[MassHistPres] Cast Iron fountain restoration

[Jonathan Feist]

Glad you liked that thread.

I was just in the process of neatly compiling all my contacts regarding cast
iron preservation. Hopefully, you'll find this helpful. Note that there are
some names here that did not come from this list.

Note that I do not have direct experience with any of these resources.
However, particularly the ones at the beginning of the list come from people
whose judgment I respect a lot.

The list may be a bit rougher than it seems. Some of these names are people
who are the wrong type of conservator but would likely know someone who was
the right kind of conservator.

Good luck!

--Jonathan


Antique Cast Iron Preservation Resources

 
Conservators:
 
Christina Thompson, Conservator (Beverly)
 
Higgins Armory

Michael Gallagher, conservator 617-721-1529

Jason Church, Metal Conservator
 
      http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/Contact-Us.aspx?person=Jason+Church#contact
 
 
Others Likely Knowledgeable:
 
Dave Gallagher at Mt. Auburn Cemetery
 
Schiff Architectural Detail in Chelsea. http://www.schiffarchitectural.com/
Rika Smith McNally & Associates
Conservators of Objects & Sculpture
59 Fountain Street, Box 55, 4th Floor East, Studio 15
Framingham, MA 01702
T 508.620.2929   F 508.620.2904
www.sculpturecare.com

Lisa Howe at the architectural firm Goode Clancy (Boston)
 


Organizations:
 
Association for Gravestone Studies: www.gravestonestudies.org

Chicora Foundation, Inc.: www.chicora.org/cemetery_preservation.htm

Historic New England

National Parks Service (Department of the Interior).


Research:
 
NPS Preservation Brief #27
http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/tps/briefs/brief27.htm#Cleaning%20and%20Paint
%20Removal 
 
Bibliographic Database of the Conservation Information Network
www.bcin.ca.
 
Conservation Online, which is run out of Stanford
http://sul-server-2.stanford.edu/.
 
Association for Preservation Technology Internation
http://www.apti.org/index.cfm.
 
National Center for Preservation Technology and Training) website
(http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/Default.aspx)
 
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on 11/8/07 3:59 PM, chris kennedy at e-modern at comcast.net wrote:

> Northampton is beginning the process of restoring an 1873 cast iron
> fountain which was once the centerpiece of the former Northampton
> State Hospital.  After reading the excellent posts regarding cast
> iron fences, would any list members have any suggestions for
> resources/restorers to refurbish our fountain.  Any similar experiences?
> 
> Thanks,
> chris kennedy
> Chair, Northampton Historical Commission
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