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These are examples of custom solutions over the years.
BOOK SHOE
BOXED VOLUMES
COPPER (or zink) PLATES
CURLED PAPER STRIPS stored in MYLAR
FITTED OUT prefab
FLAG
GALLEY PROOFS
UPRIGHT SOLUTIONS
FLAT SOLUTIONS
PALM LEAVES : string
RE-HOUSING PROJECTS : labeling recommendations
WEIGHTS for BOXES (see PHONOGRAPH RECORD ALBUM too tall for box sent to HD - we don't do that anymore!)
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Anchor book shoe book shoe
BOOK SHOE for single volume or large record album
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MS Hyde 51 wasn't oversized but is shelved in a display case in the Hyde room. To allow it's attractive spine to be viewed, it was put into a book shoe rather than a box. These can be made simply in-house with 2 sheets of slightly thick folder stock folded around the volume in both directions, and then held together with double-sided tape. These can also be used for single items or volumes from a collection that need protection but have to be shelved quickly, such as during Container Management, when re-housing an oversized phonograph album from an older collection. Using the folder stock rather than archival corrugated board also allows it to fit back on its tightly filled shelve.
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