<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">Simon's and Dirk's suggestions are good, but if you decide to use acrylic (Plexiglas, Perspex) you can have them custom-crafted for your specimens. However, do not use these containers for long-term storage (see van Dam et al. 2000. The warping and cracking of Plexiglas containers. <i>Collection Forum</i> 14:47-56).</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">If a traditional jar is suitable, you can still find 16 ounce jars with good screw-on caps for several sources. For example, the Cary Company lists a 16 fluid oz jar that is 2.7 inches wide and 6.6 inches high (
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.thecarycompany.com/16-oz-paragon-glass-jar-63mm-63-405?utm_source=google_shopping&gclid=CjwKCAjwuvmHBhAxEiwAWAYj-LvTiqWK1KLSw-L6twwpTSjRdOVVeesu6Szw8AWGwD9vfn03OYSUVxoC7uIQAvD_BwE" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline">https://www.thecarycompany.com/16-oz-paragon-glass-jar-63mm-63-405?utm_source=google_shopping&gclid=CjwKCAjwuvmHBhAxEiwAWAYj-LvTiqWK1KLSw-L6twwpTSjRdOVVeesu6Szw8AWGwD9vfn03OYSUVxoC7uIQAvD_BwE</a><span></span>). The integrity of screw-on caps can be enhanced by wrapping the jar threads with Teflon plumber's tape before the lid is applied. I do not recommend using any of the twist-on cap jars sold in the US. These are designed to be machine-sealed and are difficult to re-close as tightly as you need.<br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">You may be able to find better jars at a better price. You should also consider looking for borosilicate jars, as borosilicate glass has much better optical properties than most glass jars.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">--John<br></p></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">John E. Simmons<br>Writer and Museum Consultant</span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Museologica<br><i>and</i><br>Associate Curator of Collections<br>Earth and Mineral Science Museum & Art Gallery<br>Penn State University<br><i>and</i><br>Investigador Asociado, Departamento de Ornitologia<br>Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima</span></font><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jul 23, 2021 at 6:46 PM Dakota Rowsey <<a href="mailto:drowsey@asu.edu">drowsey@asu.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hello,</div><div><br></div><div>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!</div><div><br></div><div>Sincerely,</div><div>Dakota Rowsey<br></div><div><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><b>Dakota M. Rowsey, Ph.D.</b> (he/his)<br></div><div>Vertebrate Collections Manager</div><div>Portal Manager, Consortium of Small Vertebrate Collections<br></div><div>Arizona State University Biocollections</div><div>734 W Alameda Dr.<br></div><div>Tempe, AZ 85282</div><div>(480)727-5870<br></div></div></div></div></div>
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