Containers

Closures

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What is here Droppers for the cement And a liner behind it Phenolic where the solvent is harsh Dome lids for streamside The bench and the river are different closures Plain caps for the dry material But beads need a lid that latches Standardise the neck across the dry jars And carry a spare cement bottle References

A cement bottle must seal. A floatant pot must open. With cold wet hands.

What is here

260 continuous thread, 43 dropper assemblies, 20 dome lids, 16 flip top, 14 phenolic, 9 liners and sealing discs, 6 specialty, 6 dropper tips and caps, 3 euro droppers and 2 lug and twist.

Droppers for the cement

43 assemblies plus 6 tips and 3 euro droppers. Head cement is dosed by the drop and the dropper is both the closure and the applicator.

And a liner behind it

9 liners and sealing discs. Evaporation is what thickens a cement, and the liner decides whether the bottle still works in a year.

Phenolic where the solvent is harsh

14 of them. The traditional resistant closure, and worth asking for specifically when a cement is aggressive.

Dome lids for streamside

20 of them. A floatant pot opened with cold wet hands, one-handed, while holding a rod. A screw cap is the wrong object for that.

The bench and the river are different closures

Which is the split on this shelf: sealing closures for the bench, quick closures for the water. Buying one kind for both is the usual compromise.

Plain caps for the dry material

260 continuous thread. For dubbing and beads a plain lined cap is correct, cheap and durable.

But beads need a lid that latches

A knocked jar of tungsten beads empties completely and they roll under everything. 2 lug and twist closures here, which is thin for the one leaf that most needs them.

Standardise the neck across the dry jars

A dubbing and bead collection is dozens of identical containers. One neck means one box of spare caps.

And carry a spare cement bottle

Not a spare cap. A cement that has skinned is finished, and the second small bottle is cheaper than an evening of tying without one.

References

The Davis Pack Supply catalog, measured 19 October 2026. The fly tying shelf is 716 rows: 335 containers and 381 closures. 5 mL to 250 mL with a median of 59; 30 containers at 15 mL or under, 100 at 30 or under, 204 at 60 or under, and nothing above 250 mL. 165 PET, 84 glass, 62 HDPE, 24 PP. 275 bottles, 59 jars, 1 tube. 79 white, 71 clear, 61 amber, 42 blue, 24 natural, 19 black. Closures: 260 continuous thread, 43 dropper assemblies, 20 dome lids, 16 flip top, 14 phenolic, 9 liners and sealing discs, 6 specialty, 6 dropper tips and caps, 3 euro droppers.

The archetype behind this shelf is store-small-dry: 15 to 500 mL, wide mouth, PP and PET and glass, cold, solid, chunky, scooped, with "small dry parts, wide mouth to get fingers in, clear so you can see what is inside" as its stated reason. Four of the six leaves are dry sorting crafts it describes well, and the shelf does not follow it: 275 of 335 containers are bottles.

Written from 16 U.S.C. 703(a) and 50 CFR 10.13, and from the catalog as it stood on 19 October 2026. This property does not say which species are on the protected list, because that is a lookup against 50 CFR 10.13 rather than something to assert from memory. CITES, the Endangered Species Act and the Lacey Act can each reach exotic tying materials independently and none of them is read here.