#Micromount boxes
01-Feb-95 22:14:58
Sb: #Micromount boxes
Fm: Howard Allen 75272,1316
To: Dr. Rodney K. Burroughs 71543,3343
Hi Dr. Burroughs!
You seem like the right guy to quiz about something I've been looking for to
house some of my smaller fossils. A friend gave me a small box that originally
contained a lapel pin, but he had no idea where it came from originally, and
there was no manufacturer's name on the box. Several dozen or a couple hundred
of these would be perfect for storing my many tiny-but-not-microscopic fossils
(teeth, small shells, etc.). The box is clear plastic (polystyrene), about one
inch square by 3/4-inch deep, with about a 1/4-inch deep friction-fit lid. The
local rock shops in my area only seem to carry the larger, 1.25×1.25×1.25
opaque, colored boxes with hinged, clear lids, which aren't as much to my
liking. Also available are the clear boxes with a magnifying, friction-fit lid,
which are almost what I want, but I would prefer to use the non-magnifying
type.
Do you know of a source for these boxes? Do you micromounters use them? (Do you
know what I'm talking about?!) What do you use? Any help you could offer would
be appreciated. Thanks.
Howard