processing lab, copying and enhancing
JJT Inc. faded salt and albumen prints, daguerreotypes, tintypes, ambrotypes etc.)
Laser3 (3d laser imaging, modelling and reproduction for museums)
Luna Imaging, Inc.
Muller Media Conversions, Inc. (Conversion Services, Systems, Consulting, Systems Migration, Litigation/Electronic Evidence/FOIA, Electronic Records Preservation, Document Managent, Migration, Custom Software Development)
Northern Micrographics, Inc. (Microfilming, imaging, document conversion, etc)
Octavo
Pivotmedia (imaging, digital archiving, digital restoration)
Preservation Resources (preservation microfilming and scanning)
Provenance (PaperSaver deacidification sprays)
Norman Ross Publishing, Inc. (microfilming, microfilming equipment)
Systems Integration Group, Inc. (SIG) (scanning, text conversion, SGML encoding)
VTLS Inc. (imaging services, indexing, web access interfaces and digitization)
Wyoming Cooperative Scanning Project
See also Wilhelm Imaging Research, Inc., below

Storage Facilities
Naglee Fine Arts (Storage, shipping)
Hollywood Vaults (storage of film, tape, photographic and digital media)

Other Services
Ackermans Ambachtelijke schilderwerken (restoration painting)
Art Concierge (art shipping, handling, storage, installations)
Florence Bremond (manuscript illumination, illumination training)
Roberto Cavallini (Consultant engineer, display cases, environmental control, lighting, security)
ELY, Inc. (moving, exhibitions, crate design, storage)
Garrison/Lull, Inc. (consultants, preservationenvironments for buildings)
Henry Hales Ltd (architectural joinery)
F.G. Horwarth Process Development(large scale anoxia)
John Leeke (historic preservation consultant, disaster information)
Microclimate Technologies International (humidity control, carbon dioxide treatments, microclimate generators, air pollution testing, case leakage testing)
Multiform Studios/Exhibit Source (mount making and installation)
STEM: Technical Services and Equipment for Museums, Conservation and Restoration (preventive conservation, environmental monitoring and control, lab design and construction)
surroundart (installation, exhibition services, fabrication)
Thomas A. Parker (entomological services)
Thomas & Associates (staffing, consulting, art handling, training programs)
Video-Aire Environmental Services (mold remediation, training, hazardous material abatement)
Wilhelm Imaging Research, Inc. (research, consulting, on fading etc, on photographic and digital images)
Transport Consultants International, Inc. (TCI) (art shipping)

Suppliers

Books on conservation topics
Asian Rare Books (Asian textile history books)
Archetype Publications (Publishers and booksellers in conservation, archaeology, museum studies)
Butterworth-Heinemann Conservation & Museology (Conservation books)
Northern Lights Gallery, ApS (photographic books, conservation supplies)
Oak Knoll Books
Siegl's Bookstore
Ken Spelman Rare and Antiquarian Books

Dataloggers, Sensors, Measurement, and Monitoring Equipment
Ahlborn Mess- und Regelungstechnik (dataloggers)
AKPC (environmental monitoring equipment)
Apprise Technologies, Inc. (UV measurement equipment, water quality sensors)
BioRenewal Technologies, Inc. (Environmental remediation and toxicity screening, Sensors and Dataloggers)
Campbell Scientifica, (sensors and dataloggers)
CLIM - Climatic Laboratory Industrial Measurements (dataloggers, hygrothermographs)
DataGet (Dataloggers)
Dickson Monitoring Solutions (dataloggers, temperature and RH recorders)
ECD (dataloggers)
Eltek Limited (dataloggers)
Gigahertz Optik (Light measurement equipment, radiometers, photometers, color meters, etc.)
Hanwell Instruments Ltd (dataloggers, light meters, Scandles, environmental monitoring and control equipment)
International Light (Light measurement equipment)
Langan Products, Inc. (dataloggers)
Leitenberger Mess- und Regeltechnik GmbH (environmental monitoring equipment)
LSTechnology (dataloggers, shock and vibration recorders)
Meaco (humidity monitoring and control equipment for museums)
Meilhaus Electronics (dataloggers, data acquisition equipment)
MicroDAQ (dataloggers)
Modularm (freezer dataloggers)
Omega, (dataloggers, pH meters, etc)
Onset Computer Corp, (dataloggers)
Pace Scientific (dataloggers, sensors)
Pinnacle Technology, Inc. (dataloggers)
Signatrol (dataloggers)
Solar Light Company, (light and radiation measuring instrumentation)
Solomat-Neotronics, (dataloggers)
Torpy Energy, (dataloggers)
Thunder Scientific (Humidity generators, data acquisition)
Veriteq Instruments Inc. (Dataloggers)
Zeta-tec (dataloggers, sensors)

Lasers
Lambda, Inc. (Lasers for restoration)
Lynton Lasers (Lasers for cleaning stone, etc.)
art innovation (Laser applications for restoration)

Leather, Goldbeater's Skin, Collagen, Skin and Membrane products
Antique Leathers (for table lining and upholstery)
Harmatan's Leathers
J. Hewit & Sons Ltd. (tanners and leather dressers, also bookbinding tools, equipment)
Inden Witten Hasewint/Henk de Groot (Parchment, Goldbeaters skin)

General Scientific and analytic supplies
Advance Scientific & Chemicals, Inc.
ArtChemicals.com (chemicals, gilding supplies, patination materials, safety equipment, labware)
Beckman Instruments
Custom Scientific Instruments, Inc.
Fisher Scientific
grip - engineering (grips and fixtures for tensile testing)
Science Alliance
ScienceLab.com
Sigma-Aldrich Co
Sigma Browsable On-line Catalog
Thomas Scientific

Other suppliers


Resources at other sites

Art-Care
A commercial directory devoted to "prov[ing] private and public collectors and institutions the knowledge and information necessary to find a conservator who will best treat an object in need of conservation."

Abby's Guide - Air Purifiers

AntiqueRestorers.com

"AntiqueRestorers.Com is a online community of restorers sharing ideas with each other and providing information and advice about the restoration and care of antiques, porcelain, furniture, glass, art, pottery, fine art, and fine art frames"


California Public Arts Association (CALPAA)
Online conservator outreach service

"The mission of the California Public Arts Association is to be the central station for the world's public art projects, artists and organizations supporting public art. California Public Arts Association online services provide planning, artist outreach, and project management for your public art creation and maintenance. CALPAA's online tools allow you to create works of fine art that your community will enjoy for many years to come. From parks to storefronts, public art has become part of a design for better urban living. We believe cities should be designed for people, not cars."

"Conservation module: conservator outreach with project documentation
"You are able to post conservation projects or conservator profiles free of charge as we are in beta. Conservators will never be charged for our service. Conservation agencies will be charged upon completion of our beta. Small and large conservation projects are organized so the conservation agency can search, view and notify conservators by region, project and conservator name in real time. We also have an artist outreach service and our patent pending conservation services are the only services of this kind in the world."


Industrial Quick Search Directory

ISA Directory of Instrumentation OnLine
Measurement and Control Products and Services

John R. Gibbs
University of Washington Libraries
Audio Preservation and Restoration--Audio Restoration/Preservation Products and Services

ParticleCounters.org
Provides information on air monitoring equipment including reviews on laser particle counters (handheld, remote, systems, etc.) The reviews are done by manufacturers themselves from several of the top companies in the field, including IQAir and Lighthouse











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