[Nhcoll-l] Clear storage boxes - skulls

[Bentley, Andrew Charles]

Emily

We use similar boxes for our dry skeletal material in our fish and herp collections here at KU.  We have found them to be very useful and they seem to stand up to the "elements" very well.  We have seen to cracking, crazing, frosting or general deterioration in many years of usage.

The link to where we obtain our boxes is https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.durphypkg.com_unhinged-5Fboxes.pdf&d=AwIFAw&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=jvFQXTEoxP_ea4vcX8oyI435NpIcpq1HMu_oI72yuSk&s=_jXpi_YWQeljDatKHDtThAynPVTqi08__GKYWZr7wgA&e= .  They also have hinged varieties.

Andy

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Andy Bentley
Ichthyology Collection Manager
University of Kansas
Biodiversity Institute
Dyche Hall
1345 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561
USA

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-----Original Message-----
From: nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Emily M. Braker
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2015 9:42 AM
To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Clear storage boxes - skulls

Hi All,

Is anyone familiar with PET Clamshell boxes made by Gaylord (https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.gaylord.com_Preservation_Archival-2DStorage-2DBoxes_Multipurpose_Gaylord-2526-2523174-253B-2DClear-2DPET-2DClamshell-2DFlat-2DLid-2DArchival-2DBoxes-2D-2528125-2DPack-2529_p_PET208-29-3F&d=AwIFAw&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=Pxai56t22wbiGDtJe8IJqgLoWKIm5dGOEmx5iV1qnz0&s=8OMTsgW4HMF5rFly2VcVKf6U8QMPIrJkdfheIUTDnIA&e= 

We are looking to upgrade many of our medium-sized mammal skull boxes and trays and like the idea of transparent housing. The boxes are made of an anti-static archival material (polyethylene terephthalate). It would be great to hear from folks with experience with this product in terms of its durability/flimsiness, lid closure strength, general weathering of handling and long-term storage, etc.

Thanks! 
Emily


Emily Braker
Vertebrate Collections Manager, Zoology Section University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
265 UCB, Bruce Curtis Building
Boulder, CO 80309-0218
 
emily.braker at colorado.edu
303-492-8466


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