Comments on: Displaying Your Collections: Thinking Beyond the Shelf http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/displaying-collections-thinking-beyond-shelf Get the Most from Your Antiques & Collectibles Thu, 23 May 2013 13:04:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: ChetnaL http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/displaying-collections-thinking-beyond-shelf/comment-page-1#comment-125230 ChetnaL Sun, 16 Sep 2012 13:37:07 +0000 http://www.worthpoint.com/?p=2488172#comment-125230 i agree with you that display cases are enclosed with glass but the display above is shadow box. i agree with you that display cases are enclosed with glass but the display above is shadow box.

]]> By: Douglass Moody http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/displaying-collections-thinking-beyond-shelf/comment-page-1#comment-6155 Douglass Moody Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:34:23 +0000 http://www.worthpoint.com/?p=2488172#comment-6155 Traditionally, scrimshaw matrices are ivory whale teeth and whale jawbone. Both are susceptible to dry-out shrinking, resulting in surface cracks, or worse. Storing & displaying scrimshaw in a humid environment is advisable. Gasket-sealed, commercial glass display cases are perfect for this purpose. I have purchased three 72-inch tall, hexagonal glass cases from different boutiques, which used to display high-end porcelain & glass figurines for sale. You can still see such cases in Hallmark Card and other similar retail stores. On the bottom shelf of each case, I place a few shot glasses of water, which keeps the interior humidity higher than my living room. http://s226.photobucket.com/albums/dd202/scrimcollector/?action=view&current=01Displaycase.jpg Douglass Moody Long Beach CA Traditionally, scrimshaw matrices are ivory whale teeth and whale jawbone. Both are susceptible to dry-out shrinking, resulting in surface cracks, or worse. Storing & displaying scrimshaw in a humid environment is advisable. Gasket-sealed, commercial glass display cases are perfect for this purpose. I have purchased three 72-inch tall, hexagonal glass cases from different boutiques, which used to display high-end porcelain & glass figurines for sale. You can still see such cases in Hallmark Card and other similar retail stores. On the bottom shelf of each case, I place a few shot glasses of water, which keeps the interior humidity higher than my living room.

http://s226.photobucket.com/albums/dd202/scrimcollector/?action=view&current=01Displaycase.jpg

Douglass Moody
Long Beach CA

]]> By: Timothy Chapman http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/displaying-collections-thinking-beyond-shelf/comment-page-1#comment-6153 Timothy Chapman Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:27:55 +0000 http://www.worthpoint.com/?p=2488172#comment-6153 Take a look at the movie on the front page of my small tin collection site... the little shelves on the wall were made out of scrap wood and cardboard but the neat thing is I put pieces of adhesive magnetic sheeting to hold the tins in. You can get the stuff at hobby stores. www.timstins.com Happy collecting!!! Tim Chapman Take a look at the movie on the front page of my small tin collection site… the little shelves on the wall were made out of scrap wood and cardboard but the neat thing is I put pieces of adhesive magnetic sheeting to hold the tins in. You can get the stuff at hobby stores.
http://www.timstins.com
Happy collecting!!!
Tim Chapman

]]> By: Lynn Rosack http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/displaying-collections-thinking-beyond-shelf/comment-page-1#comment-6150 Lynn Rosack Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:48:20 +0000 http://www.worthpoint.com/?p=2488172#comment-6150 Sorry, that image link didn't connect. Let's try this one: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v632/tornado-lynn/TS/aDSCN0890.jpg Sorry, that image link didn’t connect. Let’s try this one:

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]]> By: Lynn Rosack http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/displaying-collections-thinking-beyond-shelf/comment-page-1#comment-6149 Lynn Rosack Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:45:46 +0000 http://www.worthpoint.com/?p=2488172#comment-6149 Being a trivet and iron collector, I utilize wall space to display full-sized trivets, organized by metal and function. For the smallest of trivets, I like to find small shelved display cases. From time to time <a href="http://www.tuesdaymorning.com" rel="nofollow">Tuesday Morning</a> stores nationwide carry display curios and/or display coffee tables ... check your local store! Here's a photo of my smallest swan irons and trivets in a curio I purchased recently at Tuesday Morning! Lynn Rosack Trivet Worthologist <a href="http://photobucket.com" rel="nofollow"></a> Being a trivet and iron collector, I utilize wall space to display full-sized trivets, organized by metal and function. For the smallest of trivets, I like to find small shelved display cases. From time to time Tuesday Morning stores nationwide carry display curios and/or display coffee tables … check your local store! Here’s a photo of my smallest swan irons and trivets in a curio I purchased recently at Tuesday Morning!

Lynn Rosack
Trivet Worthologist

]]> By: Antique Collection http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/displaying-collections-thinking-beyond-shelf/comment-page-1#comment-6036 Antique Collection Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:49:08 +0000 http://www.worthpoint.com/?p=2488172#comment-6036 Display cases are usually closed shelves type units with glass doors, and perhaps glass sides. <a href="http://antiquecollection.info/" rel="nofollow">Antique Collection</a> Display cases are usually closed shelves type units with glass doors, and perhaps glass sides. Antique Collection

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