<div dir="ltr">One other thing to consider about large glass containers is that they may not be acceptable with current fire safety codes and risk management guidelines. <div><br></div><div>Mark</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 9:23 AM, Laura Abraczinskas <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:abraczi1@msu.edu" target="_blank">abraczi1@msu.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="white" lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="m_-7789190225243972356WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Hello,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Several years ago, the Michigan State University Museum ordered a series of large borosilicate glass jars with ground glass stoppers from Dixon. These hold our fluid-preserved type specimens and we are happy with their performance. The jars were not inexpensive, and were considered a worthwhile investment. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">We also use the “white buckets” with gamma seal lids for large-sized (non type) specimens. These were recommended by members of this list-serve a couple of years ago.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">And some of our materials are in stainless steel barrels (30 gallon size).<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Best,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Laura<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1f497d">Laura Abraczinskas, Collections Manager<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1f497d">Vertebrate Collections<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1f497d">Michigan State University Museum<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1f497d">409 West Circle Drive<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1f497d">East Lansing, Michigan 48824<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1f497d">USA<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1f497d"><a href="tel:%28517%29%20355-1290" value="+15173551290" target="_blank">(517) 355-1290</a> (Office)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"> <a href="mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu" target="_blank">nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.<wbr>edu</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu" target="_blank">nhcoll-l-bounces@<wbr>mailman.yale.edu</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Andrew Cabrinovic<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 17, 2016 7:36 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu" target="_blank">nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu</a></span></p><div><div class="h5"><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Nhcoll-l] LARGE museum jars<u></u><u></u></div></div><p></p></div></div><div><div class="h5"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Hi All,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">I have to put my penny’s-worth in here to say that we use both Dixon Glass and Stoelzle for collections glassware at NHM London, and my personal experience is that both are very good, but Dixon is just as good in quality. Stoelzle has suffered a bit, as far as I can see, in that the breadth of their range has gone down, but the range of both borosilicate and soda lime options available from Dixon continues to be very good.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">I do realise that price is obviously a factor for those institutions that do not purchase ground glassware, but the latter do have the plus point of being much more durable than other alternatives. So I have no hesitation at all in recommending Dixon Glass.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Best regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Andrew</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:windowtext"> <a href="mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu" target="_blank">nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.<wbr>edu</a> [<a href="mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu" target="_blank">mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@<wbr>mailman.yale.edu</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dirk Neumann<br><b>Sent:</b> 14 October 2016 18:01<br><b>To:</b> Tony Irwin; <a href="mailto:nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu" target="_blank">nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Nhcoll-l] LARGE museum jars<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Hi all,<br>as emailed few days ago, it might be worth to check if Stoelze US can provide such jars to the US market; I added links to the company website <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.stoelzle.com_en-2Dstoelzle-5Fusa-2D139.html&d=CwMD-g&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=ZzqkbDZu_9HvmTicbTfv-GI4Ob0gp9K_YwR6HVEj90Y&s=4xI8kSREiCM61OD25aEf0k9-FrTboVQh0udBEhvHgWU&e=" target="_blank">http://www.stoelzle.com/en-<wbr>stoelzle_usa-139.html</a>.<br><br>I do know that ground stopper jars are not that common in US collections; Stoezle offers better prices & quality compared to Dixon, and if they supply from the US, shipping costs would no add dramatically.<br><br>All the best<br>Dirk<br><br>Am 14.10.2016 um 18:44 schrieb Tony Irwin:<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt">I'm not sure whether they're still operating, but the British firm of Dixon Glass were manufacturing large glass cylinders with ground glass stoppers quite recently. They're not cheap, but are very high quality. I believe they also produced cheaper cylinders with ground glass flanges that were capped with a glass plate. It may be worth someone contacting them - </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="mailto:info@dixonglass.co.uk" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">info@dixonglass.co.uk</span></a> <u></u><u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt">Tony<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><br clear="all"><u></u><u></u></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Dr A.G.Irwin<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">47 The Avenues<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Norwich<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Norfolk NR2 3PH<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-GB">England<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">mobile: <a href="tel:%2B44%280%297880707834" value="+447880707834" target="_blank">+44(0)7880707834</a><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">phone: <a href="tel:%2B44%280%291603%20453524" value="+441603453524" target="_blank">+44(0)1603 453524</a><u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">On 14 October 2016 at 16:23, William Shepherd <<a href="mailto:w.shepherd@swiftcurrent.ca" target="_blank">w.shepherd@swiftcurrent.ca</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Andy,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> Ahhh, I figured someone must have tried it already. Too bad.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">William Shepherd</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Collections Officer</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Swift Current Museum</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">44 Robert Street West</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Swift Current, Saskatchewan</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">S9H 4M9</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Phone: <a href="tel:306-778-4815" target="_blank">306-778-4815</a></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Fax: <a href="tel:306-778-4818" target="_blank">306-778-4818</a></span><u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"> Bentley, Andrew Charles [mailto:<a href="mailto:abentley@ku.edu" target="_blank">abentley@ku.edu</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 14, 2016 9:20 AM<br><b>To:</b> William Shepherd <<a href="mailto:w.shepherd@swiftcurrent.ca" target="_blank">w.shepherd@swiftcurrent.ca</a>>; NHCOLL-new <<a href="mailto:nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu" target="_blank">nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: LARGE museum jars</span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">William</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">I have tried that. I contacted O’Berk Kols containers and they got in touch with their suppliers. Unfortunately we are such small fish in the glass jar world that even if a large number of our museums got together and purchased, it still wouldn’t be worth them resurrecting the mold. This was some time ago but if there is enough interest I am happy to try again to see if anything has changed.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Andy</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> A : A : A :<br> }<(((_°>.,.,.,.}<(((_°>.,.,.,<wbr>.}<)))_°><br> V V V<br>Andy Bentley<br>Ichthyology Collection Manager<br>University of Kansas<br>Biodiversity Institute</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dyche Hall<br>1345 Jayhawk Boulevard<br>Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561<br>USA<br><br>Tel: <a href="tel:%28785%29%20864-3863" target="_blank">(785) 864-3863</a><br>Fax: <a href="tel:%28785%29%20864-5335" target="_blank">(785) 864-5335</a> <br>Email: <a href="mailto:abentley@ku.edu" target="_blank">abentley@ku.edu</a> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu_&d=CwMGaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=MpZ4ftGwmEyOi4sfU0DzJ9ACjMCNy99mAjqO6s3Potk&s=GN5XwHYIaoD9lU1iEn5s2_uKZigbzf76wuK6gvCMKxo&e=" target="_blank">http://ichthyology.<wbr>biodiversity.ku.edu</a></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">SPNHC Past-President</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.spnhc.org_&d=CwMGaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=MpZ4ftGwmEyOi4sfU0DzJ9ACjMCNy99mAjqO6s3Potk&s=iaKDlHl-APsA2YyjI9fUApkZe-XEC4jPWmqfGFaMMb0&e=" target="_blank">http://www.spnhc.org</a></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> : : <br> A : A : A :<br> }<(((_°>.,.,.,.}<(((_°>.,.,.,<wbr>.}<)))_°><br> V V V</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"> <a href="mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu" target="_blank">nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.<wbr>edu</a> [<a href="mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu" target="_blank">mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@<wbr>mailman.yale.edu</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>William Shepherd<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 14, 2016 9:54 AM<br><b>To:</b> NHCOLL-new <<a href="mailto:nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu" target="_blank">nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Nhcoll-l] LARGE museum jars</span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Hello,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> This does seem to come up regularly. It is somewhat of a niche market but seems like it should be big enough for at least one company to offer an acceptable option that would satisfy most needs. If everyone got together and had a big enough order would one of the supply companies due a limited run? It’s not something I use at my current institution but have in the past. </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">William Shepherd</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Collections Officer</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Swift Current Museum</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">44 Robert Street West</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Swift Current, Saskatchewan</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">S9H 4M9</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Phone: <a href="tel:306-778-4815" target="_blank">306-778-4815</a></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Fax: <a href="tel:306-778-4818" target="_blank">306-778-4818</a></span><u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"> <a href="mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu" target="_blank">nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.<wbr>edu</a> [<a href="mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu" target="_blank">mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@<wbr>mailman.yale.edu</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bentley, Andrew Charles<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 14, 2016 8:06 AM<br><b>To:</b> Jay R Cordeiro <<a href="mailto:Jay.Cordeiro@umb.edu" target="_blank">Jay.Cordeiro@umb.edu</a>>; NHCOLL-new <<a href="mailto:nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu" target="_blank">nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Nhcoll-l] LARGE museum jars</span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Jay</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Good luck. This topic has come up many times over the years and no one has been able to find a vendor that still fabricates or sells jars larger than gallons. Two alternatives that folks have been using are stainless steel tanks or polycarbonate storage pails from University Products - <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.universityproducts.com_polycarbonate-2Dstorage-2Dpails-2Dfor-2Dwet-2Dcollections.html&d=CwMGaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=We781OrX8AX_uRGlBnDlQQC__BZZZDnMeZBhIPIwDtA&s=Lj9HSbupDEg7TJQ8CYj8syYpaoRLi53lMahHv5WHPS0&e=" target="_blank">https://www.<wbr>universityproducts.com/<wbr>polycarbonate-storage-pails-<wbr>for-wet-collections.html</a>. They do not seal very well but I know some folks who are using them.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Andy</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> A : A : A :<br> }<(((_°>.,.,.,.}<(((_°>.,.,.,<wbr>.}<)))_°><br> V V V<br>Andy Bentley<br>Ichthyology Collection Manager<br>University of Kansas<br>Biodiversity Institute</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dyche Hall<br>1345 Jayhawk Boulevard<br>Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561<br>USA<br><br>Tel: <a href="tel:%28785%29%20864-3863" target="_blank">(785) 864-3863</a><br>Fax: <a href="tel:%28785%29%20864-5335" target="_blank">(785) 864-5335</a> <br>Email: <a href="mailto:abentley@ku.edu" target="_blank">abentley@ku.edu</a> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu_&d=CwMGaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=We781OrX8AX_uRGlBnDlQQC__BZZZDnMeZBhIPIwDtA&s=hJL3GOz4xYh4JU1J6XpQpNHyatNPbRmpwwiHJ7gUEYU&e=" target="_blank">http://ichthyology.<wbr>biodiversity.ku.edu</a></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">SPNHC Past-President</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.spnhc.org_&d=CwMGaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=We781OrX8AX_uRGlBnDlQQC__BZZZDnMeZBhIPIwDtA&s=qxcv-K-Jiiti4-M0EYAvzNiStaBer4k3KowujAtEeys&e=" target="_blank">http://www.spnhc.org</a></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> : : <br> A : A : A :<br> }<(((_°>.,.,.,.}<(((_°>.,.,.,<wbr>.}<)))_°><br> V V V</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"> <a href="mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu" target="_blank">nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.<wbr>edu</a> [<a href="mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu" target="_blank">mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@<wbr>mailman.yale.edu</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jay R Cordeiro<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 13, 2016 7:07 PM<br><b>To:</b> NHCOLL-new <<a href="mailto:nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu" target="_blank">nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [Nhcoll-l] LARGE museum jars</span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Hi folks.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">I am looking for large, museum quality, glass storage jars; preferably with Polyethylene lined caps and (wishful thinking on this part)… straight sides.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">I am interested in jars 128 oz or greater up to 512 oz.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Can anyone help?</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Thanks</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Jay</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><a href="mailto:Jay.cordeiro@umb.edu" target="_blank">Jay.cordeiro@umb.edu</a></span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-GB"><br>______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>Nhcoll-l mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu" target="_blank">Nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu</a><br><a href="http://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l" target="_blank">http://mailman.yale.edu/<wbr>mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l</a><br><br>______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of<br>Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose<br>mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of<br>natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to<br>society. 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