{"id":30702,"date":"2025-02-03T01:03:25","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T05:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/?p=30702"},"modified":"2025-01-30T00:13:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T04:13:40","slug":"a-collection-like-no-other","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/a-collection-like-no-other\/","title":{"rendered":"a collection like no other"},"content":{"rendered":"
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1928 ad for a Versare bus. Versare \u00a0buses were once used in Montreal<\/p><\/div>\n

Toronto<\/strong>. Do you know we Canadians have a national collection of papers, photos, and physical objects in Ottawa’s National Museum of Science and Technology (now named Ingenium<\/a>)? Or that the Museum is a member of the PHSC?<\/p>\n

The image at left is courtesy of Ingenium and has the cut-line, “A Versare 6-wheel gasoline-electric bus as seen in an advertisement issued by SKF Industries Incorporated of New York City, New York. Anon., \u201cSKF Industries Incorporated.\u201d Electric Railway Journal, 21 January 1928, between pages 10 and 11.”<\/p>\n

In volume 21-1, Ev published a detailed article called “Conserving \/ Preserving Artifacts ” by then Museum curator of Physical Science and Space, Dr. Randall <\/span>C. <\/span>Brooks. Dr Brooks outlines the mandate of the Museum, its holdings, and why possible donations come under a severe scrutiny.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr Brooks begins, “A <\/span>coupl<\/span>e of <\/span>years ago, <\/span>m<\/span>emb<\/span>er<\/span>s of <\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Hi<\/span>storica<\/span>l <\/span>Microscopical Society [Ev was a member at one time] met a<\/span>t\u00a0<\/span>th<\/span>e <\/span>National <\/span>Museum of <\/span>Science & <\/span>Technology\u00a0in <\/span>Ottawa <\/span>a<\/span>lo<\/span>ng w<\/span>ith Ca<\/span>nad<\/span>ia<\/span>n me<\/span>mbe<\/span>rs\u00a0<\/span>of <\/span>the Scientific In<\/span>s<\/span>trum<\/span>e<\/span>nt <\/span>Society<\/a> [of the UK].<\/p>\n

“Durin<\/span>g o<\/span>n<\/span>e <\/span>of <\/span>the discussion periods. <\/span>I\u00a0<\/span>d<\/span>escrib<\/span>ed h<\/span>ow <\/span>we dea<\/span>l <\/span>with <\/span>artif<\/span>act<\/span>s at N<\/span>MST <\/span>and <\/span>th<\/span>ere was som<\/span>e surpri<\/span>se as t<\/span>o\u00a0th<\/span>e <\/span>degree <\/span>o<\/span>f <\/span>co<\/span>ntr<\/span>o<\/span>l <\/span>we <\/span>place o<\/span>n <\/span>o<\/span>ur\u00a0<\/span>a<\/span>rtifac<\/span>ts.\u00a0<\/span>Firs<\/span>t, <\/span>yo<\/span>u mus<\/span>t rea<\/span>li<\/span>ze <\/span>th<\/span>a<\/span>t the <\/span>co<\/span>ll<\/span>ec<\/span>ti<\/span>o<\/span>n <\/span>of <\/span>th<\/span>e <\/span>NMST <\/span>i<\/span>s <\/span>th<\/span>e <\/span>” <\/span>national<\/span>” co<\/span>ll<\/span>ec<\/span>ti<\/span>on <\/span>of <\/span>sci<\/span>enc<\/span>e and <\/span>t<\/span>ec<\/span>hn<\/span>ol<\/span>ogy apparatus\u00a0<\/span>that <\/span>is <\/span>govern<\/span>ed b<\/span>y federal <\/span>l<\/span>eg<\/span>i<\/span>sl<\/span>ati<\/span>on<\/span>.<\/p>\n

“Th<\/span>e\u00a0collection i<\/span>s <\/span>int<\/span>e<\/span>nd<\/span>e<\/span>d <\/span>to <\/span>r<\/span>e<\/span>fl<\/span>ec<\/span>t <\/span>the transformation of <\/span>Ca<\/span>n<\/span>ada a<\/span>nd t<\/span>o <\/span>be <\/span>preserved\u00a0in <\/span>perpetuity. Thu<\/span>s<\/span>, <\/span>we h<\/span>ave <\/span>t<\/span>o <\/span>pl<\/span>ace <\/span>r<\/span>a<\/span>th<\/span>e<\/span>r\u00a0<\/span>strin<\/span>gent <\/span>controls <\/span>on <\/span>th<\/span>e way artif<\/span>act<\/span>s are\u00a0<\/span>acq<\/span>uir<\/span>ed<\/span>. <\/span>conserved, <\/span>u<\/span>se<\/span>d <\/span>a<\/span>nd <\/span>s<\/span>t<\/span>o<\/span>r<\/span>e<\/span>d<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n

“Th<\/span>e\u00a0<\/span>NMST <\/span>co<\/span>ll<\/span>ecti<\/span>on [in 1995] <\/span>in<\/span>clud<\/span>es som<\/span>e 80<\/span>,<\/span>000\u00a0<\/span>ph<\/span>o<\/span>t<\/span>os<\/span>\/<\/span>dr<\/span>awings a<\/span>nd <\/span>25<\/span>,<\/span>000 <\/span>objects from\u00a0t<\/span>ransistors t<\/span>o <\/span>f<\/span>a<\/span>rm <\/span>combines t<\/span>o <\/span>l<\/span>oco<\/span>m<\/span>o<\/span>ti<\/span>ves and <\/span>even <\/span>ship<\/span>s. <\/span>About <\/span>3,500<\/i><\/span>\u00a0<\/i><\/span>of <\/span>th<\/span>ese\u00a0f<\/span>all <\/span>under <\/span>m<\/span>y control <\/span>as Cur<\/span>at<\/span>or of <\/span>Ph<\/span>ysi<\/span>ca<\/span>l <\/span>Sciences.<\/p>\n

“Th<\/span>e she<\/span>er <\/span>si<\/span>ze of <\/span>th<\/span>e artif<\/span>act <\/span>co<\/span>ll<\/span>ecti<\/span>on\u00a0<\/span>creates <\/span>p<\/span>robl<\/span>em<\/span>s for <\/span>s<\/span>t<\/span>orage and <\/span>preserva<\/span>ti<\/span>o<\/span>n <\/span>a<\/span>nd <\/span>we <\/span>currently h<\/span>ave a<\/span>lm<\/span>os<\/span>t <\/span>20,<\/span>000 m2 [metres squared] \u00a0of <\/span>st<\/span>or<\/span>age space in <\/span>6 wareh<\/span>ou<\/span>ses! <\/span>At\u00a0<\/span>an<\/span>y o<\/span>n<\/span>e tim<\/span>e, we h<\/span>ave onl<\/span>y ab<\/span>out <\/span>6 or <\/span>7<\/span>%\u00a0<\/span>of <\/span>th<\/span>e <\/span>co<\/span>ll<\/span>ec<\/span>ti<\/span>o<\/span>n o<\/span>n ex<\/span>hibit in <\/span>th<\/span>e <\/span>Museum.<\/span><\/p>\n

“A<\/span>nd <\/span>th<\/span>e <\/span>physi<\/span>cal limit<\/span>a<\/span>ti<\/span>o<\/span>n<\/span>s o<\/span>f <\/span>th<\/span>e\u00a0<\/span>Mu<\/span>seum <\/span>create <\/span>p<\/span>robl<\/span>em<\/span>s. B<\/span>ein<\/span>g a con<\/span>verted <\/span>bakery<\/span>, <\/span>w<\/span>itho<\/span>ut humidity <\/span>co<\/span>ntrol,\u00a0<\/span>m<\/span>ea<\/span>n<\/span>s th<\/span>at m<\/span>an<\/span>y a<\/span>rtif<\/span>act<\/span>s of <\/span>wood<\/span>, <\/span>rubber\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\/<\/span>or <\/span>l<\/span>eath<\/span>er <\/span>cann<\/span>ot <\/span>be <\/span>exhibit<\/span>ed b<\/span>ecau<\/span>se\u00a0th<\/span>ey would <\/span>crack <\/span>or split durin<\/span>g th<\/span>e d<\/span>esert–<\/span>lik<\/span>e p<\/span>eri<\/span>od<\/span>s during <\/span>wint<\/span>er. …”<\/p>\n

You can read the rest of this informative article in the 21-1 pdf file on our free members-only DVD. Not yet a member? Joining is easy! Check out the MEMBERSHIP sub-menu above (for the Membership Form) and the PayPal article at right. Send your dues (for \u00a0one or three years) with the form or send the form after using your credit card\/PayPal account. Any questions? Please email Lilianne at member@phsc.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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