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NOTES ON THE SAFEGUARDING AND CONSERVING CULTURAL MATERIAL IN THE FIELD                    38.

the packed object or case.  This number is additional to its serial number.  Remember to allot the heaviest things to the strongest vehicles, and the most fragile to those best protected from shock and vibration.

7.  Packing materials and methods
General rules which hold good in all cases are[[footnote:]](1):
  (i) The kind of packing required depends partly on the means of transport used.  If the roads are good, and loads don't have to be transhipped, many objects can simply be swathed in soft materials such as blankets, and placed in the vehicle.  Otherwise, boxing or some substantial form of covering is adviseable; and in the case of small and delicate objects, essential.
  (ii) Objects should not be jammed tight with packing material, but should "float" in it.  Overtight packing, and such things as braces running from the object direct to the wall of the box, transmit shock and vibration.
  (iii) Boxes or containers the size of which is either uniform or a multiple of a standard unit, greatly simplify loading and storage.
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[[footnotes:]] (1) Special precautions to be taken for various types of objects are given in the sections of Part II dealing with each type.