Deborah

We got ours from our local glass shop.  They're about $80 each and worth
much more.  We use them to lift glass out of display cases.

Audra Oliver
Rock Springs Historical Museum

----- Original Message -----
From: "Deborah J. Shepherd" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 10:22 AM
Subject: suction devices for lifting


> Dear Listmembers,
>     Can anyone advise me where to buy a pair of industrial-strength
suction handles for
> lifting the very heavy lucite lid of a large exhibit case. I'd estimate
this lid weighs
> about 70-80 pounds. It takes at least four of us to control it (we have to
lift it over
> our heads given the back wall of the case) without any tools to help.
Yesterday, two of us
> nearly had finger injuries, so we definitely want to find a better
solution for holding
> onto it. Thanks.
>
> Deborah
>
> --
> Dr. Deborah J. Shepherd
> Coordinator for Public Programs and Education
> Hill Monastic Manuscript Library
> Saint John's University
> P. O. Box 7300
> Collegeville, MN  56321-7300
> Phone: 320-363-2075
> Fax: 320-363-3222
> internet: www.hmml.org/
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