[Nhcoll-l] Le Parfait gaskets

[Shoobs, Nate]

Paul,
Andy Bentley and I both recently purchased new gaskets from the Potomac Rubber Company at the recommendation of Kris Murphy at the Smithsonian. I have been very happy with these gaskets so far. They fit slightly differently than the original gaskets do, and I suspect that they may not be as tolerant of large swings in temperature/pressure as the original gaskets.

Bryon Ciotti bc at potomacrubber.com<mailto:bc at potomacrubber.com> at Potomac Rubber is our contact and was great to work with. They will send you samples to test if you request it. There’s a special museum rate. Item PWB094332 fits Le Parfait jars from .5L to 2L, and item PWB093627 is for 3L Le Parfaits. I’m not sure what size would fit your Ball Jars, but I’m sure they make one.
There’s a local supplier in Philly called PhillyRubber, but they couldn’t compete on the price with Potomac.
Best,
Nate

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Nathaniel F. Shoobs, Curator of Mollusks
College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University
Museum of Biological Diversity
1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212
614-688-1342 (Office)
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Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Le Parfait gaskets

I think this one’s been addressed, but can anyone chime in on using standard Le Parfait gaskets with ethanol? If there’s some issue, can one get e. g. neoprene substitutes? For context, we have 70-year-old Ball gaskets that are rock


I think this one’s been addressed, but can anyone chime in on using standard Le Parfait gaskets with ethanol? If there’s some issue, can one get e. g. neoprene substitutes?

For context, we have 70-year-old Ball gaskets that are rock hard but still holding. Of course, we replace them if we have to open the jar, but otherwise they are very reliable.



Paul Callomon
Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates

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