I wonder if anybody on the list can help me. I recently discovered that my grandfather owned a company in England (Partridge Models) that made models for museums in the 1920s (I do not have an 'end' date): diorama of cotton picking in India, 1930 Gas Works, a working coal mine and so on. I would like to locate any literature on the history of such model making, if it exists. Also, I would like to know if you have any Partridge Models in your museum - sometimes the brass plaque reads Leslie Horton Partridge. I guess this also proves that there is some genetic quirk that puts us in the museum business. And yes, now I am intrigued. Thanks for your help. Carol E. Mayer Curator UBC Museum of Anthropology 6393 NW Marine Drive Vancouver, B.C. Canada fax: 604-822-2974