BigStuff: Care of Large Technology Objects
These are the proceedings from the BigStuff large technology workshop held at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, Australia on the 29-30th September and 1st October 2004.
The proceedings included:
- written versions of 20 presentations;
- transcriptions of the question and answer sessions which followed most of the presentations;
- written versions of material presented at the poster session on Day 2 of the workshop;
- a transcription of the open discussion session held on Day 3 of the workshop: Future directions in the care of large technology;
Bibliographic information for the proceedings is as follows:
Title: BigStuff: Care of Large Technology Objects
Editor: Alison Wain
Venue: Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia
Date: 29.09.2004 – 01.11.2004
ISBN: 09751904 3 1
Conference Papers
Ethics and Approaches
- A curatorial perspective - John White
- Managing perceptions and resources - Alayne Alvis
- Questions and answers - Alayne Alvis
- Care of floating maritime objects - Steven Adams
- Conservation at The Henry Ford - Clara Deck
- Large technology and the Burra Charter - Gillian Mitchell
- Questions and answers - Gillian Mitchell
Treatment and Maintenance
- An efficient maintenance program - Alison Wain
- Questions and answers - maintenance - Alison Wain
- Cellulose nitrate dope for aircraft - Andrew Pearce
- Questions and answers - aircraft dope - Andrew Pearce
- Gallery maintenance for large technology - Laura Kennedy
- Original paint as evidence - John Kemister
- Questions and answers - John Kemister
- Original paint-evidence and presentation - Andrew Pearce
- Questions and answers - Lancaster paint - Andrew Pearce
- Pest control of Chevrolet Ridemaster - Laura Kennedy
Operating objects
- A well-planned operation - Alison Wain
- Questions and answers - operating objects - Alison Wain
- Conservation from a tradesman's point of view - Col Ogilvie
- Questions and answers - Col Ogilvie
- Corrosion and wear - Hallam, Thurrowgood and Ogilvie - David Hallam, David Thurrowgood and Col Ogilvie
- Questions and answers - David Hallam
- Preserving significance -David Thurrowgood and David Hallam
- Questions and answers - David Thurrowgood
Storage and movement
- A modular storage system - Bill Lang
- Questions and answers - Bill Lang
- A stabilisation, movement and storage project - John Griswold
- Questions and answers - John Griswold
- Covering a large object - Justin Gare
- Storage, handling, transport and installation - Gordon Klebba
- Questions and answers - Gordon Klebba
People and skills
- A volunteer perspective - Nigel Nolan and Ian Smith
- Questions and answers - Nigel Nolan and Ian Smith
- Capabilities and Limitations of Volunteers - Kornelius Götz
- Questions and answers - Kornelius Götz
- Training at West Dean College - Chris Knapp
- Questions and answers - Chris Knapp
Prictical tips
- Digital photography for LTOs - Sarah Clayton and Alison Wain
- Make-your-own mannequins - Sarah Clayton
- Question and answers - Sarah Clayton
- Wireless remote data logger - Paul Pounds
- A maintenance survey sheet
- B maintenance survey sheet
- LTO display maintenance sheet
- LTO maintenance and movement log sheet
- LTO maintenance information sheet-10 wheels
- LTO Maintenance Schedule

