Containers

Sixty one ways to close it

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Most containers on this shelf have an abundance of closures Which is a consequence of how few finishes the shelf uses So for most of the shelf the closure is a choice and not a constraint Thirty six containers have no matching closure on this shelf Nineteen of the thirty six record no neck finish at all Which leaves seventeen rows that are a genuine gap And it is a fact about this shelf rather than about the catalog The minimum match count of one is worth noting on its own Availability is a separate question and it moves So the useful reading is the pair of numbers together References

Median 61 matching closures. Minimum one.

Most containers on this shelf have an abundance of closures

The number of closures sharing a container’s nominal neck finish runs from 1 to 66, with a median of 61. The median container can be closed sixty one different ways from this shelf alone.

Which is a consequence of how few finishes the shelf uses

The two widest common finishes carry 56 containers each, and the closure side concentrates on the same sizes. A popular finish produces a large mutual match count on both sides.

So for most of the shelf the closure is a choice and not a constraint

Color, material, liner and price are all available to choose among, which is a comfortable position and is not the situation everywhere.

Thirty six containers have no matching closure on this shelf

Which is a seventh of the shelf. For those rows the pairing exercise returns nothing and a complete unit cannot be priced from this shelf.

Nineteen of the thirty six record no neck finish at all

So the match fails because the field is empty rather than because no closure exists. That is an unanswered question, not a negative answer, and the two should not be read the same way.

Which leaves seventeen rows that are a genuine gap

Seventeen containers carry a recorded neck finish for which no closure on this shelf is listed. That is the honest count of the problem, and it is a much smaller number than the thirty six.

And it is a fact about this shelf rather than about the catalog

A curated shelf cannot show what it excluded. A finish with no closure here may be well served elsewhere in the catalog, and nothing on this page says otherwise.

The minimum match count of one is worth noting on its own

At least one container on this shelf has exactly one closure that fits it here. Which means no choice of liner, color or price, and a single point of failure if that row goes unavailable.

Availability is a separate question and it moves

The shelf-wide snapshot is 159 of 251 containers and 213 of 288 closures marked available. A match count of one against an unavailable closure is a different situation from a match count of one.

So the useful reading is the pair of numbers together

How many closures fit, and whether any of them can be had. Either figure alone will mislead, and neither is a property of the container.

References

The Davis Pack Supply catalog, measured 19 October 2026. 215 of the 251 containers on this shelf share a nominal neck finish with at least one closure on the same shelf, which is a catalog match and not a test of fit. 36 do not, and 19 of those record no neck finish at all, so 17 containers carry a recorded finish for which no closure here is listed. The number of matching closures per container runs from 1 to 66 with a median of 61. Taking each container with its cheapest matching closure at single-unit prices, a complete unit runs 42 to 803 cents with a median of 108, and the closure accounts for 2.8 to 48.1 percent of that with a median of 15.4 percent: 10 of 215 at 30 percent or more, 3 at 40 or more, and none above half. 93 of the 251 containers are quote only.

Written from 40 CFR part 770 and from the catalog as it stood on 19 October 2026. Part 770 sets formaldehyde emission standards for composite wood products under TSCA Title VI; it does not govern cam locks, glides, hinges, hangers or shelf pins, and nothing here says it does. No container on this shelf is described as low emitting or certified under anything. Prices are a snapshot of one day, and a closure counted as matching a container shares its nominal neck finish in the catalog, which is a record and not a test. This shelf is shared identically by nine groups and the sewing notions property enumerates the inventory.