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by Vicki Humphrey on 8 September, 2012
We had a successful trial lift of the body off the chassis of the Daimler. All so well planned and well executed that it looked easy. Thanks team! But an enormous amount of preparation was involved.
When the Daimler was built, the coach work was basically added onto the chassis and then the upholstery and the special fittings – fit for a Royal – were put in place.
by Heidi Bock on 23 August, 2012
Time flies when you’re really busy. The Museum’s conservators are working hard at our Mitchell location preparing the Royal Daimler for the Museum Workshop exhibition that opens on 25 October 2012.
by Monica Lindemann on 22 June, 2012
A long hard day for our team in Mitchell led to some exciting news when the chassis number was revealed.
Continue reading “After days of work, the chassis number is revealed”
by David Hallam on 12 June, 2012
On a warm sunny autumn day in Canberra outside the National Museum of Australia’s storage repository in Mitchell, the conservation team gave the Daimler a high pressure hot wash to remove heavy accretions of dirt and road debris from the undercarriage. Prior to the wash, ‘truck wash’ and degreaser were applied to all surfaces.
by Monica Lindemann on 8 June, 2012
As part of our conservation treatment, we have begun work on the body of the Daimler to remove internal carpets, floor panels and seats.
In the pictures below, you can see that we have had some interesting finds.
by David Hallam on 15 May, 2012
As a project for conservation students from the University of Canberra we cleaned and prepared the eight spare pistons and rods for storage till later in the project.
The next five photos show the condition of the assembly prior to cleaning.
by David Hallam on 13 May, 2012
After 48 hours in a plastic tent the Daimler looks quite unreal. Continue reading “Initial unpacking after pest control”
by David Hallam on 9 May, 2012
Arrivals are also exciting as you get to show others in the organisation what all the fuss has been about.
by David Hallam on 7 May, 2012
Object pick ups are always a bit exciting and a bit sad. Someone is always losing a piece of history to the national collection – and the nation is gaining a story.
by K Still on 16 March, 2012
The Royal Daimler has been placed in a special protective “bag” for a short time while conservators are busy preparing objects to go on display in the Main Hall of the Musuem.
Continue reading “Daimler wrapped in a “carcoon””