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Ideally, the loose end of wire has a suitable leader tape attached to it and fastened,  to prevent the wire coming away from the wind and becoming damaged or entangled.  Cheers,  Tim G. -------- Original Message ----------

Hi all, We have a number of wire recordings on original spools in
original cardboard boxes, that we are looking to rehouse. They are
standard commercial size (2.75" diameter, 0.6-ish" wide). Some are
starting to unravel, though fortunately they were almost all already
digitized. My main concern is giving them individual housing so the
wires do not tangle with others. ARSC's guide
(p64)https://www.clir.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2015/05/ARSC-w-cover.pdf
says they should be stored in acid-free boxes of the appropriate size,
but I have not been able to find a vendor selling the right size -
either labeled as for wire recordings or reel-to-reel audio tapes. I
imagined I might find 3" reel-to-reel tape boxes at Hollinger or
Gaylord, but they only go down to 7". The closest possibly suitable
thing I can find is microfilm storage boxes, but those are also
slightly bigger (3.75" diameter). Does anybody know of a vendor
selling acid-free boxes for wire recordings? Or has anyone had success
getting custom ones made, or using something of similar size? Thanks!
Paul --- Paul Sutherland Archivist at
www.amphilsoc.org/library/CNAIRhttp://www.amphilsoc.org/library/CNAIR
Musician at www.hearlambeth.comhttp://www.hearlambeth.com