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Top hat conservation
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"Nancy L. Hadley" <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 27 Mar 1998 11:01:39 -0500
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I am an archivist in need of advice from the museum world. The
collection I am responsible for includes a collapsible top hat from the
early 1950s. Can anyone tell me whether it is better to store the hat in
its folded or extended position? I'm sure folds aren't a good thing, yet
when it's open its sides appear to be under a certain amount of tension
(sort of like an open umbrella, I guess) and that doesn't seem desirable
either. What should I do? Thanks in advance.

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Nancy Hadley
Warren E. Burger Collection Archivist
Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William & Mary
P.O. Box 8794
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8794
(757) 221-1605
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