This Trunk's Contents Are Frozen in Time

We're back at @NationalParkService's Museum Conservation Lab, where textile conservator Anne Ennes takes Adam Savage through the careful unpacking of a trunk that once belonged to Bertha Cone, wife of "Denim King" Moses King, supplier to Levi Strauss & Co. at the turn of the 19th century. Here's how conservators separated, cleaned and flattened the many mystery bundles of textiles that bugs and mold had dined on for over a century in the North Carolina heat and humidity. Could you guess from the thumbnail what some of the mystery bundles are? We're doing a panel with current and former National Park Service museum conservators at Awesome Con on Sunday, March 15!!! Join us and come with questions: https://awesome-con.com/programming/#/event/adam-savage-behind-the-scenes-with-national-park-services-art-conservators National Park Museum Conservation Lab: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/hfc/museum-conservation-services.htm Visit Moses H. Cone Memorial Park: https://www.nps.gov/blri/planyourvisit/moses-h-cone-memorial-park-mp-294.htm National Park Service: https://www.nps.gov/index.htm How to Replicate a Long-Lost Patterned Fabric: https://youtu.be/dlkeL2yDyC0 Using PAPER to Repair a TEXTILE: https://youtu.be/kKtopx-gc1A Where America’s Historical Artifacts Are Being Preserved (Well ... For Now): https://youtu.be/1lxSXvLGvcs How to Wash a 157-Year-Old Newspaper: https://youtu.be/P3J-ToojchA Making a Chair Stay a Chair: https://youtu.be/J9aSt9mLUqs Adam Savage Makes "Leather" Out of Silicone: https://youtu.be/FWBP1_2Dyu8 Ouch! Here's What Happened: https://youtu.be/L8MDAmCpzyA Follow the NPS Museum Conservation Lab here: https://www.instagram.com/conservation_hfc_nps/ Subscribe for more videos (and click the bell for notifications): http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=testedcom Join this channel to support Tested and get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiDJtJKMICpb9B1qf7qjEOA/join Tested and Adam Savage Ts, stickers, (de) merit badges and more: https://tested-store.com Savage Merchandising: https://adamsavage.com/ About Tested: https://www.tested.com/about Meet Adam in Person: https://www.tested.com/events TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@testedcom Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/testedcom/ Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/testedcom Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/testedcom Discord: https://www.discord.gg/tested Amazon Storefront: http://www.amazon.com/shop/adamsavagestested Audio Described and Accessible Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJtitKU0CAeiQLgj4PZ9onSW6YXIz5ADR Intro bumper by Abe Dieckman Thanks for watching!