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The capacity was read as a size

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A capacity was matched and the shape was not So a flat badge went into a boston round And a long object went into a shallow jar The diameter field was not read And 27 containers have no diameter The two hinged containers were not found The small end was assumed to be larger And the gap between 30 and 59 mL was not noticed PET was chosen for a display container A lip balm tube was taken for a specimen tube And 59 of 245 are full case only The 12-pack is the useful end Read diameter and height first References

Volume does not describe shape.

A capacity was matched and the shape was not

A 14.8 mL shallow jar and a 15 mL narrow vial are the same volume and nothing else.

So a flat badge went into a boston round

Which is 1.1 inches across and 2.5 tall. A badge wider than 1.1 inches does not go in at all.

And a long object went into a shallow jar

Which is 2 inches across and 1.27 tall. The opposite failure at the same capacity.

The diameter field was not read

Published on 218 of the 245 containers from 0.62 to 4.62 inches, which is the field that decides whether an object fits.

And 27 containers have no diameter

For those our data answers nothing, and we do not fill a dimension in with a guess.

The two hinged containers were not found

7.4 mL, half an inch tall, 1.5 inches across, in black and clear. Two of 245 and they are the on-category article for most of these leaves.

The small end was assumed to be larger

16 containers under 30 mL out of 245, and 7 under 15. The shelf median is 177 mL.

And the gap between 30 and 59 mL was not noticed

After 29.6 mL the next size is 59. There is nothing in between on this shelf.

PET was chosen for a display container

117 of 245 containers are PET, which scratches and hazes with handling. 50 glass containers are the display material.

A lip balm tube was taken for a specimen tube

It is 0.617 inches across and 2.375 tall, which is the narrowest container measured anywhere here, and it is a lip balm tube.

And 59 of 245 are full case only

With case packs from 12 to 6,370 and a median of 282. For a collector buying a dozen cases is not the point.

The 12-pack is the useful end

And it exists, which for this group matters more than it does for a production run.

Read diameter and height first

Which for a group of known-size objects is the only sensible order.

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.