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In Houston we had (and they may still have) carts on wheels that included
both a cabinet for larger items and a top display, under glass, for smaller
items. Both were locked when not in use. The items under glass were labelled
so they could sit in the exhibit room at all times and be seen by passer
bys.

Best,
Amanda

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Amanda Chesworth
Educational Director, CSI
Committee for Skeptical Inquiry
http://www.csicop.org
Inquiring Minds Program
http://www.inquiringminds.org
Camp Inquiry
http://www.campinquiry.org





----- Original Message -----
From: "Deborah Massey" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 11:45 AM
Subject: Ideas for preventing theft of hands-on objects?


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> Hi,
> This is the 1st time I've posted so I hope I follow etiquette. I'm new to
> my position as Head of School and Teacher Programs at the Rochester Museum
> & Science Center.
> Our docents supplement field-trip tours with hands-on objects that they
> place remove from boxes and put out on the floor at the appropriate places
> in the exhibit just before the tour begins and put back after the tour.
> The problem is that some of these objects are 'walking away' when the
> docents are around a corner (in spite of the signs that say, "For docent
> tours, please do not touch."). Does anyone have some ideas about how to
> get around this? One idea is to remove them from their boxes when using
> them and putting them directly back but our boxes do not lock and are hard
> to carry. I am thinking that perhaps we should use rolling carts with
> drawers or cupboards that can lock. Does anyone know of where to get these
> at a reasonable price? Thanks. Deborah
>
>
> Deborah Massey
> Head of School and Teacher Programs
> Rochester Museum & Science Center
> 657 East Avenue
> Rochester, New York 14607-2177
> (585) 271-4320, ext. 521
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