Storage Box Descriptions

Table Title
Box Types
Descriptions
Standard Document Storage Box
Standard document storage boxes are 1.2 cubic foot in volume, measuring 10 x 12 x 15 inches.  They hold letter and legal-size documents and have removable lids.  Empty boxes fold flat for storage.  Request these boxes from local supply rooms, Regional Distribution Centers, or warehouses (NGIP# 615-37-13-0850)
Permafile Box
These boxes are also known as transfer boxes.  The standard size is 10 x 12 x 24 inches, and the legal size is 10 x 15 x 24 inches.  These boxes are collapsible and reusable.  Each has the same volume as a file drawer.  Permafile boxes are commercially available.
  While useful for storing some types of records such as rolled maps or large documents, Permafile boxes have some disadvantages: 
  • Weight:  full box weighs up to 100 pounds.
  • Hazards: The metal reinforcement strips can cut hands and rip clothing.
  • Inefficient use of space: Boxes cannot be stacked more than four or five high without crushing the box on the bottom.
  • Legal-size boxes do not fit standard shelving.
Bankers Box
These cardboard boxes slip into metal-reinforced cardboard shelving units.
  • They are the same size as standard document storage boxes. Banker’s boxes are an inexpensive way to store records.
  • The shelving units will not support more than seven or eight full boxes in a stack.
  • You must dismantle an entire stack to replace a worn unit.  The units tend to weaken with time and use and may become dangerously unstable.
Custom Box
Some offices make wooden boxes to store construction project records. Each project has its own box, which simplifies moves and transfers.
Other 
Cardboard boxes for use with specific media are available under state contract (Commodity Code 640-25-60)