[Nhcoll-l] shelving in wet collection

[Simon Moore]

Hi Lennart,

Various museums have used anti-slip mats to prevent jars from moving around but containers with small bases (vials, tubes &c) will need to be placed in secondary containers to keep them upright.

The matting would need to be long-lasting and proof against accidental spillage  / leakage of preservative fluids and someone may have ’the latest’ info-wise and what would be the best material for this.

With all good wishes, Simon

Simon Moore MIScT, RSci, FLS, ACR
Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian,

www.natural-history-conservation.com




> On 5 Jan 2022, at 09:38, Lennart Lennuk <Lennart.Lennuk at loodusmuuseum.ee> wrote:
> 
> Hi
>  
> Do you have any experience using this kind of shelving in wet collections?
> I am worried about load-bearing capacity and also the stability of little jars.
> Is it ok to place a rubber mat under little jars to maintain the stability?
>  
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> Best regards!
> Lennart Lennuk
> Head of collections
> Estonian Museum of Natural History
> +372 6603404, 56569916
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