Containers

Shallow or tall, at the same capacity

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Two containers at nearly the same capacity And completely different shapes Which is a proportion ratio of about 1 to 5 So capacity is the wrong field for this group A flat object wants the shallow jar And a round object wants either A long object wants the vial The two hinged containers are the extreme shallow case Our data supports the check on 218 of 245 containers 27 containers have no diameter Glass is the better display material And 117 PET is the cheaper one And the closure follows the shape too Pick on diameter and height, then on material References

1.27 inches tall and 2 across, or 2.5 tall and 1.1 across.

Two containers at nearly the same capacity

A 14.8 mL polypropylene double wall jar and a 15 mL glass boston round. Almost identical volumes.

And completely different shapes

The jar is 1.27 inches tall and just under 2 inches across. The boston round is about 2.5 inches tall and 1.1 inches across.

Which is a proportion ratio of about 1 to 5

Wider than tall against twice as tall as wide. Same volume, opposite geometry.

So capacity is the wrong field for this group

A collectible has a shape, and the container has to match the shape rather than the volume.

A flat object wants the shallow jar

A pin badge, a vintage button, a game token or a bottle cap sits flat and is looked at from above.

And a round object wants either

A marble drops into anything. Which is why the marble leaf is the easiest of the nine to serve on this shelf.

A long object wants the vial

Or the lip balm tube at 0.617 inches across, which is the narrowest container on any shelf measured here.

The two hinged containers are the extreme shallow case

Half an inch tall at 1.5 inches across, which is a ratio of 1 to 3 the other way.

Our data supports the check on 218 of 245 containers

Diameter from 0.62 to 4.62 inches, and height from 0.5 to 6.75. Both published per product.

27 containers have no diameter

For those the shape cannot be established from our data, which is a reason to ask rather than to order.

Glass is the better display material

50 of the 245 containers. Clearer than PET over time and it does not scratch, which for something looked at repeatedly matters.

And 117 PET is the cheaper one

Which scratches and hazes with handling, and a collection container is handled.

And the closure follows the shape too

A shallow jar takes a wide plain lid and a vial takes a narrow one. 179 of the 288 closures here are the same continuous thread polypropylene lid across a range of necks.

Pick on diameter and height, then on material

Which is the order for this group and is not the order a capacity-indexed catalog encourages.

References

The Davis Pack Supply catalog, measured 19 October 2026. Of the 245 containers in this group, capacity runs 5.5 to 500 mL with a median of 177, and only 16 are under 30 mL, 7 under 15 and 3 under 10. The smallest is a 5.5 mL white polypropylene lip balm tube, 2.375 inches tall and 0.617 inches across, which is the narrowest container on any shelf measured in this library. The next two are a pair of polypropylene hinged containers at 7.4 mL, 0.5 inches tall and 1.5 inches across, in black and clear. Then four polypropylene double wall round base jars at 14.8 mL and four glass boston rounds at 15 mL. The shelf then climbs away, with 47 containers at 237 mL and 44 at 118.

The Davis Pack Supply catalog, measured 19 October 2026. 533 rows: 245 containers and 288 closures. 5.5 to 500 mL with a median of 177. Height is published on most containers from 0.5 to 6.75 inches and diameter on 218 from 0.62 to 4.62 inches. 117 PET, 78 PP and 50 glass. Closures: 179 continuous thread polypropylene lids, 42 metal or aluminum CT caps, 22 dome lids, 17 metal lug or twist caps, 9 sealing discs, 6 round tub lids, 5 phenolic, 2 metal overshell lids, 2 lip balm tube caps, 1 plug seal lid. Buyability, a snapshot: 153 of 245 available, 91 not, 1 unrecorded; 59 full case only, with case packs from 12 to 6,370 and a median of 282.

Written from 16 CFR 1500.19(b) and from the catalog as it stood on 19 October 2026. Those statements attach to toys and other articles intended for use by children, and nothing here determines whether any product is one; the same marble sold to an adult collector sits in a different regime. The prominence, type size and symbol requirements elsewhere in the section are described rather than quoted, and the small parts test method is covered in the model parts property. No container prevents a choking hazard.