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Eighty of a hundred eighty four pass light

By Dwight Davis, Founder

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And thirty four block it deliberately. Which on this shelf is a functional split.

The color field on this shelf divides into three optical states

Seventy six rows are recorded as clear and four as frosted, so 80 of 184 pass light in some form. Thirty two are amber and two dark amber, which is 34 that block it. The remaining 70 are opaque or tinted.

For a group judged by appearance that split is the whole decision

A clear jar lets the contents be identified without opening it. An amber one does not, and on this shelf that is a trade rather than a preference.

Clear and frosted are not the same thing and the record does not grade them

Clear transmits an image. Frosted transmits light and scatters it, so a frosted jar shows that something is there and not what it is. Four rows are frosted and the field gives no measure of how much.

Natural is a third state again

Three rows are recorded as natural, which is unpigmented polypropylene. It is translucent rather than clear, so it behaves more like frosted than like clear, and the color name says none of that.

So the honest statement is about three named states and not about a measurement

The record states a color name. It does not state a transmission figure, a haze value or any optical property, and no page here converts a color into one.

The amber end exists for a reason that does not apply here

Amber blocks light to protect contents that degrade in it. A stone does not, which means those 34 rows are, for this group, 34 fewer clear ones rather than a protective option.

Which is the opposite of what the same color means on other shelves

On a shelf of essential oils or tinctures the amber rows are the right answer and the clear ones are the compromise. Same containers, inverted preference, because the contents changed.

And it is worth saying plainly that color is not a sorting system

A set organized by container color fails for a substantial number of readers and fails for everybody in poor light. The color counts here describe what supply exists.

The organizing information belongs in text on the container

Which is the same conclusion several properties in this library reach from different directions. A written value on a lid works for every reader and in every light.

The capacity distribution supports a one-color-per-jar approach

Seventeen of 184 containers hold 15 milliliters or less, 27 hold 30 or less and 59 hold 60 or less. So the small end is deep enough for a sorted set of bead colors.

References

The Davis Pack Supply catalog, measured 19 October 2026. Of the 184 containers on this shelf, 76 are recorded as clear and 4 as frosted, so 80 pass light in some form. 32 are amber and 2 dark amber, which is 34 that block it. The remaining 70 are 24 white, 18 black, 16 blue, 9 green and 3 natural. By material the shelf is 119 PET, 41 glass and 24 polypropylene. Cross-tabulated, 54 of the light-passing rows are clear PET, 21 are clear glass and 3 are frosted glass. No row on this shelf is recorded as clear polypropylene; the closest are the 3 recorded as natural, which is unpigmented polypropylene and translucent rather than clear. The record states a color name and not an optical property, and clear, frosted and natural denote three different optical states that the record does not grade.
The Davis Pack Supply catalog, measured 19 October 2026. 184 containers and 265 closures. Capacity 5 to 500 mL with a median of 118.3: 17 at or under 15 mL, 27 at or under 30, 59 at or under 60, 70 at or under 118 and 141 at or under 250. 154 jars, 29 bottles and one tube. Height 0.50 to 6.75 inches with a median of 2.38, recorded for 172 of 184. Neck finishes: 41 at 70-400, 34 at 58-400, 34 at 89-400, 16 at 53-400, 14 at 18DIN and 12 at 48-400, with 6 recording none and 3 using a 38MM form. The closures are led by 180 continuous thread polypropylene lids and 42 metal or aluminum CT caps, then 22 PP dome lids and 9 sealing discs. Availability, a snapshot and not a promise: 122 of 184 marked available, 61 not, one unrecorded. These are outside dimensions.
Written from 16 CFR part 23 and from the catalog as it stood on 19 October 2026. Part 23 contains the Federal Trade Commission guides for the jewelry, precious metals and pewter industries and addresses how a seller may describe a stone or a pearl; it does not govern containers, and it does not reach any row on this shelf. Nothing here states the identity, origin, grade, value or treatment of any stone, and nothing here is grading, appraisal or authentication guidance. The catalog records a container color, not an optical performance, and no page converts one into the other.