My boxes are 17Dx11wx12h. I use a 36" wide shelf that is 18" deep. My shelves are from spacesaver. They are easy to asseble and the cost is pretty standard as far as shelves go. You don't need a compactor system to use them or order them. Angela Steiner Neller Curator of Collections Ill. Trans. Arch. Research Program and the Laboratory of Anthropology Department of Anthropology University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 209 Nuclear Physics Lab, 23 Stadium Drive, MC-571 Champaign, IL 61820 [log in to unmask] Office Phone: 217-333-0263 Program Fax: 217-244-7458 Program Office: 217-244-4244 http://www.anthro.uiuc.edu/itarp ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).