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I get the same feeling, especially after a glass of wine - but seriously, I don't consider my work on this stuff to be good enough to qualify as "conservator" - I just like to see it work and marvel at how much was done, and recall the awe I felt as a kid seeing stuff at a distance and eventually in color too!
By the way, "conservators" like the Smithsonian are awe-inspiring in the way they restore things to original appearance (and usually original materials), but they often make no attempt to restore function. When it comes to that, I'm happy to be called "restorer" when I restore the function of an old set.
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