----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Jennie, Try art and/or drafting supply places for spiffy plastic tubes for carrying rolled paper. Cheers, Pat Fell -----Original Message----- From: Jennie Dienes [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Friday, March 20, 1998 12:23 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Plastic tubes for transporting maps ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- ------------------ Hi colleagues on Maps-L: Another department on campus is interested in purchasing plastic carrying tubes. We save the cardboard tubes from maps which we receive and recycle them for our map checkout. I prefer the 3 to 4 inch diameter tubes the best since we don't have to roll the maps so tightly--but these are few and far between. I checked my supply catalogs but could not find anything on mailing tubes. I know that UPS and Federal Express have nice triangular ones but they are of cardboard. This department really wanted to get plastic ones. Recently, a patron of ours had a beautiful plastic tube, about 3"-4" in diameter which was even adjustable in length (although his was probably maximum 30" long). I asked where he got it. Answer: In Italy -- and at a reasonable price but some time ago." He did not know which company made them. Can anyone give me information about this matter -- for my own files but also to send on to this department. Thanks in advance for your help. Jennie/Maps Jennie Dienes T.R. Smith Map Collection 103 Anschutz Library Lawrence, KS 66045 Telephone: (785) 864-4420 Fax: (785) 864-5380 e-mail: [log in to unmask]