[NHCOLL-L:5678] RE: 132-400 jar lids

[H.J. Walker]

You might want to contact Rob Robins at the Florida Museum of NH in 
Gainesville.  He organized a large order of 132-400 for a number of fish 
collections a few years ago, and he might have a few extra, or possibly 
can provide more info.

Sorry, we do not have extras.  Good luck in your quest.
H.J.


On 10/5/11 12:27 PM, Thomas Labedz wrote:
>
> Rodrigo
>
> That is a very large lid.  As a reference for other readers a typical 
> wide-mouth gallon jar has a 120/400 closure (lid).  We have a variety 
> of standard jar closures on hand for a our collections and 120/400 is 
> the largest we use.  We obtained all of our closures from Phoenix 
> Closures (www.phoenixclosures.com) some time ago and you might inquire 
> with them about lids that size.  Good luck.
>
> Thomas Labedz, Collections Manager
>
> Division of Botany and Division of Zoology
>
> University of Nebraska State Museum
>
> Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> *From:*owner-nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu 
> [mailto:owner-nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu] *On Behalf Of *Pellegrini, Rodrigo
> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 05, 2011 12:27 PM
> *To:* NHCOLL-L at lists.yale.edu
> *Subject:* [NHCOLL-L:5674] 132-400 jar lids
>
> Dear colleagues,
>
> I'm in need of finding proper lids for some large jars in our wet 
> collection. As best I can measure, they are 132-400 (could be 133-400, 
> it's difficult to tell and I don't know what the industry standard 
> is/was).
>
> Does anyone know of a source? I have been unable to find even metal 
> lids in this size, let alone our preferred standard of Polypropylene 
> with a F217 Polyethylene Liner.
>
> I vaguely remember a telephone conversation I had with our usual lid 
> provider last year, about this size lid. She said she didn't believe 
> this size was made anymore in any material.
>
> If this is the case:
>
> 1)Do any of you know if it this is true world-wide? Or just in North 
> America? If manufactured elsewhere in the world, I'd appreciate any 
> info (even if the lids aren't PP---at this point I'd settle for 
> Bakelite or metal, anything is better than nothing, and we can't 
> afford custom made tanks for as many specimens as need the lids).
>
> 2)Do you know of anybody that could manufacture them on demand? (I 
> imagine they would require a large order if it was possible at all, so 
> hence my next question)
>
> 3)Does your museum need lids this size? If it were possible to have 
> them made, how many would you need? I'm guessing that assuming it was 
> possible, if we pooled our resources it could happen.
>
> Rod
>
> Rodrigo Pellegrini, MA, MS
> Registrar, Natural History Bureau
> New Jersey State Museum
> PO Box 530
> Trenton, NJ 08625-0530
> USA
>
> Voice: (609) 292-5615 (office)
>        (609) 826-3924 (laboratory)
>        (609) 826-5449 (storage)
> Fax: (609) 292-7636
> E-mail: Rodrigo.Pellegrini at sos.state.nj.us
> www.newjerseystatemuseum.org
>

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