Janice update

Hi everyone,

I'm almost finished on the condition reports. I'll head out to the QBN museum this Wednesday to get some final measurements etc so I can finish the reports.

Thanks for organising the latter George. I can't wait to hear back from John.

Let's have our next meeting Wed afternoon say 2.30?

Cheers,

Janice

Reseach Details

Hi guys,


Here are some research on the items. Some are really hard to find on the items and cant really get a lot of detail because they are so old.


B&H Tin - Benson and Hedges Ltd
Old 1940's or very early 1950's Benson & Hedges Cigarette tin. Tin has By Appointment to His Majesty The King on the lid, and the inside is bright with When Only The Best Will Do etc on it. No other information.


Clipper head -

A cutterhead unit for a hair clipper having a serrated fixed blade, a serrated movable blade engaging upon said fixed blade and adapted to reciprocate in lateral directions relative to said fixed blade, a leaf spring connecting said two blades to each other and guiding the movable blade and also pressing upon it so that it will be pressed against the fixed blade, and screw means for adjusting the positions of the blades relative to each other and for varying the pressure of the leaf spring upon the movable blade.

FROMM scissors - I'm trying to find more information on these but all I know that FROMM still sells scissors but cant find anything on the company. Not to sure what the "Ana" is on one side of them means. Was it a gift? Soon find out.

Silver ciggerate case - Not much to find on a plain case.

Antiseptic cubes - Cant find much on this. The language on the box is French. I have translated some of the wording I can read from the photos:

se mefier des contrefacon - be wary of forgery

maison fondee - Home accounted

composition et preparation essentiellement - Composition and preparation essentially

I cant see the condition report of the manicure set at work so I will get that done tonight.

Cheers

George

Interview Questions

Hi Team,

Here are some of the questions I have typed up to ask the donor.

How long did he live QBN and when did he leave.
Details of Donor. i.e Full name, Date of Birth etc
How long did he work for barber shop
Did he open the barber shop
During the war period what did he do. Did he close it Also what happened post war.
What contribution did he have in the community
What did the barber shop contribute to the community
Any stories on the items themselves.
How many staff was there.
Did the barber shop have many clients.
When unisex hairdressers opened how did the barber shop go.
Tobacco was sold in the barber shop so was the sole reason of the customer to buy tobacco.
Are their any other photographs.

If there is anything I have missed please let me know.

Thanks
George

Showcase details

Hi everyone,

I have measured the showcase we will be using and the details are:

Height: 340mm
Depth: 665mm
Width: 975mm

I believe this will be enough space to use the items chosen for our display. Photo of the showcase is below.
Tomorrow I will have the letter for the Donor ready.  I will post the questions for the Donor also.

 Cheers
George

Meeting minutes 20th October

Hi Team, here is the result of our wed meeting.

Identify cabinet – measurements 975 (W) x 340 (h) x 665 (d)

Liaise with Elise re: objects, contact info and photograph.

Updated to do list

Discussed practical construction of prop/display

Identify text panel size – 415 (w) x 590 (h)

To do list:

Condition reports -Janice

Research items - George

Prop production - Jana

Contact donor - George

Draft text - Jana

Education program - Janice

Interview questions/type it up - George

Enhance picture - Jana

Janice

Barber's Pole Research

I found this website which has been really useful for my initial research for the Barbers Pole design....

Even though it is American, it is very useful in resources and information relevant to our project.

Have a look when you get the chance.

I had no idea that bloodletting was one of the original roles for a Barber... obviously we won't be going into that, but it is interesting to know the origins of the trade.

http://www.barberpole.com/

Cheers
Jana

Updates on viewing Condition Reports

Hi All,

For some reason if you are trying to view the condition reports from AWM computers - the pdfs are not viewable through our system. Pretty sure it's something to do with flash on our computers.
They are however accessible through your home computers - let me know if there are any problems and I'll try to rectify it asap.
Thank you to Penny who shows that she is committed and is completing work on the project from the other side of the globe!
Thanks to George and Janice for their commitment also!! Go Team!!

Cheers
Jana

Update and meeting minutes

Hey Guys,

I've finished the brief and have posted it up. let me know if you wish to tweak anything.

Also, the meting minutes for yesterday's meeting:

Jana: Have begin working on barber pole design and is looking into the production of invitation

George: Is back and working away at item research

Janice: Finishing of brief and will continue Penny's great work on the condition reports.

Cheers,

Janice

Photos

Hi everyone,

I have added some extra images from the pics I took for condition reports if we want to use them for anything else. I also have other images,- of individual parts, close up of damage etc if you would like extra let me know.

Thanks,

Penny

Item Research

Hi guys,

I've started the item research and have found some interesting stuff. Once I finish typing it up I'll post it on the blog. I'm back at work, so if you need to find me I'm on my usual number.

George