Ouch.  Would hiring a truck and hauling the objects up to those distant
auction houses work?  Maybe you could get other local museums with the
same problem to go in on the truck with you.

I knew we were happy to have our local auction house and their "Tuesday
Morning" sales where anything and everything is offered for sale, but I
didn't quite realize how lucky we were. 

Genevieve Ellerbee
Associate Registrar
Daughters of the American Revolution Museum
Washington, DC
202-628-1776 x 331
fax: 202-628-0820

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Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Sample procedures for handling sale of
unaccessioned objects?

Thanks for your suggestions. Haven't had much luck with ebay. Our low
value items didn't sell. Auctions that do lesser value items are 5 hours
away in upstate New York. We have over 15 19c. field plows that no one
local will take. Nearby museums are full. Would a ceremonial burial be
out of line?
Tom Edmonds
Southampton Historical Museum

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