Buckram

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    david<-a t->hewit< . >com

This message is being forwarded at the request of the original
poster and concerns the decision by ICG to no longer produce any
heavy-weight starch filled buckram. Hewit and the Bookbinders
Warehouse are considering bringing in such material from England,
but need information on the what the potential market is. In
speaking with someone at ICG I was informed that their production
runs were 5000 yards and that they were selling perhaps 5-600 yards
of any particular color hence the decision to no longer produce. The
replacement material they suggested is not comparable in any way
(the name escapes me at this early hour, at home).

    Date: 9 Sep 97
    From: "David M. Lanning" <david<-a t->HEWIT< . >COM>
    Subject:      Re: Buckram

    I am writing to you all following both recent postings to the
    'List' and some direct correspondence to me, regarding the lack
    of availability of buckram in the US.

    Following discussions with our distributor, The Bookbinders
    Warehouse, and with Peter Verheyen I am posting the following
    questionnaire for those buckram users who may be having problems
    obtaining supplies.

    I will need to see what kind of feedback is received in order to
    decide how we can proceed with this.  In the long term we may
    find a way of having some British Buckram stocked in the U.S.

    Please reply to david<-a t->hewit< . >com and NOT to the List.
    Questionnaire

    1.  What is your average yearly usage in yards/metres of Buckram?
    2.  How often do you place orders for Buckram?
    4.  Would you be willing to purchase in bulk?
    5.  What is the maximum quantity you are likely to purchase at
        any one time?
    6.  What are the most common colours you use?
    7.  What price range do you consider as reasonable for this product

    David M. Lanning
    J. Hewit & Sons Ltd.
    +44 181 965 5377
    Fax: +44 181-453 0414
    david<-a t->hewit< . >com


Peter Verheyen, Conservation Librarian
Syracuse University Library
Syracuse, NY 13244
315-443-9937

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                Distributed: Tuesday, September 9, 1997
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