Footwear coverings

Katharine A. Untch <katy [at] argsf__com> writes

>An historic site recently asked me "who really uses those?" when
>referring to footwear coverings ("booties") sometimes used for
>visitors when touring historic buildings. So, I thought we might try
>finding out.  If you know of any sites using these protective foot
>coverings, could you let me know which sites?

There are quite a few historic sites that I know of that use foot
coverings--especially when historic wood floors are important to the
interpretation of the site or building. At Jackson Pollock's studio
in Long Island (where I conserved areas of the floor), foot
coverings are required at all times. The debate for many historic
sites is what type of footwear should be used: Tyvek, foam
footies--they all vary. Many museums use Tyvek when moving furniture
in period rooms, but these can be expensive.

Lori Arnold
President
Arnold Wood Conservation, LLC
1822 Fairmount Avenue
Philadelphia, PA   19130
215-763-3120


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