How about putting each globe inside a plexiglass cube with holes to allow
people to stick their hands in and manipulate the globe?  The cube could be
fastened down and their wouln't be any way to removed the globe without
destroying the cube.
RT

Ron Twellman, Collections Manager
EAA AirVenture Museum
P.O. Box 3065
Oshkosh, WI 54903-3065
920-426-5917


-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Lyons [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 1:15 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: globes


>We are trying to display some globes in our gallery for an exhibit on
>astronomy. I would like to get some ideas on how to secure these globes so
>kids can touch, turn and revolve it but will neither be able to take them
>home nor play soccer in the Museum with them. We do not have enough staff
to
>watch the galleries at all times or any other mechanism of checking people
>at exit points. Its an open Museum in the Mall
>
>thanks for your attention,
>
>Kajal Ghoshroy

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Jan 18, 2001

What comes to mind is the possibility of running screws from the shelf into
the bottom of the globe, if that's possible.  Maybe lay a tastefully
painted board on top of an existing shelf to drill through if you don't
want to drill holes into your regular shelf.  However, a person would have
to be pretty brazen to take a chance of walking around a mall with a stolen
globe.  Seems to me there must be easier pickings.

-Jim

-Jim Lyons

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