[meteorite-list] Display idea for Riker boxes

From: Gary Fujihara <fujmon_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:14:37 -1000
Message-ID: <446A7567-4BB4-49F1-821D-409F3FA4CEF4_at_mac.com>

Great idea for a thread topic Dan, and nice display Mike.

For the humid, salt spray laden air here in Hawaii, I resist leaving
my meteorites on display for the reason of oxidation. I have LL
chondrites and some diogenites that are weeping ferrous oxide, and a
Tsarev that is literally self destructing from pristine slab to rusted
shards in two months. I don't even need to start telling you about
irons - thank goodness for Rusty Mason, who restore some of them for
me (Thanks Rusty!).

So most all of my collection are stored in various sized membraneboxes
(some of which have desiccant and VCI foam), stored within Pelican
cases (with padded dividers meant for cameras and lenses), which are
kept in my constantly air-conditioned office at work. I have a
pedestal display cabinet in the lobby, where I display meteorite
samples for the public who come through our institute's base
facility. For my collection of individual stones, I have a nice
wooden box given to me by Nakhladog Rob Wesel. Of course, my
collection is outgrowing that storage solution, so I am looking at a
wooden chest with padded, subdivided drawers.

gary

On Jul 29, 2009, at 5:53 PM, Dan Wray wrote:

> Hi Mike,
>
> I like your display and think you have utilized your space well. The
> problem you, I and all of us have is what do we do as our collection
> increases. The other problem is I display parts of my collection for
> astronomy events and once a display case is set up I resist breaking
> it
> down. I now have six cases that mostly occupy space under beds in
> my home
> because there are not that many large flat places to display them.
> They are
> fairly easy to bring out and show to people but are not on display
> normally.
> There are some collectors that put every thing in Riker mounts. For
> me this
> takes up too much space but is does keep the label and specimen
> together. I
> think this might be a good topic for the list. Tell us how you
> store and or
> display your collection. In the past we have seen some collection
> displays,
> let's see some more.
>
> Dan Wray
> COMETS
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Galactic Stone & Ironworks" <meteoritemike at gmail.com
> >
> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 7:17 PM
> 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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Gary Fujihara
AstroDay Institute
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Received on Thu 30 Jul 2009 11:14:37 AM PDT