Stephanie,

It sounds as if you have gotten some very good advice. We are in the
process of building a transportation museum (to open in 2007 - we just had
our groundbreaking!), so we are dealing with similar issues.

Your proposed building will be relatively small for a vehicle collection.
My advice would be to pay close attention to the door sizes and turning
radius - you need to be able to get all the vehicles in and our
conveniently!

Also, for the 1950s motorized vehicle, check out the NPS Conserv-O-Gram at
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/conserveogram/10-03.pdf It has
some very good suggestions.

Good luck!

Mary Catherine Bluder, Curator
America On Wheels
P. O. Box 950
Allentown, PA 18105-0950
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On Tue, 17 May 2005 11:30:25 -0400, Stephanie Gardner
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>I'm writing for information, or better yet, photographs, of museum storage
>buildings and sheds that effectively house and display fire wagons or
>other large wooden and metal vehicles.  The Wytheville Museums have three
>historic fire wagons that are currently stored in basements around the
>town.  We would like to construct a metal building to better display,
>interpret, and house them. It would be heated in the winter, if necessary,
>and possibly air conditioned in the summer.  Security would also be
>provided.  My supervisor is considering a small shed-like building with
>three bays, for the three wagons.  I would not mind having extra space to
>grow.  The building would be entered by a garage door and kept closed when
>the objects were not on display.
>
>I'm looking into preservation aspects of housing wooden and metal wagons
>in such a building.  What types of issues have you ran into with the large
>equipment storage in your buildings?  It doesn't seem like rust would be a
>problem unless there was a leak in the building.  Do you have any problems
>with pests or mold in your large equipment storage?  What types of climate
>control issues would arise with wooden and metal fire wagons stored in a
>metal building?
>
>Thanks for any information!
>
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