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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>For smaller mounts, construct a stand that the branch/exhibit base clips onto and store these in a cabinet. If your storage system includes pull-out drawers, make sure that the stand and the attachment method of the exhibit base to the stand is stable enough to limit the bouncing or other movement of the specimen when you pull out the drawers. Larger mounts may just be fastened to the wall in a safe area. Storing them upright will help prevent damage to the specimen.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>There’s a variety of storage methods for non-articulated skeletal materials, depending on the funds and storage areas available and how you want to use them. If the bones are in stable condition, you can house them in an archival box in a cabinet. For more fragile elements, you can create supports with archival foams: block ethafoam carved with a heat knife is useful for larger pieces, then line the edges of the foam with acid-free tissue, tyvek, or other inert material; plastazote foam provides a smooth, soft surface for friable objects; create support pillows out of stockinette tubing, cotton muslin, etc. and polyester fiberfill. If you want them laid out for easy comparison (e.g. femurs from different birds are housed together), line a drawer with ethafoam or plastazote and carve little spots for each piece to rest in position (this keeps them from rolling about).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dawn Roberts | Collections Manager <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The Chicago Academy of Sciences and its Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>2430 North Cannon Drive, Chicago, IL 60614 | Main 773-755-5100 | Fax 773-755-5199 | www.naturemuseum.org <br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Museum Collections and Archives, Collections Facility and Office<br>4001 N Ravenswood Avenue, Suite 201, Chicago, IL 60613 | Direct 773-755-5125 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The Urban Gateway to Nature and Science<o:p></o:p></span></i></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Colby, Julia<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 12, 2013 2:56 PM<br><b>To:</b> nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> [Nhcoll-l] Questions about mount and bone storange<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>We are hoping to make some improvements in our specimen storage in the future, and I am doing some research to see what our best options are. <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222;background:white'>I am particularly interested in how other collections store (e.g., do you store them in cabinets? On a shelf? On the wall? Mounted in a cabinet?) the following :</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Mounts where the specimen is on a branch that is designed to be clipped to the wall. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Non-articulated skeletal materials, especially from large animals (think elephant, antelopes, large reptiles).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am interested in both what you do and what you would have done (or what you would do) differently.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks so much!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Julia<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Julia Colby<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Vertebrate and Invertebrate Collections Manager<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Milwaukee Public Museum<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>800 W Wells St<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Milwaukee, WI 23233<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>p: 414-278-2760<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>e:colby@mpm.edu<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>