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Peaches Record Crates

Celt said:
Yup, I remember those well. Memphis had a large Peaches record store. I had a few of their record crates. I lined the bottoms with masonite to keep the bottom of the jackets from getting torn up from the rough wood slats.
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Really good idea. Thanks Celt :thmbsp:
 
Edriz said:
well, I like the Peach crate, I just bought 4 of the un-assembled album size. Thanks for the link
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I bought mine from the original Peaches.
I assembled them with the logo ends right side up when the crate is placed with the opening on its side so I can store them stacked.

According to the website, they make them sturdier.
But the originals were fine and have lasted over 20 years and a couple earthquakes.

You can either sand the wood slats if they are rough or line the bottom with plastic liner or cardboard. And be sure the slats are spaced evenly to support the albums and that the slats are aligned so the bottom slats sit on the top slats of the bottom crate when stacking for added support strength.

As far as cost, consider the capacity, stability, and stackability and the looks compared to the milk cartons, the crates win. You would have to buy at least 2 milk cartons ($26) to equal the capacity. The crates still have a wider stable platform.
 
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Back when I DJd parties, I built mobile crates out of 1/4" plywood and 2x2s, styled like orange (Peaches) crates but with solid sides and ends. I made them about 2/3 of the size of an orange crate since they would be frequently moved. They were far cheaper and far sturdier than the Peaches crates, and you could build them today out of red oak dimensional lumber and plywood for less than those reproduction crates.
 
Still have a Peaches crate I bought (I think in Denver) in the early 80's.
Am gonna take the rear label and frame it.
 
I still have one from a Peaches around here. The label has long worn off and I have had to add additional nails. It held my collection during the dormant years and now serves as auxilliary storage as the Expedit holds the main collection.

I might grab some of those DVD ones to hold Jack Jr's ever-growing collection.
 
The Expedits look great. Closest store is 125+ miles away. I wonder why if you want to have one shipped, the charge is $22; but if you want two shipped, the charge is $72? Makes no sense. I'm referring to the four bin cabinets.
 
Picked this one up this weeked. Happy to find it, already had a couple of the 8 track crates. cut a piece of plexiglass to protect the label, it's fragile as heck.

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Yup, have a couple of these I got at the Peaches store in Seattle in the '80s. The labels have been torn to shreds. When they are full of records they are really heavy and it always seemed like the bottom slats would break, but they never did, despite frequent moves. The record collection is larger than the capacity of the crates now, so they are doing duty as shelving in a closet.
 
I found a set of Napa Valley Wine crates at the thrift.$1 each.Probably the same thing as these Peaches crates.I thought they would be a good lp holder as I remember my older brother had a Peaches crate back in the 70s.I didn't like them for lps.You had to be very careful pulling the lp out of the crate so as not to scrape the lp on the rough wood.They are in the garage holding something else now.
 
OMG, I remember shopping at the Peaches at the Broward County Mall in Florida some 30 years ago...
 
Mother-in-law just sold her house and we ended up with a lot of vintage stuff, including several melon crates, similar to the Peaches crates. I also got 2 old tube table top radios, just begging for an overhaul.
 
I have 8 of those fully loaded in the closet. Bought them back in the 80s at the Peaches store in West Palm Beach
 
I have five actual wooden peach packing crates I "liberated" from an abandoned peach packing shed in my early teenage years. I had to crawl far underneath through 6 inches of moldy aged peach fuzz to get them.

They remain full of LP's here in the Peach State!
 
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