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Post by whiteboymarx on Dec 9, 2012 15:55:36 GMT -5
The funny thing is I'm a Canadian and I don't know much about the cowboy in the Canadian west, I know more about the US west. But at least I have the satisfaction of knowing that my favourite Marx figure Dangerous Dan is a Canadian :-) Brian
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Post by jw2010 on Dec 10, 2012 3:00:12 GMT -5
I'm guessing, WhiteBoy Marx, that you live in Ontario. ;D Some folks from Ontario believe Canada begins and ends there! I am from The Maritimes originally and got a sense while growing up that the "Upper Canadians" didn't acknowledge us much. Since moving to BC twenty years ago, I have made it a point to find out more about places west of the Ontario/Manitoba border and east of The Rockies. I like to pretend that "Johnny West" made trips to Alberta!
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Post by whiteboymarx on Dec 10, 2012 18:32:26 GMT -5
Yes I live in Ontario, I've lived in Toronto for the past 29 years, I've been told that with all the immigration here that a lot of people don't even consider Toronto part of Canada. I've been to the western provinces in the early 70's and I've been to the Maritimes as well. I've read about the history of the cowboy and how it began in Texas after the battle of the Alamo and about the cattle drives after the civil war, but I've never read anything about the cowboy in Canada. I always think about the prairie provinces as cowboy provinces but I've never read any history about them. The funny thing is that I was born in Canada but I probably know more about US history than my own country :-) Whiteboy
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Post by jw2010 on Dec 10, 2012 23:31:41 GMT -5
For starters . . .
RICHMOND P. HOBSON JR. has a series of novels based on his early years as a "cowboy/rancher" in the British Columbia interior - just west of the Rocky Mountains.
He was an American by birth, but left the USA as a young man in the 1920s to explore the cattle trade in Canada.
* These novels are available on Amazon due to the popularity of a TV series about ten years ago called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy, which was based on his work.
P.S. Sorry. You'd be hard pressed to find a genuine cowboy in The Maritimes. ;D
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Post by whiteboymarx on Dec 11, 2012 5:10:13 GMT -5
Thanks for the information JW I'll have to see if I can find some of Richmond's novels and learn something about our country. Whiteboy
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Post by Blindpig on Dec 11, 2012 12:28:30 GMT -5
I was just speaking with a client this morning who happens to be the curator of the Sheldon Art Museum on the campus of the University of Nebraska and asked him about lighting. He said that all light is damaging over time but the best option at this time is the LED which is what is used in most museum collections in regards to paintings, etchings, etc. When I asked about plastics he believed that it would require many years of constant LED lighting to damage them to the point where it would be noticeable to the naked eye.
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Post by jw2010 on Dec 11, 2012 12:42:00 GMT -5
Blindpig: Thanks for the additional lighting information. . . which was the original point of this post. (I kind of detoured through The Canadian West along the way. Sorry about that.)
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Post by Blindpig on Dec 11, 2012 16:40:44 GMT -5
You simply went up a box canyon looking for a lost steer! LOL
I have my electrical department looking at colored LED systems for my planned display cases which I hope to build when I have some free time. I told them not to pull off of paying projects as I figure the cases will get built around 2019!
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Post by tumbleweed on Dec 17, 2012 1:17:18 GMT -5
I'm glad you went up the box canyon, which by the way is a great analogy. You gave me some direction about where to start on Canadian old west. Then I learn that Dangerous Dan is a Canadian. BP I wish you quick success on your display cases. After seeing Dave's on his recent post, and then JW talking about lighting, I am starting to get the itch myself. JW keep us updated on your efforts. TW
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Post by jayworld on Mar 29, 2013 8:45:42 GMT -5
I concur with others; it depends on the lighting, as well as other factors; i.e. type of plastic and/or paper (boxes), etc. You can buy display cabinets now with the UV protected glass (which helps). I've had mixed results in the past with different collectibles and lighting. The Marx figures tend to do well (for me) just out on display with indirect natural lighting. Items that are printed, such as photos or boxes seem to show the most light "damage" in the shortest time.
The boxes that contain RED will fade over time when exposed to sunlight, though (think Sam Cobra first edition box).
Also, regarding light and temperature, it can be a toss-up. I've had two caramel figures (Jay West and Chief Cherokee), both in a controlled temperature closet (dark 80% of the time or more) start to crumble due to the chemical nature of the caramel coloring (which has been documented by many on this forum that know way more than me about the subject), and I've also had a 1967 near mint GI Joe scuba diver (black wet suit) in the same closet have a chemical change in the suit in which it hardened even though not exposed to temperatures above 72 degrees.
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Post by jw2010 on Mar 29, 2013 15:29:15 GMT -5
Update:
Purchased a PHILIPS 450Lumens L.E.D. bulb. Fits and looks like a regular incandescent lightbulb.
However, it is only 7.5 watts BUT produces the amount of light of a 60-watt incandescent.
Cost: $18 each.
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Post by spacecrawler on Nov 19, 2013 0:06:36 GMT -5
As was said fluorescent lights give off huge amounts of UV rays. The only safe lighting for collectables is LED lights. Consider plastic items left out in the sun - they are effected, and that's due to the UV rays. Labs test on this stuff and if you search google you can find info on how fluorescent lights can adversely effect plastic. Often that's how labs test plastic for UV resistance, with fluorescents. So if you want to keep your stuff pristine then go with LED lighting.
Sean
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