[meteorite-list] Display idea for Riker boxes

From: countdeiro at earthlink.net <countdeiro_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:52:56 -0400 (EDT)
Message-ID: <15195092.1248936776741.JavaMail.root_at_elwamui-chisos.atl.sa.earthlink.net>

MikeG and List,

Doesn't Mike's displayed collection and furnishings (especially the cabinet and the apothecary jars) just strike you as so late 1800's? It's like looking into the past ...the age of discovery..while of course knowing the present and all that those specimens have told us.

I love it,

Count Deiro

-----Original Message-----
>From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
>Sent: Jul 29, 2009 9:17 PM
>To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>Subject: [meteorite-list] Display idea for Riker boxes
>
>Hi List,
>
>After moving, much of my meteorite collection is still packed away.
>But I have managed to get about half of it unpacked and on display.
>In the photo linked below is the beginning of my meteorite display.
>It occupies a corner space in the room. Under the desk is assorted
>shipping supplies like boxes, tape, labels, etc. The big wooden
>cabinet on the desk is my specimen cabinet - it contains my smallest
>micromounts, some minerals, some oddball specimens, and many of my
>"props" like my scales, magnets, loupe, and other misc stuff. (a lot
>of junk is hiding in that cabinet)
>
>While trying to maximize my limited wall space, I came up with a
>method to display small Riker boxes. Notice the large 12x16-inch
>Rikers on the shelves - that large size Riker comes in two varieties,
>one is 1-inch deep and another is 2-inches deep. Either one is
>perfect for holding smaller Rikers. The 12x16 case will hold 9 of the
>3x4-inch cases if the large case is oriented vertically (3 rows of 3)
>or it will hold 8 if the case is oriented horizontally (2 rows of 4).
>
>The glass apothecary jars on top of the cabinet hold some of my bulk
>materials - like UNWA, tektites, mineral specimens, crystals,
>trinitite, etc. I have a few dozen smaller glass bottles and vials
>filled with assorted micromount materials (bulk lots of crumbs), but I
>don't have a proper display for these yet. To the right in the photo
>(out of frame) there is another blank wall that runs above a bookcase
>- the bookcase holds my meteorite books and the blank wall is going to
>be filled up in a fashion similar to what is seen in the photo.
>
>Meteorite Display under construction -
>http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj24/Meteoritethrower/Meteorites/The%20Collection/met-wall-1.jpg
>
>Opinions or suggestions are welcome. :)
>
>Best regards,
>
>MikeG
>
>
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