We have one in our "Henry's Story" exhibit in Henry Ford Museum.  We use it
to transform a model of a Model T into a Model A.  It's a neat device, but I
believe it has been prone to breaking (though I don't know what particular
part(s) of it we've been having trouble with).  It gets a lot of use.

Jim McCabe
Manager, Collections Care
Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: prospero [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 1999 7:40 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      pepper's ghost
>
> The museum I work at is thinking of adding several exhibits in one of our
> halls.  Someone suggested using a device called "peppers ghost."  I've
> looked on the web and found it is a sheet of glass reflecting an image in
> front of a 'scene'.  I was wondering if anyone has created a display using
> this technique and if they would share any of problems or solutions they
> encountered.  Thanks for the help.
>
> James Crawford
> Preparator
> Rochester Museum and Science Center
> Rochester, NY
>
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