In my many years at Colonial Williamsburg we had a Product Review Committee 
composed of various department representatives (Research, Products, Historic 
Trades, etc. who would review proposed ideas and prototypes for accuracy and 
compatibility with the existing product line. This worked very well because all 
of the interested parties had a voice in the process and nothing could go 
forward without consensus. Reproductions were sourced either internally by our own 
historic trades staff, by craftsman contractors, or licenses were issued by 
contract with large firms. Some of us in conservation were also part of the 
process in being involved whenever anything beyond measurements and drawings were 
involved, such a making molds from original objects or elements of objects. 
Our department charged off our time and materials to products development fund. 
I also remember hearing that a percentage of any product sales from 
reproductions would go into the collections acquisition fund.

Cheers!
Dave

David Harvey
Conservator
Los Angeles, California  USA

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