Speaking only for myself, I would rather travel (and have traveled, at no
expense to the museums involved) to examine artifacts than have them
subjected to the undue stress which transportation may entail.

Sometimes, this has resulted in business for the lab; sometimes it was
possible to give advice which resulted in an altered storage/display
solution for which there was no charge.

It all depends.

Jack C. Thompson
Thompson Conservation Lab
Portland, OR

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On Tue, 26 Mar 1996, Anita Cohen-Williams wrote:

> Question, Dave,
>
>   If you advise not to handle the artifacts, how is she supposed to transport
> them to a conservator? Or, will the conservator make a house call?
>
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