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Vendors of Archaeological Equipment & Supplies

As the archaeology labs manager I'm  frequently asked about where to buy various archaeological equipment and supplies.  This is a partial list of vendors I return to regularly.  The list is still under construction, and will be revised periodically to reflect changes in availability of items, and (occasionally) experiences with customer support.


Mainland (USA) Vendors Local (O'ahu Is., HI) Vendors
ASC Scientific
Survey, mapping, & drafting stuff
A.L. Kilgo Co., Inc.
Hardware of all kinds
Ben Meadows Company
All kinds of field/lab equipment & supplies
City Mill Co., Ltd. (Waialae Ave.)
Hardware of all kinds
The Brunton Company
Brunton Pocket Transits, Tripods, etc.
Fisher Hawaii, Inc.
Office-type supplies
Buehler Ltd.
Scientific equipment & supplies
Francis Camera Shop
Film & photograhic equipment
Fisher Scientific
Lab equipment, chemicals
Globalpak
Small ziplock bags
Forestry Suppliers, Inc.
All kinds of field/lab equipment & supplies
Hawaii Chemical & Scientific
Chemicals & scientific instruments
Marshalltown Trowel Company
Marshalltown Trowels, of course
Hawaiian Graphics
Pens, ink, drafting supplies
Miner's Incorporated, Riggins, ID
Field/lab equipment & supplies
Honolulu Paper Co. (HOPACO)
Paper & office-type supplies
Ward's Natural Science Est., Inc.
Teaching materials, field/lab equipment & supplies
Kaimuki Camera
All kinds of photographic stuff
University Products, Inc.
Archival supplies
Surveyors Supply Co., Inc.
Surveying equiment & supplies
University of Hawaii (Manoa) Bookstore
Metric graph paper, pens, ink, drafting supplies