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Historic Archive Shelving for Museums

Historic archive shelving for storing rare book collections and other artifacts is easy on compacting racks for museums in Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Everett, Yakima, Renton, Olympia, and throughout the state of Washington. For many museums, more space is always needed, but not always attainable. Rising real estate costs and tight budgets keep these facilities from being able to expand, and expansions mean down time on top of extra costs. Compacting historic archive shelving is a simple way to save space without altering your existing building, so you don’t have to worry about costly construction or off-site storage (see images).

How does the compacting archive shelving do this? Consider how much space the aisles between your static shelves take up. Compact shelving eliminates the need for this extra space, and instead utilizes one or two moving aisles that can be accessed when and where they’re needed while the rest of the shelves remain compacted together. Typically, the compacting shelves can store the same amount of materials in half the space as static shelving, or can double your storage capacity in the same space. And the steel shelves are acid-free for a finish that keeps rare books, manuscripts, and other historic documents from deteriorating.

A wide variety of types of shelving can be installed on the mobile carriages, from four-post shelves to shelving with drawers. You can also mount your existing shelving on the tracks to save on costs. Click here to watch a video about how one museum was able to store thousands of books without expanding their building with historic archive shelving.

Contact Us for Historic Archive Shelving

Southwest Solutions Group® provides design and installation services of historic archive shelving for storing rare book collections and other artifacts in less space for museums in Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Everett, Yakima, Renton, and Olympia. We will also provide you with a free consultation to determine your exact needs and specifications before the design process begins. To learn more or to speak with a specialist, call us at (425) 354-3311 or send us a message today.