Re: Odd experiences in Bookbinding

[John Freund <johfreu@smathersnt2.uflib.ufl.edu>]

A few years back I was hired by a law firm representing a car manufacturer
who was being sued by a woman killed in a car crash.
As a binder and restorer, they figured I would be able to examine and
document the contents of the woman's leather purse which was burned and
brittle.
I showed up with my tools and there around the table were about 10 lawyers
and a video camera. They taped the whole process as I worked down through
the purse layer by layer and slipped the contents into mylar sleeves. They
never told me what they were looking for, but seemed satisfied when I was
done.
They gave me a hard time at work for a while, introducing me as the local
forensic bookbinder.

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John Freund
        University of Florida
        Gainesville

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