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Christine Wolf

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Feb 14, 1997, 3:00:00 AM2/14/97
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Hello all,

We are looking for makers of museum quality artifact storage cabinets. I
have materials from one such vendor, Steel Manufacturing Company in Kansas
City. We are not able to accomodate compact storage shelves so we're
looking for individual units to store a combination of surgical
instruments, doctor's bags, uniforms, microscopes, and other medical
equipment. Thank you in advance for any tips and suggestions.

Christine Wolf

Collections Manager
UIHC Medical Museum
8024A JCP/200 Hawkins Dr.
Iowa City, IA 52242
(319) 356-8475 FAX (319) 356-3862

christi...@uiowa.edu

Pacific Northwest Museum

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Feb 14, 1997, 3:00:00 AM2/14/97
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Christine,

Delta Designs, Topeka, Kansas (913) 234-2244
and
Viking Metal Cabinet Company, (800) 776-7767
(formerly Interior Steel Equipment Company)
both provide museum quality cabinets.
Anthony E. Kerwin
Curtor of Exhibits

At 01:58 PM 2/14/97 -0600, you wrote:
>Hello all,
>
>We are looking for makers of museum quality artifact storage cabinets. I
>have materials from one such vendor, Steel Manufacturing Company in Kansas

>City...


>
>Christine Wolf
>
>Collections Manager
>UIHC Medical Museum
>8024A JCP/200 Hawkins Dr.
>Iowa City, IA 52242
>(319) 356-8475 FAX (319) 356-3862
>
>christi...@uiowa.edu
>
>

Pacific Northwest Museum of Natural History
1500 E. Main St.
Ashland, OR 97520

Phone: 541-488-1084 FAX: 541-482-1115

Henry Grunder

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Feb 14, 1997, 3:00:00 AM2/14/97
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Forgot to mention - stay away from wood, for various reasons,
not the least of which is the off-gassing of peroxides. Stick
with coated steel, as I mentioned, or perhaps aluminum.
Henry

Henry Grunder

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Feb 14, 1997, 3:00:00 AM2/14/97
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Let me suggest, rather than vendors, specs. You should look for
something with a finish coating that is not going to off-gas
VOCs (volatile organic compounds). Such would be residuals of
the solvents used in the enamel. These can be avoided by either
insisting on thoroughly baked & cured enamel . . . or, better,
electrostatically applied dry powder epoxy. This may sound
exotic; but our experience has been that the industries,
coating and furniture, are rushing into this high-speed, out of
their own economic self-interest. It saves them money because,
there being no solvents to deal with, it eliminates EPA
compliance costs.
Henry Grunder
Conservation/Preservation Coordinator
The Library of Virginia

According to Christine Wolf:


>
> Hello all,
>
> We are looking for makers of museum quality artifact storage cabinets. I
> have materials from one such vendor, Steel Manufacturing Company in Kansas

> City. We are not able to accomodate compact storage shelves so we're
> looking for individual units to store a combination of surgical
> instruments, doctor's bags, uniforms, microscopes, and other medical
> equipment. Thank you in advance for any tips and suggestions.
>

Peter Diemand

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Feb 14, 1997, 3:00:00 AM2/14/97
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At 12:45 PM 2/14/97 -0800, you wrote:
>Christine,
>
>Delta Designs, Topeka, Kansas (913) 234-2244
>and
>Viking Metal Cabinet Company, (800) 776-7767
>(formerly Interior Steel Equipment Company)
>both provide museum quality cabinets.
>Anthony E. Kerwin
>Curtor of Exhibits
>
>At 01:58 PM 2/14/97 -0600, you wrote:
>>Hello all,
>>
>>We are looking for makers of museum quality artifact storage cabinets. I
>>have materials from one such vendor, Steel Manufacturing Company in Kansas
>>City...

>>
>>Christine Wolf
>>
>>Collections Manager
>>UIHC Medical Museum
>>8024A JCP/200 Hawkins Dr.
>>Iowa City, IA 52242
>>(319) 356-8475 FAX (319) 356-3862
>>
>>christi...@uiowa.edu
>>
>>
>Pacific Northwest Museum of Natural History
>1500 E. Main St.
>Ashland, OR 97520
>
>Phone: 541-488-1084 FAX: 541-482-1115
>
>

Biblio Design Ltd.
Montreal / New York
Peter Diemand, President

This may be the alternative you are seeking. You will find us in the AAM
Directory.
If we can be of any assistance, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us.

Peter Diemand

Angela Steiner

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Feb 17, 1997, 3:00:00 AM2/17/97
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Here is information on vendors which I have in my files. I haven't
contacted them in about 3 years but the information should be up to date.
If someone else knows better, I'm sure they will comment. Good luck!!

CSI Crystalizations Systems, Inc.
1595A Ocean Avenue
Bohemia, New York 11716
516-567-0888

Interior Steel
2352 East 69th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44104
800-776-7767

Lane Scientific Equipment Corp
225 West 34th Street
New York, New York 10122
212-563-0663

Delta Designs Ltd
PO Box 1733
Topeka, KS 66601
913-234-2244

Steel Fixture Manufacturing Co.
612 SE 7th Street
Topeka, Kansas 66607-1109
800-342-9180

>Hello all,
>
>We are looking for makers of museum quality artifact storage cabinets. I
>have materials from one such vendor, Steel Manufacturing Company in Kansas

>City. We are not able to accomodate compact storage shelves so we're
>looking for individual units to store a combination of surgical
>instruments, doctor's bags, uniforms, microscopes, and other medical
>equipment. Thank you in advance for any tips and suggestions.
>

>Christine Wolf
>
>Collections Manager
>UIHC Medical Museum
>8024A JCP/200 Hawkins Dr.
>Iowa City, IA 52242
>(319) 356-8475 FAX (319) 356-3862
>
>christi...@uiowa.edu

Angela Steiner Neller, Curator
Ill. Trans. Arch. Research Program
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
103 Hort Field Lab, 1707 S. Orchard St.
Urbana, IL 61801
stei...@students.uiuc.edu
Ph: 217-244-6706
Fax: 217-244-7458

Greg Spurgeon

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Feb 19, 1997, 3:00:00 AM2/19/97
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Dear Christine,

The class act of the American museum system suppliers is Delta Designs Ltd.,
P.O. Box 1783, Topeka, Kansas 66601 (913-284-2244 fax 913-233-1021). Note
the contact info is several years old. They designed and built an amazing
cabinet installation for us for the storage of our silver and small metal
sculpture collections.

Greg Spurgeon
National Gallery of Canada

>Hello all,
>
>We are looking for makers of museum quality artifact storage cabinets. I
>have materials from one such vendor, Steel Manufacturing Company in Kansas
>City. We are not able to accomodate compact storage shelves so we're
>looking for individual units to store a combination of surgical
>instruments, doctor's bags, uniforms, microscopes, and other medical
>equipment. Thank you in advance for any tips and suggestions.
>
>Christine Wolf
>
>Collections Manager
>UIHC Medical Museum
>8024A JCP/200 Hawkins Dr.
>Iowa City, IA 52242
>(319) 356-8475 FAX (319) 356-3862
>
>christi...@uiowa.edu
>
>

Greg Spurgeon
Head, Art Documentation & Storage/Chef, documentation & d'entroposage
d'oeuvres d'art
National Gallery of Canada / Musee des beaux-arts du Canada
Ottawa, Ontario
Tel/tel (613) 990-0482 Fax/telec. (613) 990-8689

email gspu...@chin.gc.ca

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Nov 1, 2012, 11:48:41 AM11/1/12
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Here are some sources to purchase Steel Museum Cabinets online:

http://www.storemorestore.com/museum-storage-cabinets-drawer-collection-artifact-specimen-s/445.htm
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