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January 5, 2015
Museum: When is a Patent Model not a Patent Model?
Until 1880, the United States Patent Office required models to be sent with a patent application to the United States Patent Office. These models were usually smaller versions of the invention.
December 4, 2014
The New Andrew W. Mellon Curator
Kevin J.
November 24, 2014
Discovering Sunoco Oil Executive Howard Pew's Soft Spot for Poetry
Sunoco Oil executive J. Howard Pew (pictured) had a soft spot for poetry. From the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s, he kept a folder in his personal papers for snippets of verse. Admirers sent poems to him, as did friends in business.
November 24, 2014
Conservation: The 'Handle Man' Goes to Kiddyland - Scrapbook conservation in the Thomas Lamb papers
Nearly one year ago I began volunteering in the library conservation lab at Hagley Museum and Library. I initially worked on relatively simple projects such as re-housing and surface cleaning with the guidance of conservator Laura Wahl.
November 24, 2014
Audiovisual Collections: Charles Findeisen aerial photographs open for research
The Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department is excited to announce the opening of a collection of aerial photographs by hobbyist turned professional Charles Findeisen.
November 20, 2014
Manuscripts & Archives: Women’s Fashions - Geist & Geist Records Open for Research
Geist & Geist, Inc., was a manufacturer of women's knitwear products, typical of the small, flexible family firms that predominated in New York City's famous Garment District, centered along Seventh Avenue between 34th and 40th Street, for much of the twentieth century.
October 29, 2014
Audiovisual Collections: The Dogs of War
“Cry ‘Havoc!’ and let slip the dogs of war”
October 23, 2014
Museum Collections: Nitroglycerin Connections
One of the interesting aspects about my job is the connections that can sometimes be made between vastly different artifacts. One day while checking a collections storage room, a large ceramic pitcher with the name “Mowbray” caught my attention.

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