Smithsonian Institution Archives: Detail of the Cheerios box after opening.
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Detail of the Cheerios box after opening.
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Detail of the Cheerios box after opening.
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Detail of the adhesive on the Cheerios box after opened.
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Opening the left side of a Wheaties (2012) box with a solid Teflon lifting tool.
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Showing two sizes and shapes of lifting knives.
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Detail showing left side opened with bone folder and right side opened with lifting knife.
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Detail showing left side opened with bone folder and right side opened with lifting knife.
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Attempt to open right side with thin gauge "piano wire".
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Attempt to open right side with thin gauge "piano wire".
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Opening left side with heated spatula.
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Detail showing left side opened with heated spatula.
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Opened left side with heated spatula.
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Attempt to readhere with discs of electrical grade hot melt glue
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Reheating pre-made discs of hot glue discs with Willard heated spatula.
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Readhering flaps with pressure after reheating hot glue discs once.
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Failed attempt! After-treatment shot of Bruce Jenner (2012) edition Wheaties box.
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Clearing residue on Muhammad Ali (2012 edition) box.
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Failed! (readhesion with discs)
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Re-adhesion (with discs) failed!
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Attempt at readhesion with hot melted electrical grade glue directly applied.
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Attempt at readhesion with melted electrical grade glue directly applied.
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Closing after attempt to mask off area to be glued with board stock and using hot Jet-Melt directly to the exposed area.
Smithsonian Institution Archives: This is a photo of adhesive drying. Yes, we get paid to watch glue dry.
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Evaluation of attempts at readhesion.
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Opening the accessioned museum object, on-camera!
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Inspecting the 2001 internal package.
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Can you guess which is the 10-year old Wheaties? (Preparing for the very important taste test.)
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Guess which is the 10-year old Wheaties. Comparing packaging of 2001 to that of 2012.
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Guess which is the 10-year old Wheaties. Comparing packaging of 2001 to that of 2012.