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I worked with this company: http://www.scentevents.com/ when I was at
the Spy Museum. The main guy, Neal Harris, was easy to work with and
he created customized scents for us in a scent shooter that didn't
involve sending lots of particles into the air (it was functionally a
dipped wax canister attached to a controllable fan). We did both a
"middle eastern market" and a "rat infested tunnel." Both were
excellent, and $250 per canister for about a year's supply. He's
based in LA.
Nina
Nina Simon
Museum 2.0 - www.museumtwo.com
831.331.5460
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On Oct 6, 2008, at 3:15 PM, Anna Hurst wrote:
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> I'm working on a program on mummification for my museum education
> class (thanks to those of you who responded to my last query!). I'd
> like to create some type of scent jars so that students can get a
> whiff of the scented oils that were rubbed on the mummies.
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> What have you found to be the best method for this, keeping in mind
> that we are on a tight budget? I was thinking of just putting oil-
> soaked cotton balls into film canisters with holes punched in the
> lids. Any other ideas?
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> Also, any ideas for sources of scents? Luckily, San Francisco has no
> shortage of shops selling incense and essential oils. I'd like to
> include cedar, myrrh, thyme, and juniper.
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> Finally, any ideas how to turn this into a deeper experience beyond
> just "smell this"? I was thinking of also including some other, more
> familiar scents (e.g. vanilla, cinnamon) and having them guess which
> ones were the ones used by the Egyptians, with some hints.
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> Thanks for any ideas you can share! You were all really helpful as
> we were trying to plan out our mummy's body and internal organs! :)
>
> Anna
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