Amanda,

To add to this idea, and this has been done at several institution sto
great effect by conservators, is to set up a board with various
materials (paper, fabric, silver and copper and iron coupons, etc.)
and cover the top half of the samples with UV filtered plexiglass and
leave the lower half exposed. Make it into a "please touch"
experience. The difference between the two halves will turn dramatic
in no time!

Cheers!
Dave

David Harvey
Conservator
Los Angeles, California

On 4/4/06, Amanda Thompson Dyer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> David:
>
> Thanks so much for the suggestion!  You know, I should have thought of that
> myself.  One of my professors had us do something similar for my Preventive
> Conservation class in grad school.  She had us put several types of paper on
> our dash for a few weeks and then share the results with the rest of the
> class.
>
> Thanks again,
> Amanda Dyer
>
> Amanda Thompson Dyer
> Curator
> Bell County Museum
> 201 North Main Street
> P.O. Box 1381
> Belton, TX 76513
> (254) 933-5244
> (254) 933-5756 (fax)
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf
> Of David Lewias
> Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 9:24 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: seeking deterioration examples
>
> Amanda --
>
> Great idea, but why don't you take it one step further and creat your own
> "deteriorated" object that you can pass around.   Red ink fades into pink
> REALLY fast.   I'd take a ink-jet print, a newspaper ad, or a extra color
> snapshot, cover half of the image up with some cardstock, and putting it out
> in the sun for a few days.  Image the "wow" factor when you stand up and say
> this (pointing to the good side) turned into this (the faded side) in only
> ## days.
>
> Good luck.
>
> - David -
> David Lewis, curator
> Aurora Regional Fire Museum
> www.AuroraRegionalFireMuseum.org
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