Cleaning a Purple Heart

[jon m.]

Does anyone have advice as to how to go about cleaning the ribbon on a Purple Heart?

It is the older variant, so I am guessing that it is possibly cotton

Thanks, Jon.

[Chris Boonzaier]

Does anyone have advice as to how to go about cleaning the ribbon on a Purple Heart?

It is the older variant, so I am guessing that it is possibly cotton

Thanks, Jon.

Does it need to be cleaned (ie. old peanut butter or coffeesains) or is it just old and dusty?

[jon m.]

Does it need to be cleaned (ie. old peanut butter or coffeesains) or is it just old and dusty?

Hello Chris. It is just dirty.

Jon.

[peter monahan]

The likeliest advice you'd get from conservator on old ribbons is "Don't try to clean it" unless you're an expert or it's badly stained: may very well not be colour fast, especially at it's apparent age. Check US Parks Service "Conserv-O-Grams" for specifics on textile care.

Peter

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hello Chris. It is just dirty.

Jon.

I would class that as a "talks to you" ribbon and leaveit like it is.

It "looks" WW2, if you had bright and shinyyou could shell out USD10 for a new one on Ebay?

I guess it is personal prefereance..

[jon m.]

That is pretty much what I was told on another forum: just leave it alone...which is what I intend to do.

Thanks for the comments.

Jon.

[Chris Boonzaier]

That is pretty much what I was told on another forum: just leave it alone...which is what I intend to do.

Thanks for the comments.

Jon.

I like it better than a shiny, out the box one... they are a dime a dozen ;-)