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
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On Behalf Of Tom Fine
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 10:35 PM
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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
>
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