Industrial collections

Industrial collections include items such as machine tools, printing presses and other industrially produced objects. These resources provide information on how to properly care for and store these objects indoors and outdoors, how they work and the factors that can cause deterioration such as sunlight, heat and oxygen.

Preventive conservation guidelines for collections

• Caring for outdoor objects
• Caring for plastics and rubbers
• Caring for vehicles

Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) Notes

• N15/2 Care of Machinery Artifacts Displayed or Stored Outside (1993)
• N15/4 Indoor Display of Industrial Collections (1998)
• N15/5 Lubrication for Industrial Collections (2002)
• N15/6 Trade Literature for Industrial Collections (2002)
• N15/7 Rubber Components in Industrial Collections (2002)
• N15/8 Outdoor Storage and Display: Basic Principles (2010)
• N15/9 Outdoor Storage and Display: Remedial Measures (2010)

Technical Bulletins

• TB 16 Care and Preservation of Firearms (1995)
• TB 17 Threaded Fasteners in Metal Artifacts (1997)

Other CCI resources on this topic

• Basic care – Clocks and watches
• Basic care – Lamps and light fixtures
• Basic care – Tools

Related CCI resources

• Agents of deterioration
• Basic requirements of preventive conservation
• Handling heritage objects

External links

• Preparing Historic Motorized Vehicles for Storage or Exhibit (PDF format) (Conserve O Gram 10/3, 1999)