You may want to contact the staff at the Reyonlds - Alberta Museum in Alberta Canada, they have a collection similar to yours and operate some of the collection but not all.They have excellent staff and volunteers to the up keep and conservation of the collection, the boys in the restoration shop are awesome.6426 40 Ave, Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada
T9A 0N3Mail: P.O. Box 6360
Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada
T9A 2G1Phone: (780) 361-1351
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[log in to unmask]On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 12:50 PM, Tracie Evans <[log in to unmask]> wrote:You should talk with conservator Malcolm Collum from the Henry Ford. He cares for all the vehicles there and he does recommend starting your vehicles for the reason your board has mentioned. However, it is not as easy as turning a key. I took a workshop from Malcolm a number of years ago and he should be able to steer you in the right direction to start your vehicles safely. We are not currently starting our vehicles and equipment but most have not been started for years and I am reluctant to just jump in without the time and help to deal with mechanical issues.
Tracie
Tracie Evans
Curator of Collections
Sauder Village
22611 St. Rt. 2
Archbold OH 43502
Phone: 419/446-2541
FAX: 419/445-5251
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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Do you start your cars/tractors?
We are a small museum and part of our collection focuses on the agriculture history of the area. In our collection we have a few antique tractors, trucks and cars. Recently some board members have argued that by not starting the cars we are letting the gears lock up and the engine deteriorate. I see part of their argument but I have worked in museums previously and they have never done this with their cars.
My question to the group is, for those of you who have cars in your collections, is starting the cars occasionally and letting them run for a minute or two part of your presevation of the internal workings for the car? I have also contact some automobile museums but to no avail.
So far they only want to do this to the cars that came into the collections in running condition and just let them idle or maybe move them a foot or two to rotate axles. I also have concerns about this being a dangerour slippery slope. Allow this and then they will start wanting to move them further, use them etc. As anyone faced a similiar situation? What was the result?
Anna Bassford
Director/Curator
Santa Fe Trail Center
Larned, KS 67550
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