• Moving Pets
• Moving Aquariums
• Moving Plants
• Moving Sale
• Pack For Your Move
• Antiques & Collectibles
• Moving Electronics
• Moving Non-Allowables
• Apartment Moves
• Stretch Your Budget

Shipping Antiques and Collectibles

Guide to shipping antiques & collectibles.

how to ship Antique Furniture:

• Secure or temporarily remove loose parts and removable pieces.
• Secure doors with rubber straps or strings.
• Remove delicate handles and tape them inside drawers.
• Remove glass panels or mirrors, and cover them with padding or stretch wrap.
• Place hardware and small pieces in labeled plastic bags. Put these bags in a labeled Parts Box.

how to ship Collectibles:

• Prepare coins, stamps, and fine jewelry for transport with you.
• Pack collectibles in their original cartons. If you don't have the cartons, use Atlas professional grade cartons and bubble wrap or foam peanuts.
• Pack china, crystal, and other delicate pieces individually. Wrap each in fine tissue and place in compartment containers. Stand plates on edge. Place stemware in separate corrugated cylinders.
• Wrap dolls, figurines and sculptures in soft tissue or padding and pack in bubble wrap or foam peanuts. Place in double-walled boxes.
• Label boxes containing breakables as Fragile, using labels supplied by your Atlas Account Representative.
• Ask your Atlas Account Representative about packing your wine or other perishable collections, as well as unusual or hard-to-move collections.
• Are your collectibles covered under your homeowner's policy? Provide a list to your insurance agent and ask.
• Leave in place anything you want Atlas to pack. It's easier and safer, for example, if we pack glassware right from the cabinet.