Subject: Weights
We at the TNA Preservation Department are trying to replace the lead-shot weights used as handling aids in the reading rooms (particularly for securing large parchment rolls during access). As our (admittedly very nickable) small leather-covered weights have become scarce, we are now looking to buy a number of: cylindrical snake-style leather-covered weights (over 1.8 Kgs., and approximately 5cm wide x 60cm long), and also large rectangular lead-shot-core weights in heavyweight round-edged plexiglas (over 2.5 Kgs., and much larger than 10x11x3.8cm). Does anybody know of a supplier of these, other than the two obvious UK ones (Conservation-By-Design does a good snake weight, but Reservation Equipment's plexiglas ones were too small, and thus again a likely memento). Maria Troupkou Preservation Assistant The National Archives Kew Richmond Surrey TW9 4DU United Kingdom +44 20 8392 5330 Ext: 2749 Fax: +44 20 8487 9201 *** Conservation DistList Instance 18:3 Distributed: Thursday, June 24, 2004 Message Id: cdl-18-3-017 ***Received on Tuesday, 22 June, 2004