[NHCOLL-L:1801] prices for compactors

[colin favret]

Hello all,
	Plans are underfoot to construct a new building for the 
Illinois Natural History Survey and we are now trying to figure out 
how much new compactors for the insect collection will cost. Our 
current compactors were installed in the 80s so I do not have a good 
idea as to how much these things run for today. I'm only interested 
in ballpark figures at the moment so do not want to have an official 
estimate made.
	If you have had compactors installed at your institution, 
would you be willing to share with me what the cost was and some of 
the specifics of the compactors (year of installation, approximate 
size, number and type of specimens, special features)? If I can 
gather enough data, I would be happy to summarize them and post them 
to the list (so let me know if you don't want your figures dispersed 
to the whole list). Thanks very much in advance and best wishes in 
the new year, colin