Cleaning Paua Shells
Dear Aunt Daisy, ; You were speaking the other day about ‘cleaning Paua shells. Here is my experience. I had a few in the house, those small ones with the row of holes and very beautiful colours, I had rubbed these with vaseline some time before, and noticed that the brown outside coat was falling off the backs of them, Now, having a large one, I rubbed it back and front with plenty of vaseline, especially
the back, and left it in a very warm, sunny room, That was a fortnight ago, and I am enclosing some of the crust which I took off with my fingers. I used a blunt knife, and had the shell almost clean in five minutes, All the beautiful colours are showing up, clear and bright, and they look like lovely tiny leaves and flowers. I wish you could see the shell. I am sending this discovery also to a friend of mine, who has used the sandpaper, and even a grindstone in a strong effort to clean up a shell._-
Sincerely your,
Titirangi
That does sound an easy way, and would not break or harm the shell, either. Try polishing with a little floorwax, after rubbing with a paste made of olive oil and whiting.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 9, Issue 210, 2 July 1943, Page 19
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