Spacesaver Storage Solutions helps protect collections in museums of all shapes and sizes, even when they’re located in places that were never intended to be used as museums. The USS Yorktown, for example, was an aircraft carrier before being decommissioned by the US Navy fifty years ago. It’s now anchored at Patriot’s Point near Charleston, S.C., where it serves as a maritime museum.
Among the artifacts stored on board is a collection of flags. These flags commemorate the ship and the times during which it sailed. Finding a way to organize and properly store the museum’s historic flags was a challenging task. Oddly shaped spaces were designated for the museum storage onboard the ship making storage difficult.

Museum staff worked with a consultant to design a storage system for the flags that makes the most of limited space in one of the storage areas. Museums often need to preserve large textiles such as flags, rugs, and quilts, but folding these objects for long-term storage can result in creases that form along the folds. To avoid folding and associated damage, these items can be rolled onto tubes and loaded onto racks for compact storage. This creative solution has resulted in a clean, compact preservation environment that’s organized and accessible.

Our sturdy rolled textile racks can be sized to perfectly fit your collection. Seven cantilever rolled textile racks, were precisely configured to accommodate flags of various sizes. Most of the racks feature five levels of textile rolls per side, but the ship’s mechanical systems created obstructions in some areas, creating the need for only four levels on some sides. These textile racks are configurable to meet a wide variety of needs.

CONFIGURABLE

The rolled textile racks can be reconfigured on the fly, without special tools.
• Textile arms are infinitely adjustable horizontally across the horizontal supports
• Arms can be placed vertically in 6” increments
• Steel textile roll inserts are available in 1″ increments from 18″ up to 120″ long
• Textile roll inserts are supported by textile brackets that are adjustable on 1″ increments front to back along the textile arm

Factory-certified technicians assembled them on site.

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