> 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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