Manticocerasman Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Earlier this week we got the opportunity to buy a few old chests of drawers from a printing company that is ending its business. It is the kind of cabinet they used to store all the little lead letters they used in the past for printing, usually they tend to ask quite a lot of money for this kind of furniture, but we got 2 of them for very decent price. I even found a few stray lead printing letters left in one of the drawers. It took me a few trips from there to my home to get everything here, and we still have a lot of drawers to clean, but they are extremely convenient for the storage of smaller pieces of the collection. Every drawer is already divided in little cases that are perfect to sort everything out, but I am cutting pieces of paper to put in every case to have a cleaner look since we can't get the drawers completely clean. It will take awhile to get al the drawers tidy, but we are really pleased with the first results. growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilsAnonymous Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Wow, If only I could get drawers like that. Nice bit o' organization there On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Excellent aquisition! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Fantastic find. You can get a lot in there and they look lovely indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Awesome buy! Those are super hard to get at a decent price. “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echinoid Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Wow! Great purchase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 *smelling salt,please* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Great bargain! Love these types of drawers- would never be able to afford some of my own. Congratulations on this purchase. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM - APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilselachian Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 These old printer's cabinets make excellent fossil storage/display cabinets. Many of them were made from ash. Here are two of the ones I use for fossil shark teeth. Both had been painted and required stripping and refinishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted July 11, 2018 Author Share Posted July 11, 2018 1 hour ago, fossilselachian said: These old printer's cabinets make excellent fossil storage/display cabinets. Many of them were made from ash. Here are two of the ones I use for fossil shark teeth. Both had been painted and required stripping and refinishing. They realy look nice, I love the little numbers on the drawers Any chanse we get to see a glimpse on what is inside the drawers? growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 1 hour ago, fossilselachian said: These old printer's cabinets make excellent fossil storage/display cabinets. Many of them were made from ash. Here are two of the ones I use for fossil shark teeth. Both had been painted and required stripping and refinishing. Awesome work restoring those cabinets, Fossilselachian! Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM - APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 X 10! Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeMoji Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Those are beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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