Agreed, agreed.

I thought about doing this with stone test results - I have a
significant archive - but the problem with that is ownership and legal
issues.

Still, I continue to dream about the day when it can all be made
publicly available via the wonders of the internet ... imagine if we
could search a database of all the tests that John Walsh has ever done!

Cheers

David West
Executive Director
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From: plz practice conservation of histo presto eye blinks
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David West wrote:
> Now what would be really interesting to me is if all those mortar
> analyses could be brought together on a single database
David,

Oh, I like that idea. I would say a similar one would be to do a survey 
of the types and distribution of 19th century bricks throughout the NY 
built landscape and a prediction as to future need for replacement and a

collective effort to plan out fabrication and storage of a large 
quantity. As it is every single building is treated as a separate 
incident -- same as with the mortar analysis - and it is difficult to 
leverage purchase of 300 steam pressed brick for one building when it is

obvious that all around there is a need, or at least a future need, for 
a much larger quantity.

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