Hello Margaret!

 

I visited Thomas Jefferson's house (Monticello) this weekend and noticed that they used fishing line and sometimes thin picture wire attached with eyehooks to help secure fragile books on his bookshelves in his library.

 

Just a thought.

 

Chris Cascio

Assistant Administrator

Pottsgrove Manor historic site

Pottstown, PA

 

From: Margaret Lyman [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 5:09 PM
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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] How to secure a tippy wet specimen

 

We are getting ready to install a new gallery featuring our wet specimen collection.  We would like to display some head slices, but their jars are very tall and narrow and look very tipable.  We are searching for a way to stabilize them on the glass display shelves without obscuring the contents or making them difficult to remove for photography.  Any suggestions other than museum gel?

 

Margaret Lyman, Interim Director

Mütter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia

19 South 22nd Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103-3097

215-563-3737 x244

215-561-6477 (fax)

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