[meteorite-list] Clear plastic display boxes / try a membrane box

From: martin goff <msgmeteorites_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 19:44:01 +0100
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Hi Dave,

Thanks for that, great looking cases! But i need them for slices say
15cm in diameter but not too deep. Ideally 15cm by 15/20cm by 5cm deep
max. Thanks for the link though.

Cheers

Martin

On 1 September 2010 18:35, Dave Myers <whitefalcons007 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hello
> Martin and R N Hartman
>
> Sports Memorabilia compaines like Carney Plastics Inc
> http://commerce.idmi.net/ecommerce/catalog.asp?CID=123&key=&url=&CI=427
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> Sell very large, clear plastic cases up to the size to display "basketball,
> football"?size item"
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> I think they also have large wall hanging cases 30"x30" or larger with shelfs.
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> But there many others on the net, I like there's cause they have a mirro on the
> bottom or you can get them in black. Any case just follow the link ot type in
> Sports memorabilia cases and you will see some cool display cases.
>
> dave myers
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: R N Hartman <rhartman04 at earthlink.net>
> To: martin goff <msgmeteorites at googlemail.com>;
> meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Sent: Tue, August 31, 2010 7:10:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Clear plastic display boxes / try a membrane box
>
> Hello Martin,
>
> Saw your inquiry and I don't know how large your slices are but you might be
> interested in checking out some of our larger size membrane boxes.? Box sizes
> with O.D. up to 150 x 300 mm? for thin slices and 250 x 200 x 200 mm which will
> handle an iron individual up to 3371 g. although I did have a roundish 12 pound
> Canyon Diablo iron? in one until we had an earthquake and it fell off the top
> shelf of a bookcase onto the floor.? For slices, we list recommended max. sizes
> for objects inside the box, but you can push that number if your specimen is for
> display and not a fragile object for transportation, which need the shock
> absorbing engineering of the stretched membrane. The clear membrane suspends the
> specimen inside the box and you can look at it from both front and back at the
> same time.? Our business website lists all the dimensions (O.D. and I.D. of
> boxes) at www.membranebox.com
>
> Ron Hartman
> membranebox at earthlink.net
> rhartman04 at earthlink.net
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "martin goff" <msgmeteorites at googlemail.com>
> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 1:31 PM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Clear plastic display boxes
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>> Thanks for all the responses off list and it seems that lots of you
>> are having the same difficulties trying to find a suitable larger
>> display box. No one seems to have any answers though regards where to
>> get them from. I approached the manufacturers of the boxes i provided
>> links to in my previous post and unfortunately they would need? a
>> minimum order of 100,000 units to make a larger box. Even though it
>> seems quite a few people would be interested, not enough to place an
>> order that size!!
>>
>> Oh well back to the drawing board and my larger iron slices will just
>> have to stay languishing in their cozy dessicated boxes until i find a
>> suitable solution!
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Martin
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