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Pittsburgh's original Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science wss probably one of the earliest institutions to allow the public to try a bed-of-nails, which was installed as part of Buhl's Discovery Lab program in the mid-1980s. The bed-of-nails was kept in the Discovery Lab and visitors could try it whenever the Discovery Lab was staffed by a Floor Aide or Volunteer, who had been trained in the proper use of the bed-of-nails.
BTW, a Buhl Planetarium Observatory Volunteer, John D. Weinhold, used a bed-of-nails in his own, completely separate from Buhl, carnival act:
http://buhlplanetarium2.tripod.com/bio/fotz/jaydee/#bed-of-nails
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--- On Tue, 11/1/11, Jane Jolkovski <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> From: Jane Jolkovski <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Bed of nails - staffed or not? cost?
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Tuesday, November 1, 2011, 3:15 PM
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> Hello Colleagues,
>
> Here at the Museum of Science in Boston, we are considering
> the installation of a bed of nails. For those of you who
> have one, I would appreciate your wisdom re:
>
> - where - and for how much $$ - did you acquire it?
> - do you open it only when you have staff to assist?
> - would you do it again or are there any regrets?
>
> Many thanks for your ideas and information!
>
> Jane
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> /Jane Jolkovski/
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