Meet Howard Melnick, the Stanhope Museum's Curator. Howard is an interesting man & one of Stanhope Microworks biggest assets...........He has been collecting stanhopes for over 20 years and possesses one of the largest & most diverse collection of stanhopes known. Many of the stanhopes on exhibit in the museum have been graciously donated by Howard. His study of stanhopes has been quite scientific in approach which would naturally be expected. He has used his skills as a ENT surgeon performing microsurgery aid in repairing & restoring valuable stanhopes which would otherwise be lost.

He is happy to help you identify your stanhope and is always interested in seeing and studying new pieces. He can also access the value & appraisals are also available. His skills are also useful in helping you to design your next personal stanhope collectible. He is very active in our restoration department leading SMW's restoration specialists toward historic correctness.. If you have a "stanhopeless" item, he can tell you what would be a suitable replacement image. He has provided many original examples to Stanhope MicroWorks for use in making reproduction pictures & replacement lenses for stanhopeless items.