[Nhcoll-l] Archival boxes for mammal skeletal material

[Kuprewicz, Erin]

Hi all!

The University of Connecticut BRC is looking to upgrade the boxes of a subset of our mammal skull/skeleton collection. We have been using archival boxes from various suppliers over the years (most recently we’ve used these to contain our peccary and feral pig skulls: https://www.universityproducts.com/short-lid-negative-print-envelope-boxes.html). They are OK, but I’m sure there are better boxes out there. Have any of you used archival boxes to contain bones that you absolutely love (and why do you love them)? We are going to need boxes of the following approximate dimensions (LxWxH, in inches):

15.5x10x9.5" (largest, for a tapir skull)
14x9.5x5.5"
10.5x6.5x5"
9x5.25x3.5"
5.75x2.75x2.75"
3.25x1.75x1.75” (smallest, for an otter baculum)

What are your favorite modestly-priced archival boxes for mammal bones? What types of boxes would you buy if you were not limited by cost? Any input would be very welcome—thanks everyone for your help!

Onwards to glory,
Erin Kuprewicz

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Erin K. Kuprewicz, Ph.D.

Natural History Engagement Specialist
Connecticut State Museum of Natural History (CSMNH)
Institute of the Environment
Tel: +1 860-486-4460

Vertebrate Collections Manager
Biodiversity Research Collections (BRC)
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Tel: +1 860-486-8945

University of Connecticut
75 North Eagleville Road, Unit 3043
Storrs, CT 06268-3043
USA

http://www.erinkuprewicz.com<http://www.bio.miami.edu/kuprewicz/>

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