Hi All,

Not a conservation/collections person, but I wonder:

        What about putting matches in a fire-proof box?
        If such a fire-proof box can keep fire out, can't it
        also keep incendiaries safely contained inside?
        This would allow for matchbooks to be kept intact?

Sincerely curious,
Jay Heuman


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kimberly Kenney, Curator [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 2:22 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: matches in the collection
>
> Hello,
>
> What precautions -- if any -- should we take with
> matchbooks, matchboxes, etc. in the collection?
>
> Thanks,
> Kim Kenney, Curator
> McKinley Museum
> 800 McKinley Monument Dr. NW
> Canton OH 44708 * 330-455-7043
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