Re: [ARSCLIST] Supplier for audio reel boxes

[David Lennick <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This reminds me..if anyone is looking to dispose of 7-inch tape boxes in ANY
usable condition, I could use a couple hundred. Doesn't matter if they're
marked, written on or have pictures of Burt Reynolds glued to them (okay, I
might draw the line there)..if they're still capable of housing 7-inch reels
and they're about to be tossed, I have a need for them. Don't need 5-inch (got
tons and I use them for CDs in envelopes, sometimes even for shipping same) or
10-inch (again, got lots), but I had a moisture problem a while back and have
to re-box several reels.

Meanwhile, here's a link to new 7" boxes and a new tape manufacturing facility:

http://www.usrecordingmedia.com/quacfucaof18.html

Thanks..dl

George Strawley wrote:

> Hi Kate,
>
> Here's what I found when I researched the same issue for our institution:
>
> 5-inch Reel-to-Reel Tapes
> -- University Products -- Archival Suppliers (Item in catalog but not on
> Web): Item No. 799-6060. Unbuffered (pH neutral) lignin-free board with a
> low-dust surface. Each box holds one reel. List price per item: $4.45.
>
> Also, some library suppliers can sell you a 7-inch box and a device for
> centering smaller reels inside the box. I forget which ones, though.
>
> I can't vouch for the quality of the boxes because we ended up not
> ordering the item.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> -- George
>
> > Can someone point me towards a supplier of lignin-free storage boxes for
> > 5" reels? I'm only coming across boxes for 7" reels.
> >
> > Many thanks - Kate
> >
> > --
> > Kate Murray
> > AV Media Collections Conservator
> > Preservation Office
> > Woodruff Library
> > Emory University
> > 540 Asbury Circle
> > Atlanta GA 30322-2870
> > tel: 404 727 4894
> > fax: 404 727 0053
> > kate.murray@xxxxxxxxx
> >
>
> George Strawley
> Jazz Oral History Project Assistant
> Institute of Jazz Studies
> Dana Library
> Rutgers University
> Newark, N.J. 07102