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?

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Thank you!

On Fri, Jun 5, 2015 at 2:48 PM, Marc A Williams <[log in to unmask]>
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>   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*
>
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>
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