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Hey Nikki, You're not alone in dealing with mice. I'm at an ag museum on just about 40 acres and we have to deal with mice just about every fall and some springs. We started using live traps and they have been great. We have the space to let them out either on the edge of the property near the creek ...

I work at an agriculture museum and my current project at an agriculture museum is getting the rust off a cast iron bell. And then it will be doing the same to a very large number of iron and steel farm tools. Is there anything we can do to safely seal the metal against oxidation? The museum itself ...

Thank you for posting these. People call asking about appraisers and I've been at a loss trying to find where to send them for more information then I can give. ------------------------------ Sarah Pair Director of Collections Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum Brandon MS -------- ...

Hey Genevieve The policy I've done when i worked in a house museum was the drink had to be in a bottle that closed securely, preferaly with a screw top, and to not drink anything in the rooms themselves. This way, people are still able to hydrate as they need and we protected the rooms and artifacts. ...

Thank you everyone for your help. This will be useful going forward with caring for all our silver. ------------------------------ Sarah Pair Registrar W.H.H. Clayton House Museum Central City AR (479) 459-2249 ------------------------------