Our Insurance/Risk Management agency has asked us to appraise our
historical collection for insurance purposes. We are trying to determine
if we should do this in-house, hire local "experts", or get a full
professional appraisal.

Does anyone have any advice or suggestions? A substantial
percentage of our collection (6,000+ pieces, mostly 19th century) has
never undergone any valuation process.

Any help would be appreciated. Feel free to respond on or off list.


Trevor Jones
Curator of History
Early American Museum

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