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"always wondered about the origins of that phrase, since the mesh is not, at
all, "cloth." actually the good screen material, almost imposible to find now, was woven like cloth, with the strands of "across" (weft) wire going under and over the strands of "up and down" (warp) wire. Nowadays, the wires are just laid over each other and galvanized to effectively solder the joins together. But his version does not hold up to screening and needs frequent replacing.
As for using paper towels under your drying artifacts - I recommend newspaper. Think of it as useful recylcing.
Hard toothbrushes are not supposed to be good for tooth enamel, which is pretty hard stuff. So they are probably not good for ceramics either. Are you scrubbing the overglaze decal decorations off? Maybe you should just accept the cultural shift and use soft brushes. If the artifacts are not getting clean, would a little dish soap help, or a longer soak before scrubbing?
Meli Diamanti
Archaeological and Historical Consultants, Inc.
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