Macro Artifacts: 1920 Model T & Arlington Cemetery Gates - The Conservator's Mindset | HVA
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- Опубліковано 1 вер 2020
- Conservator's Mindset Part 1: • Should You Restore, Pr...
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In this episode of "The Conservator's Mindset", the B.R. Howard team takes a look at two of the larger scale objects they currently have in their facility: a 1920 Ford Model T Depot Hack and the Sheridan Gates from the Arlington National Cemetery, and the challenges that come from working with them.
Stay tuned for next week as we dive deep into some DIY tips the B.R. Howard & Associates team have that you can use on your very own preservation & restoration projects!
B.R. Howard are industry leaders for conservation solutions to protect a wide variety of cultural artifacts, historic structures and works of art. They work with the artifacts of world-class museums every day so that they may be viewed, studied, and displayed for generations to come.
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I love all the work and effort, all of you take on every single historial object and artifact there! I would like to,some day,learn more about n.n
My thoughts on the automotive portion of the restoration world is that I feel if it's a one off, it's still meant to be used, so it should be used on occasion, brought to (trailered perhaps) to the parking lot and driven onto the judging field. If the car ceases to be used in any capacity, then it ceases to be a car. which totally does away with the original intent.
Love this subject matter. If the discussion is about vehicles, I fall into the camp of Preservation BUT mechanically safe to drive on a regular basis.
Thank you for your work on conserving vehicles and large objects, and for really helpful video posts explaining conservation ethics to many who might be unsure about this profession. I trained and worked as a conservator in a UK museum for 7 years prior to retirement a few years ago and always struggled with the ethical use of an engineering artifact versus static display. I wonder if I could ask your opinion on a fairly new product which shows great promise as a deterrent against corrosion and which has come onto the market for use on cars and vehicles. The product name in the UK is Lanoguard which uses lanolin waste from industrial sheepskin treatment / manufacture. Although lanolin is clearly not new, and has apparently been used for years by the military for preserving metals, it does show huge promise for regular use on working vehicles. I'm not sure how reversible this would be or whether there is any review of lanolin in conservation, but I would really appreciate your views as to whether this could be considered for conservation. I should state that for me currently, this would be used in a non-professional capacity on my own vehicles. I'm just curious to see if this could be contemplated for professional conservation use in the way tannic acid might also be used.
To me the argument of restoration vs conservation comes down to affecting the value of an object. A 1932 Auburn with low miles and a presentable original condition would be worth more than a 100 point concours restoration in most cases but there is also the argument that it is not as the builder intended the car to look with worn upholstery and faded paint and tarnished brightwork.
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I guess one might have to decide whether they want a brand new 1932 Auburn, or a 88 year old 1932 Auburn.
I believe I heard in an interview that people who buy Pur Sang Bugatti replicas usually have the original Bugatti first, and then they want to use it more frequently so pretty much buy a brand new car to use that instead.
Tannic Acid is mentioned for “black painted metal”… will it discolor non black finishes? I have a red painted car that I want to protect with something, yet keep the original finish and patina
How about boiled linseed oil over rust. Remove the flakes first.