No museums experience in storing skis, but grown up with wooden skis I
learned to store them upright, tied together with leather and a peice of
wood in the midth of the bow, otherwise they will loose the tension.
Gerhard Dangel-Reese

On Thu, 6 Jun 1996, Museum Science Research Librarian wrote:

> Our museum has a pair of very old skis used on the second Byrd Antarctic
> Expedition.  Should we store them lying down flat, or rack them on the wall
> (vertically?  horizontally?)  How do others of you out there store your
> skis?
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Em
>
> Emily J. Van
> Museum Science Research Librarian
> Museum Science Grad Student
> Museum of Texas Tech University
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