C'mon you guys, you all know a curator would NEVER change a light bulb.
They just call the preparator!

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Mark Nielsen
Exhibit Designer/Preparator
University of Michigan Museum of Art
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On Thu, 12 Feb 1998, Olivia S. Anastasiadis wrote:

> It's just like Chris to put all of us in a quandary!  I'm willing to bet
> it took only one curator to put it in the box, so it only takes one to
> change it.  Now if you throw in the registrar, the assistant curator and
> the director, there's gonna be a lot more.
>
> O
>
>
> Olivia S. Anastasiadis, Curator
> Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace
> 18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard
> Yorba Linda, CA  92886
> (714) 993-5075; fax (714) 528-0544; e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
>
> On Thu, 12 Feb 1998 16:04:24 -0500 Barry Dressel <[log in to unmask]>
> writes:
> >C'mon gang!  What are you waitin' for?
> >"How many curators does it take to change a light bulb?"
> > Winner of contest gets a remaindered out of date edition of Chenhall!
> >
> >----------
> >> From: William Low <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: [log in to unmask]
> >> Subject: Re: light bulb question
> >> Date: Thursday, February 12, 1998 2:45 PM
> >>
> >> Don't throw that lightbulb away! I think it may be the one that went
> >on
> >> over Mr. Hoover's head and was then used in numerous cartoon
> >sequences on
> >> TV. A valuable find. Since it doesn't have a number you don't have
> >to
> >> deacession - I'll bet Christies could find a spot in their next
> >auction.
> >>
> >> Bill Low
> >> [log in to unmask]
> >>
> >> >
> >> > Hello all. >
> >> > We've had the unfortunate experience of having found a small light
> >bulb
> >> > in our collection in a small cardboard typewriter ribbon box (
> >It's a
> >GE
> >> > 15w 120v bulb and about 3" long).  It has no accession number on
> >it and
> >> > we cannot find any such object in our card catalog.  I'm sure
> >we're the
> >> > only museum ever that's found unnumbered objects on a shelf in the
> >> > collection, right?  :-)
> >> >
> >> > Anyway, we need to determine if it's a museum piece or a small
> >light
> >bulb
> >> > that somebody took out of an exhibit case and set on a shelf.
> >Have
> >light
> >> > bulbs changed since, say 1930 or 1950, in any way that's
> >noticeable to
> >> > the average person?
> >> >
> >> > Perhaps it could be a bulb that lights the dial on a BIG radio or
> >something
> >> > like that, but there's no documentation of it with any of the
> >possible
> >> > electronic items in our collections, so I'm thinking all we can do
> >is
> >assume
> >> > that it's a museum piece and catalog it with a new number and the
> >note
> >> > "of unknown origin--found in the collection" and hope someone
> >figures
> >it
> >> > out someday.  Any advice?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks!
> >> >
> >> > Chris.
> >> >
> >> > Christine Mouw
> >> > Assistant Curator
> >> > Herbert Hoover Presidential Library-Museum
> >> > West Branch, Iowa  52358
> >> > [log in to unmask]
> >> >
> >
>
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