[Nhcoll-l] Supplier for Silicone Buna-n Gaskets

[Murphy, Kris]

This is the company we use:


Potomac Rubber Company
9011 Hampton Overlook
Capitol Heights, MD  20743
(301) 336-7400




Kris Murphy, Museum Specialist
Smithsonian Institution
Museum Support Center
VZ, Division of Fishes
4210 Silver Hill Road
Suitland, MD  20746
murphyk at si.edu<mailto:murphyk at si.edu>



From: Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> On Behalf Of Shoobs, Nate
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2022 3:58 PM
To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Supplier for Silicone Buna-n Gaskets

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Dear all,
While we are phasing out bail-top jars for most new acquisitions in the Mollusk Collection at Ohio State, we are looking to purchase new gaskets because we still use bail-tops for lots with volumes above 1L.
We use the standard Le Parfait jars in the following sizes - opening diameters:
1L - 84.6mm
1.5 - 80.5 mm
2L - 84.0 mm
3L - 99.5 mm

Anyone have a good bulk supplier of archival Silicone Buna-N gaskets for these? I vaguely remember a Smithsonian best practices document that had suppliers listed, but can't find it online now.
-Nate
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[The Ohio State University]
Nathaniel F. Shoobs
Curator of Mollusks
College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology
Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212
614-688-1342 (Office)
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