Which folder to choose: sizes for magazines and tracts, new ones too

Size chart: tract holder, magazine folder and set

Our preaching folders come in different formats that complement each other: two tract holders, the new and the classic, and the magazine folder. All are handmade from rigid board, fully covered in decorative paper, with metal corners and an elastic band closure in the colour of your choice.

What fits in the new and the classic tract holder?

The new tract holder is made to the size of the new tracts: 11 cm wide by 14 cm high. Inside it opens like an accordion with nine dividers: each one forms a compartment, so every tract has its own place and you find it without searching.

With nine compartments you can carry several titles at once without mixing them up, and it is an easy format to hold in your hand while you talk to someone.

The classic tract holder is 25.5 cm high and 10.5 cm wide, designed for tracts and folded leaflets up to 25 cm high. Besides the accordion dividers, it has two card pockets for contact cards, invitations or a note with addresses, and at 10.5 cm wide it slips into a medium handbag or the inside pocket of a jacket.

If you carry tracts in another format or would like a tract holder in a different size, we make it to the measurements you give us.

What fits in the 19.5 × 26 cm magazine folder?

The magazine folder is made for magazines and larger brochures: they go in flat and come out without a crease. It also takes A4 sheets folded in half.

Inside are four dividers to sort magazines by topic or by issue, and a large plastic pocket for loose sheets. Each divider holds several magazines, depending on thickness; for weekly use there is room to spare.

Because it is rigid board, it protects what you carry even in a full bag, and it doubles as a document folder for receipts, letters or household papers on other days.

How do you know which size you need?

The surest way is to measure the largest item you carry, folded the way you hand it out, and compare it with the chart. If it fits within 11 × 14 cm, like the new tracts, it goes in the new tract holder; if it is narrow and no taller than 25 cm, in the classic one; if it is wider, like a magazine or a large brochure, in the magazine folder.

The formats used in the ministry can change over time or vary by language. That is why all our folders are made to order and their size can be adjusted: if what you carry does not match the chart, give us the measurements when you ask for a quote and we will make it to measure with the same finish. Before ordering, check these points:

• Measure the height and width of your largest item, folded.
• Count how many different titles you carry: each one takes a compartment, and the new tract holder has nine.
• Think about where you will carry it: handbag, backpack or jacket pocket.
• Decide whether you want a name on the cover (small extra charge).

Tract holder, magazine folder or both?

The tract holder is the best choice if you mainly hand out tracts or preach in the street or informally: the new one for the new tracts, the classic one if you also carry cards or want something that fits in a pocket.

The magazine folder is the best choice if you carry magazines, larger brochures and sheets, or if you want a rigid document folder that protects your papers.

The matching set is the best choice if you carry a bit of everything: each item travels in its own format and both pieces share the same paper. Every model and design is in magazine and tract folders. They take about three weeks and ship anywhere in Europe from €5.