Re: [ARSCLIST] Supplies for transporting LP collections

[Larry Friedman <disquod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I just joined this thread, so please excuse me if I repeat something already
said.

The small size of moving boxes - the stereotypical brown boxes that most
people use for moving residence - are perfectly made for LPs. They are
exactly 12 x 12. They can be easily marked for identification, and they are
reasonably sturdy if not handled too much. They are also not very expensive,
especially if you shop around a bit. I have moved my LP collection across
country with little or no problem.

-Larry




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List
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> On Behalf Of Tom Fine
> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 10:35 PM
> To: ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Supplies for transporting LP collections
> 
> There were two kinds of milk crates back in the day. The square kind fits
78's or 10"
> reels but not
> LPs. The rectangular kind is maybe 25% "taller" than the square kind and
thus fits
> LPs just fine. In
> NY/NJ metro area, Dellwood, Farmland, Knudsen and Marcus dairies used the
> rectangular kind. Generic
> milk distributors used square types, made of metal (these make fantastic
speaker
> stands and magazine
> holders). Other dairies used the plastic square kind. And, I think the
same dairy
> would use both
> kinds, perhaps the square kind was for those little 8-oz cartons
invariably served at
> room temp in
> school cafeterias. The rectangular kind perhaps held bottles or, later,
half-gallon
> cartons.
> 
> What the original question didn't make clear was, do they need the LPs
sealed up
> like in a
> "tupperware" container or are they just looking for something sturdy an
durable to
> move the LPs
> around as renovations take place?
> 
> -- Tom Fine
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dr. Cheryl Thurber" <cthurb@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 10:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Supplies for transporting LP collections
> 
> 
> > Most milk crates are too small for Lps, There was a crate available in
the 90s that
> was perfect in
> > size for Lps, including in height, they were discontinued, but the
Container Store
> currently sells
> > them and they are about $8 each. There is/was even a version that is
narrower
> and holds about 30
> > records. I have managed to get most of the ones I have from yard sales
and thrift
> stores, but they
> > are not easy to find. That container is like milk crates and so it has
numerous
> holes on the
> > sides, if you are looking for a totally enclosed container that is
harder to find, but
> if you are
> > willing to go cardboard, wine boxes are frequently the right size, and
you can
> discard them and
> > use fresh ones for cleaned records.
> >
> > "Steven C. Barr(x)" <stevenc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:  ----- Original
Message ----
> -
> > From: "Bertram Lyons"
> >> List members ---
> >>
> >> We are in the process of transporting (in small increments) 2,000 lps
> >> for cleaning and re-housing treatments. The lps will be transferred
> >> from one building to another and then back again. We would like to
> >> transport them in manageable groups (20 items at a time). Because of
the
> >> presence of mold and debris, we would like to use plastic (inert)
> >> materials so that we can clean the boxes in between uses.
> >>
> >> Does anyone have suggestions for manufacturers or products that we can
> >> evaluate?
> >>
> > If possible (and this may be very difficult...?) try to find 20 or 25
> > "milk boxes" (the plastic crates used to transport milk from dairy to
> > stores) manufactured prior to c.1980, when they were "downsized" because
> > too many were being "comandeered" by record dealers/collectors users...!
> > The newer size would NOT quite hold LP albums in their jackets.
> >
> > Note, however, that the newer size of milk box will hold 25-30 albums,
> > placed in on a slight diagonal.
> >
> > Should you not be able to arrange a temporary "loan" of a few such milk
> > boxes (or not wish to acquire them illicitly...?!)...I believe that
there
> > are "civilian" versions of them being sold.
> >
> > Other than that, they would be perfect for your project. They are made
of
> > heavy plastic (I have no idea what KIND thereof!), are slightly less
than
> > 12" across in each dimension and are about 11.5" high...and are
stackable.
> > They can be easily cleaned with soap and hot water.
> >
> > If you are fortunate enough to find the older, larger sort, these will
hold
> > LP albums in standard jackets (up to a hundred or more). As well, since
these
> > have long since been discontinued by the original dairy owners, there
would
> > be no legal issues relating to their use.
> >
> > The best of these were from c.1975-c.1979, are made of fiberglas and are
> > effectively unbreakable.
> >
> > Steven C. Barr
> > (whose 78rpm archives are kept in these...mostly in the fiberglas type,
> > since I was given about 250 by a concenience-store owner who had them
> > on hand when the dairy no longer wanted them...!)
> >
> >
> >
> > Dr. Cheryl Thurber
> >
> > email: cthurb@xxxxxxxxx
> >