You can get Bynes disease if you do not use acid-free materials.  Most boxes are
not acid free.   Many of the dealers carry plastic boxes.  Best supplier is
Althor.
I can get more info on this for you in morning.

Bobbi

Peter Egerton wrote:

> >We keep our shells in small plastic boxes individually in the drawers.
> >They stay secure within the drawer that way.  You can get a lot of boxes in
> >a drawer.   Do not use cardboard boxes.    And if you line the boxes be sure
> >to use an acid-free material.
> >
>
> Why not use cardboard boxes?
> I use mainly cardboard because I haven't been able to find a suppier
> or plastic boxes in my area (any suggestions?) and carboard jewelry-type
> boxes are cheap. Price is improtant when you need 1000s of boxes! The little
> cardboard boxes also come in many convienient sizes and line-up nicely
> in the drawers.
>
> Peter Egerton, Vancouver, Canada
> Collector of worldwide Mollusca

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Jim and Bobbi Cordy
of Merritt Island, Florida.

Jim Specializes in Self-Collected
Caribbean & Florida Shells

Bobbi in Shell Creations