yes - please reply to the list - I too occasionally need "hay" at one of our sites. Thanks
 
Robin Campbell, Associate Curator
NYS Bureau of Historic Sites
PO Box 219
Peebles Island
Waterford, NY 12188
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Subject: Re: Collections Safe non-organic Hay?



In a message dated 8/17/04 12:47:51 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:



Our museum is going to be constructing an exhibit based on horses and we were wondering if there is such a thing as non-organic or artificial hay bales (18"x20") that would be safe to have in the exhibit for the collections. If anyone has a contact for this you can email me on or off list. Thanks!

Sheley Howe


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*HAY--there* Shelley,   (pardon the pun, I couldn't resist!) 

Could you share any responses with the list and/or myself.  I'm curator of a fire museum housed in an 1894 fire station -- complete with horse stalls for the fire horses.  We've got a couple of rather empty looking "hayloft" windows above the stalls that I have been meaning to fill.  The "hay" for my application won't be touching any artifacts, (so it doesn't nessecarily need to be "archival hay" isf there is souch a thing *grin*) and it'll be fairly high-up (about 10 or 11ft off the ground) so it doens't need to hold up to close inspection.

I have been thinking about making some bales out of plywood/chipboard and either painiting them or gluing on a fine coat of that crinkly shredded paper used to fill Easter and gift-baskets.  

Anyone have any other ideas?

-- David --
David Lewis, Curator
Aurora Regional Fire Museum
www.AuroraRegionalFireMuseum.org
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