While "mechanical easter bunnies" is the object title that will probably be
used, their classification/categorization is another thing entirely.  The
purpose is not to find a super-scientific name, but to find a standardized
term to reduce confusion. If you use a standardized lexicon, then two items
which two people might usually call two different things (say a "sofa" and a
"davenport") can be determined to be one or the other. Then when someone
wants to search the database for all the sofas, they can get an accurate
list (instead of also having to search for davenport, couch, or whatever
else one might call such an item).

Standardization is what makes a database useful.

Erica S. Maniez
Museum Director, Issaquah Historical Society
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
> Behalf Of John, Sonia Fisher
> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 11:39 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Mechanical Easter Bunnies!?!?!?!
>
>
> What's wrong with "mechanical easter bunnies c.1950?" Why is it we need to
> give this super specific name that no one would understand but the one who
> named it? I know I am not in the museum industry yet but I am
> aspiring. And
> graduate from Angelo State in May.
>
> JOhn
>

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