Solander box
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Solander boxes are generally used to protect the limited editions.

A simplified and undecorated form of Solander box termed a "phase box" is used for temporary storage of books during conservation work.

Rows of wire shelves are stacked with hundreds of wooden Solander boxes - protective containers lined with acid-free paper that hold 25 drawings apiece.

The accompanying EP was offered in either vinyl or CD format, with the disc housed beside the book in a handmade Solander box.

Solander invented the book-form box known as the Solander box which is still used in libraries and archives as the most suitable way of storing prints, drawings, herbarium materials and some manuscripts.

A Solander box ("S" may also be in lowercase), or clamshell case (mainly in American English), is a book-form case used for storing manuscripts, maps, prints, documents, old and precious books, etc.

With its brushed aluminum clamshell case, it was remarkably similar in design to modern laptops.

Way more expensive that other clamshell cases.

For ground use the wings fold forward under the aircraft's belly into a clamshell case that protects them from road debris.

The game shipped within a plastic clamshell case along with a glossy, full-color 27-page instruction manual.

The EP was limited to 1000 copies and was packaged in a black clamshell case.

The Go's rubberized midnight-blue clamshell case (it also comes in sunset orange, mint blue and jet black) has a very nice feel.

The design used a clamshell case (where the screen folds flat to the rest of the computer when closed), which was made from a magnesium alloy.

It featured Geraldine Brooks on the cover with Lassie and was in a clamshell case.

Today, the term “laptop” is synonymous with “notebook,” and in both instances, it’s assumed that they reference a computing device with a clamshell case.

It comes with four replacement silicone heads and a clamshell case with a built-in flashlight and clip.

Initial copies of the album came in a hard clamshell case and featured a double sided poster and a fridge magnet as extras.

As the skiff glided against the current, the Constable fumbled a clamshell case from the pouch hung on the belt of his white linen kilt.

A limited edition of the album comes in a hard clamshell case with a double-sided poster and five postcards, depicting the full-time members of the band.

Clamshell case, a type of box for storing paper items in archives (may also refer to either of the two uses above - electronics or packaging)

Sena´s Zipbook, available in the same three aforementioned colors for $100 ($80 on pre-order sale), is a clamshell case with zipper closure and an integrated kickstand.

Epic packages DVD singles in the clamshell cases that are used for DVD movies.

The initial printings of all 24 films were packaged in brown leather clamshell cases with gold lettering; they were presented to CBS executives.

In fact, Surface Pro qualifies, specswise, as an Ultrabook, even though its substitution of a kickstand and removable keyboard cover for a traditional clamshell case is unique.

The TrackIR 4:PRO departs from the previous models' clamshell case with a new slim compact design, not much bigger than the diameter of a golf ball.

Mr. Moggridge’s ingenious solution was a clamshell case, roughly 15 by 12 inches, which popped open to reveal a luminous screen on top that folded over the keyboard on bottom.

The VHS edition came in three versions-pan and scan, pan and scan with an affixed Giant toy to the clamshell case, and a widescreen version.

Almost all portable PCs have had clamshell cases for so long that it’s tempting to assume that it was obvious from the start that it was the ideal form factor.