8068
Accession Number
32213
Title Of Article Chaper
Preservation tech notes: museum collection storage
Title Of Journal Book
APT bulletin
Volume
19
Issue
2
Pages
67-72
Collation
5 figs.
Publisher
APT (The Association for Preservation Technology)
Publisher City
Ottawa
ISSN
0044-9466
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
The National Park Service was faced with the problem of storing several thousand historical and archaeological objects related to Fort Pulaski National Monument, a 19th century coastal fortification in Savannah, Georgia. Their solution to this problem is presented in a Preservation Tech Note which APT reprinted in one of its bulletins. Storage of architectural and archaeological material is seldom given appropriate consideration. Fort Pulaski, which is surrounded by a moat, contains more than sixty vaulted brick spaces. The NPS decided to assemble within one of these vaulted spaces a freestanding prefabricated structure with thermally efficient modular panels. The structure which is 13' 6 wide, 20' 2-1/2 long, and 10' 6 high provides 273 square feet of storage room. The panels were assembled by the park staff using ordinary wrenches. A total of only fifty manhours was required to erect the structure. It weighs 6,350 lbs., and can be equipped with humidification and dehumidification devices, and an emergency back-up power supply. The low cost storage facility can be easily disassembled, and has resulted in minimal intervention with the historic and archaeological resources in the park. -- AATA
Keywords
Museum Collection Storage; Fort Pulaski National Monument, Savannah, Georgia;Storage Prefabricated; National Park Service; Preservation Tech Notes; Archaeology Artifact Storage AATA
pub_id
8068