I was staying in a Comfort Inn last night, which not bad apart from the fire alarm, where we all left the building and stood around for 30 mins until someone arrived with the keys to turn off the alarm, no one said a thing to the guests, we just gradually filtered back in.
The NAWCC museum is very good with a wide selection of clocks watches and tools, very interesting there were also a few very old wood clocks and a few modern ones so that was a real result.
I had a very good meeting with the the Museum Director and the Museum Curator both were very welcoming. We discussed a number of matters and agreed that there is a need for a training course with a qualification for people working with in a horological collection environment. The concept of conservation being at the heart of this. There is the problem of balancing the need for visitor foot fall over the need to protect the artefacts and to make sure that the environment where they are displayed is both accessible to the visitors but also protects the item.
I had lunch in a very nice pharmacy shop and cafe not far form the museum is was very interestingly laid out.
Back at the museum in the afternoon, I was able to take lots of photographs and the curator even went as far as to remove some items from display so that I could photograph them, which was kind. The NAWCC librarian explained the layout of the library, so that I could go to work tomorrow
I had a very good chat with the new editor of the NAWCC magazine and we agreed that subject to a few agreements over rights and possible payments, I might do some writing for her.
I am staying in Bird in Hand which is very close to Intercourse some 17 miles from the museum. The village used to be called 'Cross Keys', until they changed the title to 'Intercourse', as they say round here 'enjoy' there you go!
Sadly the Air B and B has got internet problems and so that was a bit of a pain.
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