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Gay Ingram <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 11 Nov 2003 18:25:58 +0000
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This is information I would be very much interested in. Please reply onlist.
> I know the subject of museum cases has made it appearance on the listserv
> many times. I have followed all the discussions with keen interest. I need
> to ask some more questions which I hope are not too redundant. We are about
> to embark on a large renovation of some 6,300 SQ feet of gallery space in
> our facility. I have sketched out the type and specifications of cases I
> desire for our exhibit galleries and have contacted four separate companies
> to get a basic quote on one style of the cases I will need. As all of you
> know this is quite expensive. I think I can afford a few nice cases, but
> some of the larger cases must be built in, including one which will be 38'
> feet long and 3' feet wide. I am wondering if the group could give me some
> advice on the following:
>
> What type of wood should I have the contactor build these case from (Medite
> II?)
>
> What type of paint and primer(if needed) should I coat these cases with?
> Should we use some sort of water base acrylic?
>
> Where can I order museum type glass (Anti-bandit and UV protected)? I have
> contacted glass companies around here and can get laminated glass but none
> of them know anything about a UV layer.
>
> Any help would be appreciated!
>
> Best Wishes,
> Wayne
> Curator
> Cumberland County Historical Society
> 21 North Pitt Street, P. O. Box 626
> Carlisle, PA 17013
> 717-249-7610 (Voice)
> 717-258-9332 (Fax)
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