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<p class="MsoNormal">A couple of ideas that are probably feasible only if you want to remove the specimen from your research collection and dedicate it for use in teaching or exhibits. For small specimens, you can use a large, sealed tube, like the one with
the skink. I did not create the “Skink in a Tube.” I don’t know what was used for a sealant.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We have a few specimens displayed in homemade boxes of some kind of acrylic filled with fluid and permanently sealed. I think they were made in the 50s or 60s. The acrylic is yellowed but they don’t leak (yet). I don’t know what the sealant
was. The fish is held in place by clear plastic rods through its body. The rattler is always kept and transported in an outer plastic box big enough to contain all the fluid if it leaks. It’s a popular loan item for educational presentations and does a lot
of traveling. So far, no leaks, which is amazing considering its age. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Kelly M. Cassidy, Curator, Conner Museum<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">School of Biological Sciences<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Washington State University<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu> <b>
On Behalf Of </b>Dakota Rowsey<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 23, 2021 3:46 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Nhcoll-l] Recommendations on jars for displaying fluid specimens<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am putting together a small exhibit for our vertebrate collection and am interested in placing a small number of fluid-preserved specimens out on display. I am looking for recommendations for jars that both protect the specimens while
on display while also making them more viewable at a variety of angles without distortion of the sides of the jar or obstruction from the lid. The specimens are relatively small and can fit in a 16 fl. oz. jar. Thank you in advance!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dakota Rowsey<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Dakota M. Rowsey, Ph.D.</b> (he/his)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Vertebrate Collections Manager<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Arizona State University Biocollections<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">734 W Alameda Dr.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tempe, AZ 85282<o:p></o:p></p>
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