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RE: Special Order of Conservation Quality Garment Hangers
Jerry,
put me down for 50 hangers and 25 pads. You can consider this a definite
commitment.
Thanks to everyone who responded to our Hanger
Survey last spring. Our respondents were quite varied in their descriptions of
their dream hanger. Based on the survey's questions we are now prepared to
offer the following hanger that we feel can be adapted to most
needs.
HANGER DESCRIPTION:
The 16 ½ inch wide hangers will be made
of polypropylene (this plastic will not emit harmful gases as will wood and
some other plastics). These hangers will have extra wide shoulders (5/16 inch
at the neck, flaring to 1 3/8 inches about 2 inches from the shoulder tips).
The extra width at the ends of the shoulders will help to spread the weight
more evenly.
Hangers will have plated steel necks measuring around 6 3/4
inches from the top of the hook to the top of the hanger (10 inches from the
top of the hook to the bottom of the hanger). This should be adequate for most
high collars.
The hanger's shoulders will be sloped at approximately 20
degrees from the horizontal, which is slightly more than the usual slope of
modern garment hangers. While this slope is not as severe as some modern
hangers for women's suits, it will allow for modification by the addition of
padding.
The hangers may be easily cut with a finetoothed saw and smoothed
with a file or sandpaper to size.
QUILTED PADS FOR HANGERS:
We will
also offer quilted pads to be used with the hangers, measuring 18 inches long
by 14 inches wide by approximately 1/4 inch thick. The pads will be made of
starch and finish-free, unbleached cotton, with a resin and starchfree
polyester filling. These generously-sized pads may be pierced, cut, folded,
stacked, machine-sewn, hand-basted, glued, wrapped, or tied to the hangers as
you see fit. (You may use one or many layers, make a roll around the
shoulders, use them for filling sleeves, etc.) With some practice, these
should save time and money.
PRICE & AVAILABILITY:
The hangers
will be packaged in boxes of 50 pieces at US$190.00/ box ($3.80/ hanger). Pads
will also be packaged in boxes of 25 pads at $160.00/ box ($6.40/ pad) No
other package sizes, hangers or pads will be available. Price does not include
shipping.
STRINGS ATTACHED:
But here’s the rub... Due to the fact
that I will be placing custom orders directly from the manufacturers, I will
proceed with the wholesale order only when I have purchase orders for a total
of at least 1,200 hangers! As well, we will need an order of at least 300 pads
in order to have them assembled and quilted. If you wish to participate,
please notify us of your intentions as soon as possible. (We encourage you to
find other buyers split a box with a friend!)
I don’t want to keep
stock, but I may be persuaded if these seems to be a demand. Please let me
know if you intend to make a similar purchase within the next year, so I can
make appropriate plans.
js
Jerry Shiner
Keepsafe Systems
Supplies and
Solutions for Microclimate and Oxygen-free storage
www.keepsafe.ca
toll-free phone: (800) 683-4696
local phone: (416) 703-4696 fax: (416) 703-5991
Object and Textile
Conservation Services Ltd.