Is there a way of removing the dirt from the labels and bottles, without
removing the labels from the bottles?  A label (or even a partial label) may
provide information about the bottles.
 
In a message dated 02/27/1999 8:27:10 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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<< >>Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 15:41:35
 >>To: [log in to unmask]
 >>From: "Pam Lewiston, PAR Environmental Services, Inc."
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 >>Subject: Label cleaning techniques
 >>
 >>Hello all:
 >>
 >>An associate recovered a number of bottles from a water-saturated trench
 >recently and brought them to the lab for me to clean. Some of these bottles
 >have partial paper labels on the exterior and I am at a loss as to how to
 >clean these bottles without destroying the paper. I fear that if I wait for
 >the mud on them to dry, the paper will dissolve upon brushing, even lightly.
 >Suggestions?
 >>
 >>Many thanks in advance;
 >>
 >>Pam Lewiston
 >>
 >
 >
 
 Bottles left to soak in water (mild soap) and it due time these label should
 peel of.
 
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