[BCMA] Arms and the men

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1)  Someone just dropped off a right arm in my office this afternoon.   Give 
a call and we will see if it fits your need.

2)  The Lloydminster Museum used to have an exhibit of six military 
uniforms, each apparently donated by a Board member, and therefore each 
required to be displayed.    While visiting the place, I rounded a corner 
and saw the dioramic group of department store mannequin soldiers standing 
smilingly there with their tidy uniforms.   Included in the group was one 
proud upright soldier with no legs.   The pants were rolled up and the torso 
was completely uniformed.   I immediately thought it was to represent an 
amputee, and thought it a rather bold and clever display.   Later, in 
speaking with the curator, I learned that the museum only had five complete 
mannequins and several parts donated from the local HBC store, and that the 
six board members could not decide whose uniform would not be shown.    They 
just decided not to notice the fact that legs were missing on one, and were 
simply proud to see all the symbolic uniforms on display

Cuyler
MMBC
Victoria

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Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 2:01 PM
Subject: [BCMA] Arms and the men


Greetings -

Our museum needs a set of old-fashioned department store mannequin arms, you 
know - a left and a right arm.
Pardon the pun, but this is a call to arms to all museums...
We'll pay shipping etc.






Clare Sharpe
Administrative Assistant/Webmaster/Volunteer Coordinator |Assistant 
Administratif/Webmaster/Coordonnateur Volontaire
CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum | Musée naval et militaire, Base des 
Forces canadiennes Esquimalt
Victoria, BC V9A 7N2
Clare.Sharpe at forces.gc.ca
Telephone | Téléphone 250-363-4312/ Facsimile | Télécopieur 250-363-4252
www.navalandmilitarymuseum.org


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