This is an inventory of MITGaard stuff in our storage area, 50-001, as of 26 Oct. AS 46 (CE 2011). It was done by me, Lady Eowyn Eilonwy of Alewife Brook (Pandora Berman, cent@csail.mit.edu). ---------------------------------------------------------------- We are presently not the only group in 50-001. MTG has a bunch of props there, and they say that about half the stuff that isn't ours isn't theirs either, but must belong to some other group that neither of us has been able to identify. The MITGaard collection is in the rear right corner of the room. It consists of a steelcase desk with a heavy, desk-sized wooden table piled on top of it, with a garment rack on top of that; also a few tall things in the corner to the right of this pile, and the former Campus Crusade for Cthulu storage locker to the left of it. Also there's a treadle-powered grinding wheel in front of this collection, which is much too heavy to move off the floor even if there were space to put it elsewhere. All these are now labelled with the MITGaard badge -- which is argent, between two beavers combattant a pillar rouge -- i.e. two stylized red beavers facing each other on either side of a red column, all on a white background. See ~sca/www/arms.gif for a picture of this. Some of the SCA stuff is not in the best of shape; some items look as if they have been leaked on, and some of the wool (both loose cloth and clothing items) has gotten moth-eaten. The storage locker contains mostly sewing-related stuff: ---------- On the right side is lots of cloth: much wool, but also some linen and cotton. The pile is stacked with the largest, heaviest pieces on the bottom. On the left are a few pieces of cloth which are either partly constructed garments, or pieces evidently cut off other garments. There are also: 3 12"x18" sewing cutting boards 5 yardsticks 2 plastic small boxes containing thread and sewing notions 1 larger partitioned plastic box also containing thread and sewing notions In the lower left drawers are: some small scraps of cloth several copies of a full-size belt pouch pattern a banner: sanguine with a chief indented argent (i.e. mostly dark red, but with a white top, and the dividing line being a zigzag). In the top compartment is a shoulder bag containing 4 very heavy ~12" sq. plastic tiles. Some of the tiles have small indentations in them suggesting they may have been used as a striking surface for pop-rivets. ---------- The garment rack is not fully set up; instead it includes only half the upright parts (the other halves are beside it), in order to fit under the ceiling. It has several peces of MITGaard loaner clothing hanging on it, with the others are piled next to the rack on top of the table. More hangers are needed. The MITGaard loaner clothing includes about a dozen gowns and long and short tunics, also a few hoods. Most of them probably need to be washed, and more hangers are needed. NB the garb sign-out sheet in one of the desk drawers. In front of the garment rack is a basket that might be usable to carry light items around in at an event; it currently contains several plastic bags, which could be used to hold borrowed garb. The desk drawers contain: ---------- left: Loaner Garb Sign-Out sheets on clipboard miscellaneous rope & cord 2 comets (toys for tossing) 2 axes -- possibly for throwing -- somewhat rusty center: misc. office supplies (various tape, staples, markers, Hello My Name is tags, etc.) right: lower drawer contains what looks like accoutrements for a play: 14 outer gowns for SCA-period gentlemen made of thin flashy cloth (8 gold, 6 red), also 3 small black velour shirts and 1 similar pair of stretch pants. And a reel of Admit One tickets. ---------- In the corner to the right of the desk are three constructions of canvas & framing pieces which may function (when properly erected) as sunshades, also one ~10' 2x2" pole. On the desk are several collections, mostly in containers: ---------- a milk crate full of leather pieces and scraps a plastic bucket full of leather-working tools (including 4 mallets, dyes & paints, 1 box pop rivets. etc.); NB the plastic tiles in the storage locker, possibly used as striking surfaces for installing pop-rivets. a paper bag of party supplies: napkins, cups, small bowls, 2 ladles, paper tablecloth a picnic basket (closure broken) full of feast gear: mugs, goblets, bowls, trenchers. also a milk crate containing more of same. a milk crate full of chainmail-making stuff: a very large reel of wire, some smaller hunks of wire, several wire coils, a large C clamp, a needlenose pliers. Also a plastic bag containing a small amount of links cut from coils. 4 LP records of relevant sounds -- period music & readings. These seem to have been particularly water-damaged. a "Good Housekeeper" sewing machine in its case (I did not test it to find whether it works), with the manual for a Hobby 340 sewing machine. ---------- and under the desk is a propane-using camp stove. ALSO, on the desk is a file box full of MITGaard & SCA-related papers, and under the desk is a plastic bin full of similar papers & SCA-related books, and a small carboard box containing excess fliers & forms used this fall. I did not have time to sort through these more fully to find out what's there, what's still useful, and what may not be obsolete. Eowyn