[NHCOLL-L:1350] Re: Large glass bottles

[Amy Estep]

John,

I cannot find a composition code on the pails.  Here is one description of the
material from Cambro's web site (for more detail, see link below):

Camwear® Polycarbonate

            Virtually unbreakable.
            Storage containers are clear for easy identifying and inventorying.

            Non-porous, smooth surface resists staining.
            Temperature range: ?40°F to +210°F (?40°C to +99°C).
            Food Pans also available in Camwear White (148) and Black (110)

If you follow this link to their web site, you can scroll down and see the pail
we have.  It is item number RFSCW22, the 22 Qt. Camwear Round Pail.

Any experience with polycarbonate?

Thanks,
Amy



"Simmons, John E" wrote:

> Amy,
> Not all plastics are really alcohol resistant, and they very greatly in
> their permeability.  If you have any empty pails around, look and see if
> there are any factory marks or letters that might be the composition code.
> I am curious to know what these are.  It could be an acrylic, which is very
> porous.  This is an issue because oxidation is such a large factor in
> specimen deterioration.
>
> --John
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Amy Estep [mailto:aestep at ou.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 5:23 PM
> To: hendler at nhm.org; nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu
> Subject: [NHCOLL-L:1348] Re: Large glass bottles
>
> I am very interested to know of a supplier for the 120 mm gallon glass jars.
> I hope
> someone kind find one.
>
> For oversize material, we currently use transparent, plastic pails that, as
> I recall
> from my waitstaff days, are often used in the food service industry.   They
> are
> clear, graduated pails that hold 22 quarts and have snap on plastic lids (I
> don't
> know the type of plastic--it's much harder than soft drink bottle plastic).
> The seal
> is by no means as good as the screw top plastic buckets that John suggests.
> The
> clear pails are made by Cambro Manufacturing in Huntington Beach California,
> but
> Cambro doesn't sell direct.  Ours were ordered so long ago that I don't know
> a
> vendor.  You could probably check with any food service industry
> distributor.
>
> Amy
>
> Gordon Hendler wrote:
>
> >         (1) Can anyone suggest sources for half-gallon and one-gallon (or
> larger)
> > glass, screw-top bottles, with 120 mm diameter (or larger) openings?
> >         The distributors whom we have recently contacted (e.g. Kohls,
> General
> > Bottle Supply, etc.) carry gallon bottles with a 110 mm opening, but have
> > all discontinued glass bottles with 120 mm openings and no longer stock
> > half-gallon bottles.
> >         (2) We are looking for transparent, evaporation-resistant storage
> > containers for "oversize" specimens that are preserved in alcohol. Has
> > anyone found alternatives to opaque plastic buckets and metal tanks for
> > that purpose?
> >         Thank you for any help with this query.
> >
> > ********************************************
> > Gordon Hendler, Ph.D.
> > Curator of Echinoderms
> > Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
> > 900 Exposition Boulevard
> > Los Angeles, California 90007 U.S.A.
> > Voice:  213 763 3526
> > Fax:    213 746 2999
> > e-mail: hendler at nhm.org
> > ********************************************
>
> --
> ***NOTE NEW PHONE NUMBER***
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Amy D. Estep
> Curatorial Specialist in Herpetology
> Sam Noble Oklahoma  Museum of Natural History
> University of Oklahoma
> 2401 Chautauqua Avenue
> Norman, OK  73072
> voice and fax:  405-325-7771
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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***NOTE NEW PHONE NUMBER***
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Amy D. Estep
Curatorial Specialist in Herpetology
Sam Noble Oklahoma  Museum of Natural History
University of Oklahoma
2401 Chautauqua Avenue
Norman, OK  73072
voice and fax:  405-325-7771
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