[NHCOLL-L:5675] Re: 132-400 jar lids

[Erling Holm]

Hi Rodrigo,
We have the same problem in our collection. Colt's Plastics in
Dayville, Conn. can make a 132-400 cap (see attached), but I am unsure
if it would fit our jars. They were unable to send me a sample without
making a $700 minimum purchase.
Erling

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Erling Holm
Assistant Curator of Fishes
Department of Natural History
Royal Ontario Museum
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Toronto, ON
Canada M5S 2C6
Telephone: 416-586-5760 (Toronto); 905-825-3215 (Oakville)
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>>> "Pellegrini, Rodrigo" <Rodrigo.Pellegrini at sos.state.nj.us>
Wednesday, October 05, 2011 1:26 PM >>>
Dear colleagues,

I’m in need of finding proper lids for some large jars in our wet
collection. As best I can measure, they are 132-400 (could be 133-400,
it’s difficult to tell and I don’t know what the industry standard
is/was).

Does anyone know of a source? I have been unable to find even metal
lids in this size, let alone our preferred standard of Polypropylene
with a F217 Polyethylene Liner.
I vaguely remember a telephone conversation I had with our usual lid
provider last year, about this size lid. She said she didn’t believe
this size was made anymore in any material.

If this is the case:

1)      Do any of you know if it this is true world-wide? Or just in
North America? If manufactured elsewhere in the world, I’d appreciate
any info (even if the lids aren’t PP—at this point I’d settle for
Bakelite or metal, anything is better than nothing, and we can’t
afford custom made tanks for as many specimens as need the lids).

2)      Do you know of anybody that could manufacture them on demand?
(I imagine they would require a large order if it was possible at all,
so hence my next question)

3)      Does your museum need lids this size? If it were possible to
have them made, how many would you need? I’m guessing that assuming it
was possible, if we pooled our resources it could happen.

Rod

Rodrigo Pellegrini, MA, MS
Registrar, Natural History Bureau
New Jersey State Museum
PO Box 530
Trenton, NJ 08625-0530
USA

Voice: (609) 292-5615 (office)
       (609) 826-3924 (laboratory)
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E-mail: Rodrigo.Pellegrini at sos.state.nj.us 
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