I know this is a Modern Muzzleloader forum but I also know that many of you dabble in the more traditional side as well. My father, many, many years ago made a lot of leather goods for the whole rendezvous scene including shooting bags and possible bags. Recently, while going through the estate of my uncle who passed I found a rough tub full of some of these bags my father had made. Unfortunately they had been stored in a basement so there is mold and mildew on them, fairly bad.
Is there any way to salvage them and to get rid of the mold. It is a white, sort of fuzzy mold and the leather smells very musty. In fact the bags feel damp to the touch. They have been stored for at least 20 years as my dad has been dead that long.
Any and all help is greatly appreciated.
Is there any way to salvage them and to get rid of the mold. It is a white, sort of fuzzy mold and the leather smells very musty. In fact the bags feel damp to the touch. They have been stored for at least 20 years as my dad has been dead that long.
Any and all help is greatly appreciated.