Saving Your Treasures: Toys

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Types of Objects

TOYS

 

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Toys have played an integral part in society and are among the most complex objects to care for in a museum or personal collection. Toys have been made from a variety of materials, such as wood, textiles, cardboard, plastic, metal, glass and ceramics. Dolls, toys, games, and other play things are cared or by objects conservators.

 

The videos below and
handouts and websites on the right will guide you in the proper methods for preserving your items.

If you have any questions,
ask a conservator.

 

Issues Facing
Small Museums		 Plastics in
Museum Collections		 Plastics:
Chemistry		 Plastics: Properties
& Technology
Plastics:
History		 Plastics:
Deterioration

Plastics:
Preventative Care
Plant Materials:
Structure		 Plant Materials:
Chemistry		 Plant Materials:
Technology
Plant Materials: Deterioration -
Environmental & Mechanical		 Plant Materials: Deterioration -
Chemical & Biological		 Plant Materials:
Preventative
Care		 Plant Materials:
Integrated Pest Management
Animal Materials:
Skin & Leather		 Animal Materials:
Hair, Hooves, Etc.		 Animal Materials:
Bones, Shells, Etc.
Animal Materials:
Deterioration		 Animal Materials:
Preventative Care
Stone:
Origins & Properties		 Stone: Fabrication & Technology Stone:
Deterioration		 Stone:
Preventative Care
Glass:
Origins & Properties		 Glass: Fabrication & Technology Glass:
Deterioration		 Glass:
Preventative Care
Metals:
Origins & Properties		 Metals: Fabrication & Technology Metals:
Deterioration		 Metals:
Preventative Care
Ceramics:
Origins & Properties		 Ceramics: Fabrication & Technology Ceramics:
Deterioration		 Ceramics:
Preventative Care

TYPES OF OBJECTS

Books, Bibles, Scrapbooks Dishes, Glassware, Silverware Firearms Furniture Jewelry
Native American Items Natural History Specimens Newspaper Photographs
Textiles, Clothing, Uniforms Tools, Mechanical Objects, Instruments Toys Works of Art