[Nhcoll-l] Nhcoll-l Digest, Vol 129, Issue 2

[Zachary Valois]

Dr. Menard, and others -

Paula Cushing recently got me onto a California-based company called Acme
Vial. I have found them shockingly affordable and easy to work with.

https://www.acmevial.com/

Best,
Zachary Valois
St. George, Utah


On Fri, Feb 10, 2023 at 4:18 PM <nhcoll-l-request at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:

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>    5. Vial vendor (Menard, Katrina)
>    6. Re: Vial vendor (Christine Johnson)
>    7. Re: Vial vendor (Callomon,Paul)
>    8. Re: Vial vendor (Bentley, Andrew Charles)
>
>
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> * Message: 5*
> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2023 15:56:07 +0000
> * From: "Menard, Katrina" <katrina.menard at uconn.edu
> <katrina.menard at uconn.edu>>*
> To: NHCOLL-L <nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu>
> Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Vial vendor
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> What vendor do you recommend using for purchasing bulk volumes of archival
> screw-topped glass vials in 1-8 dram sizes?
>
> In 2021 we wrote a proposal to re-curate our rubber-stopper vials into
> archival glass screw-top vials using a quote from Bioquip, since it was a
> verified vendor that we had success with in the past and had rates that
> were some of the lowest for bulk vial purchasing. However, now that Bioquip
> is out of business, I was curious what companies you all are using instead
> with archival lids (the ones with the PE cone liners). We?re hoping to
> resubmit with a new quote, but I haven?t found a vender that is comparable.
>
> Thank you for any insight you might have,
>
> Katrina
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Dr. Katrina Menard (she/her)
> Collection Manager, Invertebrates
> Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
> University of Connecticut
> Unit 3043, 75 N. Eagleville Rd.
> Storrs, CT 06269-3043
> email: katrina.menard at uconn.edu
>
> Zootaxa Section Editor: Miroidea
>
>
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> * Message: 6*
> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2023 15:59:03 +0000
> * From: Christine Johnson <cjohnson at amnh.org <cjohnson at amnh.org>>*
> To: "Menard, Katrina" <katrina.menard at uconn.edu>, NHCOLL-L
>         <nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Vial vendor
>
> Hi Katrina,
>
> Maybe take a look at Oberk.
>
> https://www.oberk.com/FullSearchResults?q=glass%20vials
>
> Chris
>
>
> Chris Johnson, Ph.D.<
> https://www.amnh.org/research/staff-directory/christine-johnson> |
> Curatorial Associate | Division of Invertebrate Zoology<
> https://www.amnh.org/research/invertebrate-zoology> | American Museum of
> Natural History<https://www.amnh.org/research/invertebrate-zoology>| 200
> Central Park West | NYC NY 20024 | Tel 212 769 5605 | cjohnson at amnh.org
> <mailto:cjohnson at amnh.org>
>
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> *Message: 7*
> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2023 16:02:12 +0000
> * From: "Callomon,Paul" <prc44 at drexel.edu <prc44 at drexel.edu>>*
> To: Christine Johnson <cjohnson at amnh.org>, "Menard, Katrina"
>         <katrina.menard at uconn.edu>, NHCOLL-L <nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Vial vendor
> Message-ID:
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> BL0PR01MB52209B214D20DE0200548AAAC3D79 at BL0PR01MB5220.prod.exchangelabs.com
> >
>
> We also use O.Berk, mostly for jars rather than vials, but Fisher
> Scientific's pricing can be comparable.
>
>
> Paul Callomon
> Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates
> ________________________________
> Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
> 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103-1195, USA
> prc44 at drexel.edu<mailto:prc44 at drexel.edu> Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax
> 215-299-1170
>
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>


> * Message: 8*
> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2023 16:03:50 +0000
> * From: "Bentley, Andrew Charles" <abentley at ku.edu <abentley at ku.edu>>*
> To: "Menard, Katrina" <katrina.menard at uconn.edu>, NHCOLL-L
>         <nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Vial vendor
>
> Katrina
>
> We have been using Fisher Scientific for some time but then we get
> institutional discounts given that they are a preferred vendor to our
> University.  I would encourage you to seek out similar arrangements at
> UConn.
>
>
> https://www.fishersci.com/shop/products/type-1-class-a-borosilicate-glass-clear-sample-vial-fitted-caps/p-8000317
>
> There are other vendors who sell through Fisher too.  Just search for
> screw top vials.
>
> Andy
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> Ichthyology Collection Manager
> University of Kansas
> Biodiversity Institute
> Dyche Hall
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> Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561<x-apple-data-detectors://9/>
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> Fax: (785) 864-5335<tel:%28785%29%20864-5335>
> Email: abentley at ku.edu<mailto:abentley at ku.edu>
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