[Nhcoll-l] Inquiry about polycarbonate pails and glass pickle jars for fluid-preserved specimens

Thu Mar 12 10:18:01 EDT 2015

I was able to find plastic, unlined lids size 132-400 (132mm diameter, 400 thread), which fit our large 3 and 5 gallon glass jars from The Imagine Corp and F217-3 liners from Gasket Components (minimum order 300). The mold to these lids is held by EmpireEMCO, but they will only produce them in batches of 1,000 by special order.

Below are my contacts for these companies:

The Imagine, Co. (unlined lids)

Contact: Ryan Rutherford

e-mail: ryan at theimaginecorp.com<mailto:ryan at theimaginecorp.com>

Phone: 973-942-2888

320 North 6th Street

Prospect Park, NJ 07508

USA

Gasket Components, LLC (liners)

Contact: Chuck Holliday
e-mail: Gasketcomponents at aol.com

Phone: 856-566-9242

66 Little Mill Rd., Bldg 2
Laurel Springs NJ 08021
United States

EmpireEMCO (lid mold)

Barbara Ghiandoni

E-mail: bghiandoni at empireemco.com<mailto:bghiandoni at empireemco.com>

Phone: 716-898-8259
2430 North Forest Road, Suite 125
Getzville, NY 14068
www.EmpireEMCO.com<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.EmpireEMCO.com&d=AwIFAw&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=nY5g0G3PdcUFuXmsc455A31bg2uHwjZx8Ra1Ev7FE-s&s=zmjUm3n4ZRzFIisnan_kEWyquJv2xf6VsCPuVd8umEo&e= >

Sarah K. Huber, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor of Biology and Marine Science
Collection Manager, VIMS Ichthyology Collection
804.684.7104 | Collection 804.684.7285
skhuber at vims.edu | www.vims.edu
PO Box 1346 | Rt. 1208 Greate Rd., Gloucester Pt., VA 23062

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Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Inquiry about polycarbonate pails and glass pickle jars for fluid-preserved specimens

Hello,

We need to replace some of our white plastic/HDPE buckets (2 to 5 gallon size) that hold fluid-preserved vertebrate specimens.  We also have some large glass pickle jars from the 1960s (approx 3 gallon size with neck handles). These have metal lids that need replacing.  The old lids are larger than 120mm size.

I am wondering if anyone has experienced problems with or has further advice about polycarbonate plastic pails and lids that were recommended several years ago?

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I see that Anchor Hocking makes a glass pickle barrel jar (2.5 gallon size) but the lid is aluminum.
See for example
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.amazon.com_Anchor-2DHocking-2D85679-2D2-2DGallon-2DBrushed-2DAluminum_dp_B000M9NMJA&d=AwIFAw&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=nY5g0G3PdcUFuXmsc455A31bg2uHwjZx8Ra1Ev7FE-s&s=DEAAFi1gsMicwci2oQ5wY5ZcpOlz69bqw1tCxDpZpGA&e= <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.amazon.com_Anchor-2DHocking-2D85679-2D2-2DGallon-2DBrushed-2DAluminum_dp_B000M9NMJA&d=AwMFAg&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=khLlX2t10BThoKk45QKbZ5MyyXYa-G4OnjNEpK8Zxf0&s=jqlpD1pba4O1XynjeP7hN0UWG7V1bAdtRlXeNDVBP6Q&e=>

(Also available from other sources at lower cost).

Does anyone know of sources for replacement plastic lids for large glass containers such as these?

Thank you very much,
Laura

Laura Abraczinskas, Collections Manager
Vertebrate Collections
Michigan State University Museum
409 West Circle Drive, Room 103
East Lansing, Michigan  48824

517/355-1290 Office Phone
517/432-2846 FAX

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