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Cuyler,  On my way this morning to pick up an Olivetti 22 someone is giving
away.  It was pictured in MOMA's design catalogue in the 70's, I think

Alfredo

Cuyler Page wrote:

> > Cuyler,  I didn't know you had been working at Putney Historical
> > Society!!!!!  We haven't found any things quite like you describe but
> then,
> > we've just begun to scratch the surface.
>
> If it itches, scratch it!
>
> We are blessed in Canada with a Federal organization called the Canadian
> Conservation Institute (CCI), that, among other things, provides free or
> subsidized consultations and short courses on all sorts of great stuff for
> dealing with artefacts and artefarts.   Their publications offer a lot of
> great information, if a bit conservative in approach.   For example, they do
> not recognize the effectiveness of electronic pest repellers because they do
> not think it worth testing them.   Old world thinking, but most of their
> stuff is great.
>
> Maybe we could do historical pollen analysis in the layers of eco-dust in
> our museums.   Now there's an article for a museum association journal.
>
> Do you have a lot of typewriters?   They are usually the biggest joke makers
> when museum folk out here get together.   I am about to mount a special
> exhibit with all our golden oldies.   Looking for an exhibit title.  Whoever
> suggests the winning name gets a credit on the exhibit recognition sign.
> We have every kind of keyboard from the first 1800's Remington to the first
> (1981) Texas Instrument personal computer.
>
> Cheers,
> Cuyler
>
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