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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi all!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The University of Connecticut BRC is looking to upgrade the boxes of a subset of our mammal skull/skeleton collection. We have been using archival boxes from various suppliers over the years (most recently
we’ve used these to contain our peccary and feral pig skulls: <a href="https://www.universityproducts.com/short-lid-negative-print-envelope-boxes.html">
https://www.universityproducts.com/short-lid-negative-print-envelope-boxes.html</a>). They are OK, but I’m sure there are better boxes out there. Have any of you used archival boxes to contain bones that you absolutely love (and why do you love them)? We are
going to need boxes of the following approximate dimensions (LxWxH, in inches):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">15.5x10x9.5" (largest, for a tapir skull)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">14x9.5x5.5"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">10.5x6.5x5"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">9x5.25x3.5"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">5.75x2.75x2.75"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">3.25x1.75x1.75” (smallest, for an otter baculum)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">What are your favorite modestly-priced archival boxes for mammal bones? What types of boxes would you buy if you were not limited by cost? Any input would be very welcome—thanks everyone for your help!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Onwards to glory,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Erin Kuprewicz<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">---------</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Erin K. Kuprewicz, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Natural History Engagement Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Connecticut State Museum of Natural History (CSMNH)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Institute of the Environment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Tel: +1 860-486-4460<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Vertebrate Collections Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Biodiversity Research Collections (BRC)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Tel: +1 860-486-8945<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">University of Connecticut<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">75 North Eagleville Road, Unit 3043<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Storrs, CT 06268-3043<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">USA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:blue"><a href="http://www.bio.miami.edu/kuprewicz/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1">http://www.erinkuprewicz.com</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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