Thank you for your reply.  We have decided that an enclosed and locking
cabinet is sufficient for the added level of security, so a several-ton
vault is no longer in the picture -- thank goodness.  It's looking like
Delta cabinets after all.  Thank you for the tip, though -- I'll file it
away for future reference.

Juliette Rogers
Collections Manager and Registrar
Stephen Phillips Trust House
Salem, MA

-----Original Message-----
From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
Behalf Of Lynne Ranieri
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 8:36 PM
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Subject: Re: stand-alone vaults


The Museum of Early Trades and Crafts in Madison NJ has a vault that was
apparently original to their museum.  The vault/safe was recently
refurbished and has been used for exhibitions.  If you go to their Web site
at:

http://www.rosenet.org/metc/

and click on the "Virtual Museum" button near the bottom of the page, then
on "From the Tiffany Archives" under "Highlights of Past Exhibits", you can
see a photo of how the refurbished vault was used for their small Tiffany
exhibition.
    I realize that your query was about a functional safe/vault, but perhaps
they can be of some help since they recently refurbished their vault.
Lynne
----- Original Message -----
From: "Juliette Rogers" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 9:56 AM
Subject: stand-alone vaults


> Hi all,
>
> Our institution, a historic house museum, is looking to purchase or have
> built some sort of vault for the storage of silver and other
environmentally
> compatible valuables.  It would go in our off-site storage facility.  I
> picture it either as a walk-in with a couple aisles and shelving along
> center and outside, or as 2-3 freestanding cabinets with locking doors.
We
> would like the cabinets to provide an aadded level of security as well as
> environmental control.  We need a shelving capacity of approximately 150
> square feet.
>
> Questions:  Does anyone have any experience in buying or designing such
> enclosures?  Any things I should take care to avoid?  Any preference
between
> custom-built walk-ins, and pre-fab modules?  Any leads on good places to
> order such things?
>
> Many thanks in advance for your help,
>
> Juliette Rogers
> Collections Manager and Registrar
> Stephen Phillips Trust House
> Salem, MA
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