[NHCOLL-L:1222] RE: butterfly mounts

[King, Angela]

have you tried shadow boxes. you would have to have the butterflies
remounted on pins. we had some done this way some years back. 

Angela C. King
Collections care assistant
Springfield Science Museum
220 State Street
Springfield, Mass. 01103
U.S.A.
(413)-263-6800 Ext. 397
fax (413)-263-6884
aking at spfldlibmus.org
www.quadrangle.org

-----Original Message-----
From: Hoar Kerrie L [mailto:hoar.kerr at uwlax.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 9:18 AM
To: nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu
Subject: [NHCOLL-L:1220] butterfly mounts


Does anyone have a good method for storing butterflies?  We have some
old 
riker mounts that are in poor condition.  I checked into new riker
boxes, 
but found that these are not meant for long term storage.  I need some
sort 
of box with a clear top that would work for long term storage.  I would 
need access for adding PDB.  They would also have to be sturdy -- as
they 
are used for teaching purposes.

You can respond to me at: hoar.kerr at uwlax.edu.

Thanks much.

Kerrie
Kerrie L. Hoar, M. S.
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
Department of Biology
341 Cowley Hall
La Crosse, WI  54601
(608) 785-6459

hoar.kerr at uwlax.edu

http://www.uwlax.edu/faculty/hoar