The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago has a very famous dollhouse - perhaps they could be of assistance. ________________________________ From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Janean Mollet-Van Beckum Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 12:02 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Moving Dollhouse Furniture Hello Listers, I am looking for suggestions. Our museum is receiving a transfer from an art museum across the street. It consist of a very large dollhouse with over 1200 furnishings. I need to find a way to transport the furnishings, inexpensively, and store them for about 2 months until an exhibit space is ready for them. The transportation will consist of driving around the block, so we don't need anything too heavy duty and it doesn't have to be archival. We can't afford archival materials for the project and I wouldn't have the storage space to store the supplies once the house is up anyway. I don't want to have to spend a great deal of money on other supplies I won't be able to use or will have to throw out because of lack of storage space. I am considering using banker boxes with homemade tray inserts which are then padded with polyester batting. The boxes would be reused by our administration, the inserts would get tossed and the batting could be stored until I need it to pad out hangers etc. Does anyone have any other suggestions of relatively low cost and fast solutions? Janean Mollet-Van Beckum Curator of Collections and Exhibits Washington County Historical Society 320 S 5th Avenue West Bend, WI 53095-3333 (262) 335-4678 ext.121 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 This communication (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the intended recipient(s) only and may contain information that is confidential, privileged or legally protected. Any unauthorized use or dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by return e-mail message and delete all copies of the original communication. Thank you for your cooperation. ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).