Quakehold: Prevention is the Best Cure

You don't have to live in an earthquake prone area to love Trevco's Quakehold. With hundreds of breakables around the house, it doesn't always take an earthquake to shake them up. A slammed door, an accidental bump or a too vigorous dusting can cause a treasure to fall off the shelves.

I heard about Quakehold years ago from a friend in California, I ordered several packages and have used it ever since. It stops the cookie jars from rattling around, holds tiny items upright and generally helps protect the treasures from their worst enemy -- ME when I am having a clumsy moment!

The putty comes in a fairly small package, but a little goes a long way. The Trevco company claims that their Museum 3-Pack can secure up to 400 items. The 3-Pack consists of:

• Crystalline Museum Wax -- good for stained wood
• Clear Museum Gel -- ideal for glass beause of its see-through quality
• Collectors Hold Museum Putty -- also known as Quakehold

Another nice feature is the gels and putty are reusable. Some of my Quakehold is years old, it's just been used and re-used numerous times.

An item doesn't need to be extremely valuable or breakable to use the putty or gels. Here are some of the things that have been saved by Quakehold in the Crews household.

• Keep displayed toys (e.g. Action Figures) upright and stop the domino effect.
• Level pictures, then use a pea-sized piece to keep them in place.
• A small bit will keep lids on cookie jars, especially helpful when moving them around.
• Holds small tins securely in a printers tray hung on the wall.
• Keeps candles straight in their holders.