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Solander Box
Dr. SOLANDERDaniel Charles Solander (1736-1782), the botanist, was born in Sweden. He was a pupil of Linnaeus, on whose advice he came to England, where he became Assistant Librarian and afterwards Keeper of Printed Books at the British Museum. He travelled on the Endeavour with Captain Cook on his expedition to the Pacific, his situation in the Museum being kept open for him during his absence. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Society and acted as Secretary and Librarian to Sir Joseph Banks, the eminent scientist. It is curious that, although unsuccessful attempts were made to commemorate his name, the useful book-form box designed by him, and considered the most satisfactory type of case for prints and manuscripts, is still known as a Solander Box. The good doctor lived 200 years before conservators discovered the need for an acid-free environment and today's Solander Boxes incorporate the very latest available archival materials to protect the contents. In all other respects the design and quality of craftsmanship have been maintained. |
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The Supreme
Made with plywood frame. Acid-free archival boxboard top, bottom and shoulders. Covered in Library Buckram. Lined throughout with acid-free paper. Incorporating polythene barrier between the plywood frame and acid free shoulder. Card holder fitted to spine of box.
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The Denbigh
Made with plywood frame, top, bottom and shoulders. Covered in Library Buckram in a choice of 12 colours. Lined throughout with Benchkote paper backed polythene. Card holder fitted to spine of box.
- Attaché fasteners/hooks can be fitted if required.
- All boxes are hand made to order and we will be pleased to discuss any variations that may be required.
If you would like any further information please call.
TOLERANCES & ADVICE ON ORDERING
The manufacture of Solander Boxes is a handmade process where small variations in the materials used make it impossible
to work to engineering tolerances. To help avoid problems or disappointment we advise the following tolerances and procedure
to be taken when specifying a special size of box.
Unless otherwise specified our factory will always add 12mm to any object size given to them i.e. 512 x 712mm internal box
size for a 500 x 700mm object size. This allows for variations in the materials used in the construction of the box and possible
variations in size and squareness of your object. If requested by you the minimum the factory will add to your object size willl
be 6mm on each dimension i.e. 506 x 706mm internal box size for a 500 x 700mm object size.
When ordering please specify the following:
A. The size of the object that the box will contain.
B. The internal size of the box bearing in mind the tolerances stated above.
If closer tolerances are required we are happy to discuss the alternatives which may involve a different method of
construction and having the object or a dummy around which the box can be built.
C. The maximum external size of the box. This is important if the box has to fit a specific size of bay or shelf.
Having this information is useful because it may not be possible to give the internal size required if the maximum
external size is too small. Hopefully an expensive mistake can be avoided and an alternative style of box or storage
solution can be recommended.
D. If you intend to store polyester pockets or sleeves within the boxes please ensure to allow enough tolerance between the
object size and the polyester storage enclosure. This will vary according to the thickness and size of
the object so it is hard for us to recommend a standard tolerance. For example a thin photograph may only need
6mm adding on each dimension where a thicker item such as mounted item say 5mm thick may need 12mm
adding depending on preference. Please take this only as a guide as we cannot be responsible for this decision and you
must satisfy yourself that the enclosure is large enough for the object and that ease of insertion meets your requirements.
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| 854 x 606 x 58 mm | 606 x 432 x 58 mm | 432 x 311 x 58 mm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 335/8 x 237/8 x 21/4 | 237/8 x 17 x 21/4 | 17 x 121/4 x 21/4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 826 x 622 x 58 mm | 699 x 521 x 58 mm | 572 x 419 x 58 mm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 321/2 x 241/2 x 21/4 | 271/2 x 201/2 x 21/4 | 221/2 x 161/2 x 21/4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Package & Carriage
- Two hooks and eyes to fasten lid - £ per box extra, plus VAT
- Two Attaché fasteners to fasten lid - £ per box extra, plus VAT
- Prices per box plus VAT.
- Carriage paid mainland Great Britain
- This list is offered as a guide
- Special sizes available at comparable prices
- These boxes are made to order and take 5-6 weeks to deliver.
