Marc- Great to hear from you. I do have images- but cannot send them through the listserv. Can you reply to my work e-mail and I will send them your way? [log in to unmask] Thank you! On Fri, Jun 5, 2015 at 2:48 PM, Marc A Williams <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hillary, > > I work with larger objects such as horse-drawn vehicles, and usually there > is a way to get under them to place dollies. Most likely, weight will not > be an issue as even standard furniture dollies carry 750 pounds each, so 4 > could support 3,000 pounds, and auto dollies may carry even more. You can > either lift it from the floor, even using something as simple as a large > (six foot or longer) pry bar, incrementally lifting and shimming until > there is adequate space for a dolly, or from overhead - I have used > inexpensive engine hoists from the discount stores, but it depends > upon height and weight. Do you have photos and measurements? > > Marc > > *From:* Hillary Mannion <[log in to unmask]> > *Sent:* Friday, June 05, 2015 3:56 PM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* [MUSEUM-L] moving TB Hut/structure in gallery > > Dear All, > > > > The Pioneers Museum is updating our medical exhibit. When the exhibit was > first installed, we had a Tuberculosis hut assembled in the gallery. We > would now like to move the hut to another area in the gallery. I am > juggling ideas on how to do this. If we disassemble it, we risk damaging > it. I have been playing around with the thought of placing it on auto > dollies to wheel the whole structure to the new location. . . but how to > lift it?! > > > > Any advice or anecdotes on moving structures would be very much > appreciated. > > > > *Thank* you for your time! > > > > Hillary > > > > *Hillary Mannion* > > *Museum Registrar* > > Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum > > 215 S. Tejon Street | Colorado Springs, CO 80903 > > 719.385.5654| www.cspm.org > > > > *Ignite* your curiosity. *Discover* your story. > > Build a lasting connection to the Pikes Peak Region > > by preserving and sharing our cultural history. > > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: > http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: > http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 > ========================================================= 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).