16-10-2020, 08:02 AM
Two very nice pieces have been placed in the Archive this week after being framed. The first, a large poster donated by Bill Sheehan and created by the Australian Austin 7 Club, Victoria is a lovely poster showing all the Australian body styles for the Austin 7. This large piece will adorn the wall when we move the Archive to its new room in Lubbenham.
The second, much smaller piece, is a lovely black and white lubrication chart dating from 1931. This was already in the collection and turned up when we were organising materials.
Both items were framed by Lance Sheldrick who only charged us for the materials and gave his labour for free. I really liked the way that Lance approached the work and 'conserved' the artifacts rather than sticking them to a backing sheet and leaving them flat. They still show signs of having been rolled, for instance, which is part of their history. I would like to thank both Lance and Bill for their contributions...
I hope it won't be too long after we make the room move (scheduled for early in the New Year), when we can think about having another open day and you can see them for yourselves..
Hugh
The second, much smaller piece, is a lovely black and white lubrication chart dating from 1931. This was already in the collection and turned up when we were organising materials.
Both items were framed by Lance Sheldrick who only charged us for the materials and gave his labour for free. I really liked the way that Lance approached the work and 'conserved' the artifacts rather than sticking them to a backing sheet and leaving them flat. They still show signs of having been rolled, for instance, which is part of their history. I would like to thank both Lance and Bill for their contributions...
I hope it won't be too long after we make the room move (scheduled for early in the New Year), when we can think about having another open day and you can see them for yourselves..
Hugh