ACR will handle valuable and rare antiques with the utmost care. Here are a few things to keep in mind:

• You have the option of

  having your antiques crated rather than simply wrapped. ACR generally uses wooden crates for delicate pieces such as crystal chandeliers, pool table slates and antiques.

• We can build a custom wooden crate around the piece to insure correct fit and proper protection.

• Antique pieces can be packed in the crates with padding, using stretch wrap and even decked in the truck, if necessary, so they are not in contact with other items.

• It is best to secure loose parts of furniture and removable pieces before packing, or make this request of the packers.

• Doors may be secured with rubber straps or strings by you or the packers.

• You may remove delicate handles and tape them inside drawers for safe moving, or ask the packers to do so.

• Glass panels or mirrors can be removed or taped and secured with padding and stretch wrap.

• Any hardware, screws, nuts, bolts, attachments or components should be placed in plastic bags and labelled with their corresponding piece. All bags are then placed in a designated "PARTS BOX."

Collectibles

For delicate collectibles, ACR

 recommends packing them in their original boxes, if possible, since these were specifically designed for the product and are the best protection when shipping. However, if these are not available, we can pack the collectibles in secure boxes and cushion them in bubble wrap or Styrofoam peanuts.

• We recommend packing small collectible items like coins, stamps, or sports cards and transporting them with you personally.

• China, crystal and delicate porcelain should be individually wrapped in fine tissue and placed in specially designed compartment containers — plates standing on edge, stemware in individual corrugated cylinders.

• Dolls, figurines, and sculptures may be packed like other breakable goods and are secured by wrapping individually in soft tissue or padding, packing in bubble wrap or Styrofoam peanuts, and using double cartons, if necessary.

• Ask your ACR representative about packing wine or other perishable collections. Special arrangements may need to be made to assure the utmost care while in transit.

• Label all cartons containing glassware and breakables with "FRAGILE" labels supplied by your ACR representative.

• Anything we're packing should be left in its place. It's safer and easier, for example, to pack glassware right from the cabinet it's kept in.

• Ask your ACR representative about unusual or hard-to-move collections.

• If you have not already done so, prepare a list of your collectibles for your homeowner's insurance company.

   

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BRYAN EFFINGHAM   GENERAL MANAGER SALES

Ph: 08 8395 0966 - Australia wide