Hi Georgia -
You could try using Velcro under the appliances and/or monofilament to
tie them to the walls or other surfaces.  These are earthquake
preventive measures that we on the west coast use all the time.  It
should hold the objects in place enough to stop the impulsive pilferer.
Good luck with your project.

Kathy Clewell
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
219 S. Palm Canyon Drive
Palm Springs, CA  92262
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Subject: exhibition class question

Hello,
  I am an undergrad student in an exhibition planning and design course.
For our final project, my group and I are planning an exhibit that deals
with 100 years of the American Interior.  Our final presentation focuses
on a display of a 1950s kitchen that we would mock up if we were
actually creating the exhibit.
   My question deals with the security of the objects in the kitchen.
We would like visitors to walk through the kitchen without any barriers,
but we want to use real 1950s appliances in the exhibit.  Are there any
other ways we can protect our toasters, blenders, etc. from thefts
without putting cases around them?  Would cases interfere with the
visitors' experience?  We had talked about putting up a reading rail in
front of the counters that had appliances on them.
   Does anyone have any suggestions?

              Thanks a lot!
                             Georgia Millward

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