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  • La Isabel Project: Part Two

    • Collections
    • Conservation

    Transition into the next steps of this conservation project which involve looking more closely at La Isabel’s history, structure, and condition.

  • “In the Land of Submarines”: Documenting Nishimura-style no. 3746

    • Conservation

    This week “in the Land of Submarines” we’re focusing on documenting the Japanese submarine Nishimura 3746. Previously we talked about its history and our initial assessment of the hull. All this activity is in preparation of moving the sub onto a custom cradle and to a new home.

  • “In the Land of Submarines”: Assessing Nishimura-style no. 3746

    • Collections
    • Conservation

    Welcome to the second installment of our miniseries on Nishimura 3746, a Japanese midget submarine. We’re deep diving into an on-going project to resupport this one-of-a-kind vessel.

  • La Isabel Project: Part One

    • Collections
    • Conservation

    The first step in a project to assess the condition of La Isabel, a Jábega boat, a traditional fishing trawler from Málaga, Spain. It was built in 1925 and came to The Mariners’ Museum and Park in 1933 not long after the Museum opened.

  • “In the land of Submarines”: History of Nishimura-style no. 3746

    • Collections
    • Conservation

    Nishimura no. 3746, a Japanese midget submarine built in 1940. There were only four of these submarines ever built, only two of which were built by the Imperial Japanese Navy, and it is the only surviving example of its kind.

  • Desalination: Because rust never sleeps

    • Civil War
    • Conservation
    • USS Monitor

    Electrochemical treatment set-ups need constant attention in the “wet lab” and outdoor tanks, and environmental conditions in dry object storage also require our steadfast attention.

  • Agents of Decay: they’re everywhere!

    • Conservation

    The agents range from everyday environmental issues to unlikely, but devastating, events. It’s important to remember, and you’ll see it as we go through the list, that often these agents work together.

  • A salty situation

    • Conservation
    • Cultural Heritage

    When salt gets into things it’s not meant to get into, it almost always causes problems, but the nature of the problem varies by material: organics (like wood, leather and cloth), metals (like iron and copper), and other inorganic materials (like ceramics, glass and stone).

  • Conservation Treatment of a 17th-Century Dutch Print

    • Conservation

    Details on the paper treatment and common conservation techniques for a print that came to the lab due to its fragile condition.

  • These Doors Do Heavy Metal!

    • Collections
    • Conservation

    A brief history of the Bronze Doors at The Mariners’ Museum and Park, commissioned in 1932. They once graced the main entrance and now are part of the collection.

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