31 May
2005
31 May
'05
3:47 p.m.
A valid point. However, as the archivist, should you
be altering the
object's historical fabric? Again, I don't see a problem with this, as
This is exactly my point. You _don't_ make unnecessary modifications.
long as you fully document what you've done (and
perhaps why) and keep the
original screws with the unit (or at least properly stored and catalogued)
so that the machine can be returned to its "original" state if/when
needed.
Provided the screws have not been lost, the bit of paper is still
around/readable, etc. The 'safest' place for those screws is in the
original holes.
-tony