[NHCOLL-L:2214] RE: new cabinets: points to consider

[Panza, Robin]

Our Viking cabinets are 20 years old and the gaskets are in great shape.
Granted, that's not old by museum standards, but it's something.  Our
cabinets are custom, being about 40-50% taller than normal half-cases.  We
haven't had any trouble with warped doors.  The doors are easily removed
(and returned) for tours to gather around.

Robin K Panza
Section of Birds, Carnegie Museum of Natural History
4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh  PA  15213-4080
ph:  412-622-3255;     fax:  412-622-8837
<mailto:panzar at carnegiemuseums.org> 

-----Original Message-----
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.