Yipes!  What are our young people coming to? 



Linda McAllister, CFRE
Curator of Advancement
Office:  863-644-2431 ext. 142
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From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Rebecca Fitzgerald
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 4:37 PM
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Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Framing an historic map

I would suggest finding a local printer who can make your copy - I live
in a very small town, but we have a print shop that will scan and print
photos or maps for me at $5/sq.ft. Kinkos is a minimum of $7/sq.ft. 

Now let me tell you about my experience at Kinko's this week. Thinking
that Kinkos could do the work quickly, I took a photo (8X10") to them
last Tuesday and asked them to enlarge it to 16X20", mounted on foam
core. (The photo was an head-on action shot of my husband swimming in a
triathlon.) They said it would be ready on Friday after 4:00 P.M. I
stopped in on Saturday morning at 11:00 a.m. to pick it up. The store
was only partially lit, and one (ebony haired, nose ringed spiked
collared) employee was working. After waiting on line for much longer
than was really necessary, she popped her gum at me, signaling my turn
for service. She retrieved the folder and the finished work. 

I immediately knew something was terribly wrong, since I could see that
the finished work was 8X20" instead of 16X20". (I can tell you that my
husband had REALLY broad shoulders in the Kinkos rendition.) She started
to ring up the order and finally noticed me standing there, wide eyed
and mouth hanging open in shock. So, she says, "Ya like it?" Two
customers behind me snickered. I told her they'd made an error. I pulled
the original out of the folder and laid it on top of the "new" version.
She still couldn't see the problem. So, I patiently explained that they
only doubled one dimension rather than two. She still couldn't see it
and walked to the back of the work area to find a ruler. By this time
several customers had inched forward to see the problem - all were
giggling and rolling their eyes. She came back with the ruler and
finally saw the problem. In addition to the obvious, there was also a
large 2" gash across the photo as if someone had dragged something heavy
across it. Goth Girl popped her gum again and said, "Hey, I'll give you
a dollar off because of the mark on it." I finally explained that it was
to be a piece of art, hung on a wall, and I wanted my original enlarged
as ordered. She said, "Hey we can do it over - it'll be ready on
Wednesday after 4:00 P.M. They didn't get the second chance. Nor did the
get the business of the two people in line behind me - they left too. 

I've had good luck with Kinko's all across the nation - but this one
experience does teach a lesson. It's not the business, organization,
etc.
that you are dealing with - it's the ONE person who's doing your work.
Try to develop a relationship with that person so they understand that
you're leaving precious artwork, maps, artifacts, etc. with them. I
would NEVER leave anything important with our local "Kinko's Goth Girl."

Becky Fitzgerald

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From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Meredith L. Dunham
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 12:31 PM
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Subject: Re: Framing an historic map

Depending on where you're going to display it, I would suggest having a
good color copy made and display that instead.  You could probably get a
copy from a quality copy service such as Kinkos or a local group.  We
had a garden map that was display in an inappropriate frame for too
long, and now it is in danger of falling apart completely.  We cannot
even handle it because it is so brittle.  A copy would negate this risk.
 
Light Impressions (www.lightimpressionsdirect.com) has some good quality
materials for framing although, with a artifact of that size, you're
probably looking at custom work which can get a little pricey.
Conservation Resources does framing as well.  Hope that helps.
 
Meredith
 
Virginia Beach Historic Houses
3131 Virginia Beach Blvd.
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Phone: 757-431-4000
Fax: 757-431-3733
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From: Museum discussion list on behalf of Linda McAllister
Sent: Mon 10/2/2006 12:15 PM
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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Framing an historic map


Our museum owns a large map that was given to Howard Hughes by Kathryn
Hepburn [approx. 5'x5']   We'd like to either frame this piece or put it
between glass.  Can anyone suggest materials to use or ways of
displaying it?
 

Linda McAllister, CFRE
The Florida Air Museum
Curator of Advancement
Office:  863-644-2431 ext. 142
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