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1948 Daimler landaulette
Category Archives: Conservation
Museum Workshop exhibition opening soon
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. Museum Workshop: The Art, Science and Craft of the … Continue reading
After days of work, the chassis number is revealed
A long hard day for our team in Mitchell led to some exciting news when the chassis number was revealed. The process involved location and lubrication of the fastening bolts before removal. The bolts at the rear of the guard were hidden underneath … Continue reading
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First wash in a long, long time…
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 … Continue reading
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Some pleasant, and not so pleasant surprises!
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.
Treatment of spare pistons
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 … Continue reading
Initial unpacking after pest control
After 48 hours in a plastic tent the Daimler looks quite unreal.
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Arrival in Canberra
Arrivals are also exciting as you get to show others in the organisation what all the fuss has been about. As the doors go up on the trailer the beast emerges.
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Daimler pick up
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. The 15th of November 2009 was no different. … Continue reading
Daimler wrapped in a “carcoon”
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. Talking with Ainslie today, the team will be busy attaching … Continue reading
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Royal Daimler Project begins
Welcome to the National Museum of Australia’s Royal Daimler Project blog. We’ll keep you informed about the conservation progress of the Royal Daimler as we work towards having her fit for a queen again by 2014 – the 60th anniversary of … Continue reading
