[NHCOLL-L:318] Plastic Box Summary

[Jane MacKnight]

Thanks to everyone who sent me vendors and samples of small-sized clear
plastic boxes with hinged-lids for fossil bone pieces.  A few people asked
for the results of the query.  Here's the scoop.

There are three vendors (addresses below).  Two use non-archival polystyrene
and the third is acid-free PET, chemically stable, pH neutral.  The
polystyrene boxes are available in the three sizes we needed (2 1/8 x 1 5/8
x 1/2; x 3/4 and x 1") while the smallest PET box was 1 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 2".
The vendors, addresses and sample prices are listed below:

Canadian Museum of Nature
specifications and prices can be found at www.nature.ca/english/forsale.htm
the PET boxes, sized 1 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 2" sells for C$.182 or 150 for C$387.

Durphy Packaging Co (polystyrene)
47 Richard Road
Ivyland, PA 18974-1512
215/674-1260
Prices: smallest US$.172/ea; per 1000, US$142
	  middle size: US$.195/ea; per 500, US$81.50
        largest: US$.216/ea; per 1000, US$180


Althor Products (polystyrene)
2 Turnage Lane
Bethel, CT 06801-2853
800/688-2693
Prices: smallest US$.29/ea; per 1000, US$190
	  middle size: US$.31/ea; per 1000, US$206
        largest: US$.32/ea; per 1000, US$214

Hope this helps.
Jane

Jane MacKnight
Director, Collections and Research
Cincinnati Museum Center
1301 Western Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45203
Tel: 513/287-7092
Fax: 513/287-7095
Email: jmacknight at cincymuseum.org