[Nhcoll-l] [EXT]Re: [EXTERN] Microscope slide storage

Thu Feb 15 11:25:40 EST 2024

Thank you for this discussion, now I know what to do with my errant 20,000+
slides!

On Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 11:24 AM Lazo-Wasem, Eric <eric.lazo-wasem at yale.edu>
wrote:

> Here we use two sizes that we are very please with, Manufactured by Delta
> Designs. We have 27 single door (lockable) cubes that each have 80 trays
> for a total 1200 slide capacity; these were a standard design suggested by
> Delta.  Most of these are sitting  on three tiers of pallet racking; should
> anyone want a picture let me know.
>
>  We also had more or less customized "student" cabinets that have 25 trays
> for a total capacity of 500 slides.  These are ideal for temporary storage
> of slides being used or made by students, visitors, etc. and are easy to
> move to different workstations.
>
> Eric A. Lazo-Wasem, Senior Collections Manager
>
> Division of Invertebrate Zoology
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> Peabody Museum of Natural History
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> *From:* Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> on behalf of
> Jean-Marc Gagnon <JMGAGNON at nature.ca>
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 15, 2024 11:10 AM
> *To:* Sagebiel, J. Chris <sagebiel at austin.utexas.edu>; Dirk Neumann <
> d.neumann at leibniz-lib.de>; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu <
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> *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] [EXT]Re: [EXTERN] Microscope slide storage
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>
> Chris,
>
> I would suggest contacting Delta to find out what they can do.
>
> I suspect they can adjust their cutters to different sizes, but I am not
> certain.
>
> Jean-Marc
>
>
>
> *From:* Sagebiel, J. Chris <sagebiel at austin.utexas.edu>
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 15, 2024 11:00 AM
> *To:* Jean-Marc Gagnon <JMGAGNON at nature.ca>; Dirk Neumann <
> d.neumann at leibniz-lib.de>; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
> *Subject:* RE: [Nhcoll-l] [EXT]Re: [EXTERN] Microscope slide storage
>
>
>
> Are these cabinets useful for odd-sized slides?  I have a decent size
> collection of histological slides that are often wider than standard
> microscope slides. I cannot tell from the website photos whether large
> slides can be fit into these trays – do the tabs on the trays fold down or
> can they be removed?
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> J. Chris Sagebiel, collections manager
>
> Texas Vertebrate Paleontology Collections
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> *From:* Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> *On Behalf Of *Jean-Marc
> Gagnon
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 15, 2024 9:44 AM
> *To:* Dirk Neumann <d.neumann at leibniz-lib.de>; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
> *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] [EXT]Re: [EXTERN] Microscope slide storage
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>
> Dirk,
>
> I meant to check; thanks for the prompt.
>
> The version we have has 604 trays, each holding 72 regular microscope
> slides, for a total of 43 488 slides.
>
> I know that this tray version was an improvement from the previous, so
> they may have found a way to increase the number of slides stored per tray
> and per cabinets.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jean-Marc
>
>
>
> *From:* Dirk Neumann <d.neumann at leibniz-lib.de>
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 15, 2024 10:36 AM
> *To:* Jean-Marc Gagnon <JMGAGNON at nature.ca>; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
> *Subject:* Re: [EXT]Re: [Nhcoll-l] [EXTERN] Microscope slide storage
>
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>
> Hi Jean-Marc,
>
>
>
> ... if I am not wrong, it can hold up to 56K slides (depending on the size
> of the slides) ...
>
>
>
> With best wishes
>
> Dirk
>
>
>
>
>
> Am 15.02.2024 um 16:19 schrieb Jean-Marc Gagnon:
>
> Vanessa,
>
> After seeing the large, two-door Delta Slide Cabinet in use at the Denver
> Museum of Nature & Science in 2017, we obtained one in 2018-19 and we are
> very satisfied with it. It can house in the vicinity of 40K regular slides
> and allows for great access.
>
> We used a lot of Eberbach single and quad cabinets (not all slides have
> been transferred into the Delta cabinet yet). Other than wanting to move
> away for the mess of having so many smaller wooden cabinets all over our
> collections, we were also concerned with the long-term effect of acidic
> vapour. A bryozoan collection originally housed in one of those now has
> many specimens “suffering” from Bynesian Decay.
>
> Delta’s small slide cabinet version, as show on the webpage Dirk indicated
> below, looks very interesting for smaller slide collections.
>
> Jean-Marc
>
>
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> Hi Vanessa,
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> we are currently considering the Delta Design microslide cabinet:
> https://www.deltadesignsltd.com/our-products/microslide-storage-2/
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> With best wishes
>
> Dirk
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> Am 15.02.2024 um 10:40 schrieb Vanessa Pitusi:
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> Hi all,
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>
>
> Here at the Tromsø Museum, we are looking at new storage possibilities for
> our microscope slides. I have been checking online for solutions, but we
> have not found one that we have liked. Can anyone (especially in
> Scandinavia or Europe) share what kind of storage/cupboard(s) they use and
> where they were bought from.
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> Thank you!
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> Vanessa
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