Volume 20, Number 8
Dec 1996

Supplies & Services

Note: Suppliers should send their news and samples to the column editor, Elizabeth Morse. She is Assistant Conservator, Harvard University Library, Conservation Laboratory, Holyoke Center Room 847, Cambridge, MA 02138 (617/495-8596, fax 617/496-8344).

Description or mention of products or services in this column should not be taken as an endorsement.

• Thin flexible heating mats, which are about 1/16" thick, are designed to wrap around beakers; they can be purchased in a wide range of sizes and with a silicone or Kapton finish that is described as resistant to mold and most solvents. The mats require an adaptor cord and rheostat to regulate temperature.
  The smallest mat is 1" x 5" and can be adapted for use to apply heat locally for pressure-sensitive tape removal in situ for books or oversize paper documents. For the creative conservator there must be dozens of other uses for these mats in the conservation lab.
  The mats are available from Cole-Parmer Instrument Company, 625 East Bunker Court, Vernon Hills, IL 60061. Their telephone number is 800/323-4340.
• HDS Services and Equipment, Manufacturers and Suppliers of Specialized Ultrasonic Equipment, have for five years supplied the field with ultrasonic document encapsulators. One such encapsulator, the HDS "Keeper," has design features which include continuous welding capability, cross welding, simple spot welding, and modular design for efficient servicing, just to name a few. The throat opening is either 900 mm or 1300 mm depending on the model. For additional information and pricing please contact Mr. Harry Singh, l Holdenby Road, Crofton Park, London, England, SE4 2DA. Their telephone and fax is +44 181 694 0442.
• Abby Shaw, formerly of Archivart, is now Director of Marketing for Conservation Resources International, Springfield, VA. She can be reached directly in her Philadelphia office at 1-800/639-8422 or 1-215/625-8422. Her fax number is 215/625-8489 and her e-mail address is crisales@aol.com. [Her new job, and her 800 number and fax number, were announced previously, but not her second telephone number or e-mail address.]
• Harcourt Bindery is the agent for the Mochizuki bookcloth manufacturing company of Japan, which makes Japanese bookcloths. Harcourt is acting as importer and wholesaler. For wholesale orders, please contact Harcourt directly at 617/542-5858. Their fax is 617/451-9058.