Cornell University Aluminum Storage Drawer

This unique product is designed to store important or valuable collections. Applications include storage of insects that may be extinct, endangered, or threatened, type collections, or a variety of other materials that may be irreplaceable.

The BioQuip patented design is state-of-the-art in collection storage, “light years” ahead of other products used to protect specimens, artifacts, and documents. As illustrated above, it is produced to Cornell insect drawer dimensions. It can also be fabricated with other horizontal dimensions.

The drawer’s advanced design lends itself to solutions for problems that can have destructive effects on specimens:

Specimens housed in the drawer are exposed to only four inorganic materials (none will harm specimens):

Important features:

This drawer is intended for use with unit trays or other accessories. It is furnished with a pull knob and two tracks for data labels. The anodized finish is a warm walnut color. The transparent glass top is held in place with four pivot latches, and lifts out with a cemented ring loop.

The technology used in this drawer may be adapted to other sizes suitable for housing many kinds of valued objects such as photos, textiles, shells, maps and charts, documents, original art, prints, and small animal skins.

Dimensions: O.D. 19 x 16-1/2 x 3″ (48.3 x 42 x 7.7 cm)
I.D. 17-3/4 x 15-1/4 x 2-1/2″ (45 x 38.7 x 6.4 cm)
Weight: 7.7 lbs, 3.5 kg