[NHCOLL-L:1355] Re: Large glass bottles

[Lawrence L. Lovell]

Gordon and others,

Kols Containers had 120mm opening glass jars about 6 months ago.  The cost
to ship from east to west coast was a deterrant to the purchase however.
Their address and phone number is 1408 DeSota Rd. Baltimore, MD  21230,
phone 1 (800) 457-5657, FAX 1 (410) 646-5671.  Given the comment below
regarding Owens-Illinois and supply, if you want them, I would call right
away.  I suggest using a polypropylene lid with a F217 liner (teflon
coated) with all glass jars.  These lids are very good at limiting
evaporation of ethanol and isopropanol preserved material.

Larry Lovell
Collection Manager
Benthic Invertebrate Collection



At 08:51 AM 11/30/01 -0600, James B. Ladonski wrote:
>Everyone,
>
>Many distributors across the U.S. get their bottles from a company called 
>Owens-Illinois (O-I), based out of Toledo, OH.  The distributors I have 
>talked to also say O-I has discontinued production of the 120mm glass jars, 
>as Dr. Hendler noted.  If you are looking for these jars, you might want to 
>check out O-I's website 
>(http://www.o-i.com/glass/us/USDistributors/states_ALL.htm) for a list of 
>their U.S. distributors.  Even though the 120mm jars are no longer being 
>produced, some distributors may still have some in stock.
>
>In addition, you might want to take a look at the Glass Packaging 
>Institute's list of Canadian and American distributors 
>(http://www.gpi.org/Distrib.html).  Some may get their products from a 
>company other than O-I and may have what you are looking for.
>
> From the Owens-Illinois website:
>
>"It is the largest manufacturer of glass containers in the United States, 
>North America, South America, Australia, New Zealand, and China, and one of 
>the largest in Europe. Approximately one of every two glass containers made 
>worldwide is made by Owens-Illinois, its affiliates, or its licensees."
>
>O-I's dominance in the market may present a problem for those of us with an 
>interest in wide-mouth jars.  It would seem the alternatives to the 120mm 
>glass jar are either 110mm glass jars or 120mm plastic jars (unless we can 
>generate enough demand to persuade O-I that a market exists for ol' 120).
Larry				

Lawrence L. Lovell, Museum Scientist
Benthic Invertebrate Collection 
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