[NHCOLL-L:2210] new cabinets: points to consider

[Kate Wellspring]

Good day,

We are in the process of reviewing demo models of various types of steel storage cabinets to be purchased and placed in a new museum facility.  We currently have very few steel cabinets, and are thus still learning about their finer points.  If you have past/current experience in choosing cabinetry/drawers for your collections, we would be very interested to hear your comments, horror stories, etc.  

So far we are looking at double-width models by Viking and Steel Fixture.  While we like certain qualities for each of them, some issues of concern are the ease with which removed drawers can be reinserted into their runners, drawer and external door torsion, durability of gasketing, and drawer release hardware that is not user friendly.  You may be aware of other important factors that we have not yet considered, and we would be most grateful if you would pass them along.

Thank you in advance.

Kate Wellspring

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Kate Wellspring, Collections Manager
Pratt Museum of Natural History
Amherst College
Amherst, MA 01002
kwellspring at amherst.edu