[Nhcoll-l] Compactor/mobile storage systems for paleo collections

[Pellegrini, Rodrigo [DOS]]

Hi Tiffany,
We have very long and deep compactor units at the New Jersey State Museum, and keep virtually all of our paleontology collections on them (exceptions are what is on exhibit and our offsite warehouse storage). One unit has mostly plaster jackets on it, and moves just fine. That said, it is not full to capacity (volume-wise), and our units have electric motors. I do not know what the weight capacity of the unit is, but I'm fairly sure we are nowhere near it, even in that unit with the plaster jackets, since it moves the same (and with the same ease) as all others in the range.
The room is (allegedly) climate-controlled, but we have had %RH issues in the past, as well as water leaks. Like Jessica mentions happened at MCZ, one of our rails got water in it from a leak and got a little rusty. And just like for MCZ, it has not cause any observable problems to the movement of our units.
Feel free to write me directly if you have any specific questions and think I can be of help.

Rod

Rodrigo Pellegrini
Registrar, Natural History Bureau
New Jersey State Museum
PO Box 530
Trenton, NJ 08625-0530
USA

Rodrigo.Pellegrini at sos.nj.gov
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