Eric, Albany has box compainies and they sell packing tubes that are not too heavy and that a sword will fit in with adequate padding. Or the square tube mailer 5X5 X25, or 37, or 43. Also 3x3 same length selection.
On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 19:31:17 -0500, estott wrote: >A bit off the photograph topic, but if you want trouble, try shipping an old >sword (like a masonic or knights of pythias) IF you can find a box. I had >one shipped to me, the only box the professional shipper had was one of >those triangular ones. If it had been a bit longer things would have been OK >as it was well padded and not all that fragile, BUT to make the sword >shorter the shipper took the blade out of the scabbard. By the time it got >to me the pointed end was sticking out of the box. >I've tried shipping them, had to use an oversized lamp box and cut it down >and essentially rebuild it. Fortunately the buyer bought several light items >from me that I could pack with it- otherwise the cost of the packing would >have been quite high. I had one Odd Fellows sword shipped to me in a >reinforced tube- it was excellent protection, but so heavy the shipping cost >was to prohibitive for anything but a very valuable item. >Eric Stott >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Andrew Baron" <a...@popyrus.com> >To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l@oldcrank.org> >Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 6:47 PM >Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Shipping Herzog & NCR P.S. >> On Feb 15, 2007, at 4:34 PM, Rich wrote: >>> ...Shipping any antique is an accident looking for a place to happen. >> >> Yes, I've come to believe that it has. I do occasionally buy on eBay and >> have had mixed luck with shipping as have all of us, with some >> exceptionally poor and arriving damaged, and a select few so incredibly >> well-packed that I make a point to thank the seller effusively, give >> radiant feedback, etc. Those truly well and thoughtfully packed items >> really make my day. >> >> Andy >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >> >_______________________________________________ >Phono-L mailing list >http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
