BigStuff: Care of Large Technology Objects

These are the proceedings of 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 include:

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

Discussion session

Discussion session - future directions