It's just like Chris to put all of us in a quandary!  I'm willing to bet
it took only one curator to put it in the box, so it only takes one to
change it.  Now if you throw in the registrar, the assistant curator and
the director, there's gonna be a lot more.

O


Olivia S. Anastasiadis, Curator
Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace
18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard
Yorba Linda, CA  92886
(714) 993-5075; fax (714) 528-0544; e-mail:  [log in to unmask]

On Thu, 12 Feb 1998 16:04:24 -0500 Barry Dressel <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
>C'mon gang!  What are you waitin' for?
>"How many curators does it take to change a light bulb?"
> Winner of contest gets a remaindered out of date edition of Chenhall!
>
>----------
>> From: William Low <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: light bulb question
>> Date: Thursday, February 12, 1998 2:45 PM
>>
>> Don't throw that lightbulb away! I think it may be the one that went
>on
>> over Mr. Hoover's head and was then used in numerous cartoon
>sequences on
>> TV. A valuable find. Since it doesn't have a number you don't have
>to
>> deacession - I'll bet Christies could find a spot in their next
>auction.
>>
>> Bill Low
>> [log in to unmask]
>>
>> >
>> > Hello all. >
>> > We've had the unfortunate experience of having found a small light
>bulb
>> > in our collection in a small cardboard typewriter ribbon box (
>It's a
>GE
>> > 15w 120v bulb and about 3" long).  It has no accession number on
>it and
>> > we cannot find any such object in our card catalog.  I'm sure
>we're the
>> > only museum ever that's found unnumbered objects on a shelf in the
>> > collection, right?  :-)
>> >
>> > Anyway, we need to determine if it's a museum piece or a small
>light
>bulb
>> > that somebody took out of an exhibit case and set on a shelf.
>Have
>light
>> > bulbs changed since, say 1930 or 1950, in any way that's
>noticeable to
>> > the average person?
>> >
>> > Perhaps it could be a bulb that lights the dial on a BIG radio or
>something
>> > like that, but there's no documentation of it with any of the
>possible
>> > electronic items in our collections, so I'm thinking all we can do
>is
>assume
>> > that it's a museum piece and catalog it with a new number and the
>note
>> > "of unknown origin--found in the collection" and hope someone
>figures
>it
>> > out someday.  Any advice?
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> >
>> > Chris.
>> >
>> > Christine Mouw
>> > Assistant Curator
>> > Herbert Hoover Presidential Library-Museum
>> > West Branch, Iowa  52358
>> > [log in to unmask]
>> >
>

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