Fastener Museum Restarting in 2010
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Mel Kirsner
Mel’s Fastener Museum was destroyed by a Southern California wildfire in 2003.
The Pacific-West Fastener Association named its annual golf outing for the late Mel Kirsner.
The first Mel Kirsner Memorial Scholarship Golf Outing will be June 7, 2010.
Kirsner, founder of Pell Mell Supply and curator of Mel’s Fastener Museum, died in 2008 and endowed the Pac-West scholarship fund.
His widow, Judy Kirsner, announced at the Pac-West spring conference she is collecting fastener history items to restart Mel’s Fastener Museum, which was destroyed by a Southern California wildfire in 2003 (see articles by clicking on Fastener History at GlobalFastenerNews.com).
“As an integral part of the fastener community during his life, Mel Kirsner earned the respect and admiration of everyone involved with fasteners,” Pac-West said in a recent statement.
A founding member of the Western Association of Fastener Distributors, Kirsner “valued not only traditional education but also the shared knowledge and experience of those around him.”
Kirsner started in the industry in 1958 and founded Pell Mell Supply in 1963. During his career he was also a partner in Fresno Bolt, Nevada Bolt & Nut, Non Ferrous Manufacturing, Bolt & Nut Export, Action Value & Fitting and Centennial Fastener.
Kirsner began collecting fastener memorabilia in the 1960s and built his museum around an 1876 oak bolt and nut cabinet.
Those wanting to donate historical items to the museum may contact Judy Kirsner: E-mail: 1judithann@gmail.com. ©2010 GlobalFastenerNews.com
For more on Mel Kirsner and his fastener museum, visit our Online Fastener Museum under Fastener History
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