Janean,
I am not sure what aspects of heavy-duty shelving are
important to you. Are you looking for the absolute best regardless of
price? Are you on a budget? Does appearance matter? Most of my
clients want the frugal approach. If that is true for you, consider used
shelving from a used industrial equipment or office equipment dealer. I
worked with one client in rural NH who purchased nearly 1,000 shelves, plus the
relevant number of posts and braces. I would imagine you have several such
dealers around you. If possible, I advise solid steel shelves over wire
- they are more gentle on objects and you don't have to worry about
feet of furniture (e.g.chairs) or other objects going through
holes. An advantage of used, other than it is about 1/3 the price of
new, is that you can get as many shelves as you want per unit, as they are
generally sold by the piece. One thing about used shelving is VERY
important. It must have its original paint. That way, even if
solvent-based paint was used, by now years later, it will have finished
off-gassing and is safe for the collections. If the dealer (or anyone
else) has re-painted the shelving, do not buy it. And, of course, do not
re-paint it yourself!
Marc
American Conservation Consortium, Ltd.
4
Rockville Road
Broad Brook, CT
06016
www.conservator.com
860-386-6058
*Collections Preservation Consultation
*Conservation Assessments &
Surveys
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Management Solutions
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Furniture
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Marc A. Williams, President
MS in Art
Conservation, Winterthur Museum Program
Former Chief
Wooden Objects Conservator, Smithsonian Institution
Fellow, American Institute for Conservation (AIC)
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, March 08, 2013 9:56
AM
Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Heavy Duty Collection
Shelving
Hi Listers,
I am hoping someone can point me in the right direction of
a source for heavy duty collection shelving. We currently have a metal
and wood configuration that I want to update.
Thank you!
Janean Mollet-Van
Beckum
Curator of Collections and Exhibits
Washington County
Historical Society
320 S 5th Avenue, West Bend, WI
53095-3333
(262) 335-4678
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