Welsh Wizard Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Hi I’ve recently acquired this set of old draughtsman drawers which I intend to use for fossil storage. The drawers were used for storing A0 paper and they originate from an old paper mill and are dated to the early 1900s. Each drawer is about 70 mm deep. Just need to fill them now Nick 10 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB88 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 cool! I have a set of old tool and die drawers that I use for my main collection. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 49 minutes ago, Welsh Wizard said: Each drawer is about 70 mm deep. Just need to fill them now So it's 2-3/4" deep? and about 7" wide? Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 I look forward to seeing your drawers once filled! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Mark Kmiecik said: So it's 2-3/4" deep? and about 7" wide? Me thinks he meant 70cm deep. Otherwise, we're talking about doll furniture and storing one fossil per drawer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Great addition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Nice! 1 Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 2 hours ago, Mark Kmiecik said: So it's 2-3/4" deep? and about 7" wide? 51 minutes ago, caldigger said: Me thinks he meant 70cm deep. Otherwise, we're talking about doll furniture and storing one fossil per drawer. If each drawer is 70mm deep then it looks like the height of the cabinet is around 50cm tall, and a little less than a metre in width. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welsh Wizard Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 Hi guys Reading the replies made me laugh but I think you've got your measurements mixed up. It must be the US - UK translation. It's certainly not dolls furniture unless it's for really big dolls! Just to reiterate, each drawer is about 70 mm deep i.e. each drawer is just shy of 3 inches deep and there are 6 drawers. The whole unit is about 3 foot tall which is just under 1 meter or 1000 mm if you prefer. It's about 4 foot across and 3 foot from the front to the back. Valangian dinosaur bones in the top drawer and rhaetian marine reptiles in the bottom drawer. Hope this helps 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 I believe the "depth" of a drawer is the distance from front to back, top to bottom is height, and side to side is width. At least that's been the impression I got over the last 60 years. Has that changed lately? And if it did why did no one alert me to it? Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welsh Wizard Posted May 28, 2019 Author Share Posted May 28, 2019 First thing out of its box and ready for display above the drawers. An early Jurassic ichthyosaur. Probably Leptonectes tenuirostris, from the Hettangian of Somerset. It must’ve taken a nosedive to the seabed as it’s skull and paddles are a bit mixed together. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welsh Wizard Posted June 2, 2019 Author Share Posted June 2, 2019 I’m going to fill some of the drawers with fossils embedded in foam. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welsh Wizard Posted June 2, 2019 Author Share Posted June 2, 2019 And I may leave some of the bigger fossils out of the foam. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Amateur Paleontologist Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Geez you've got some amazing stuff in your collection!! -Christian 1 Opalised fossils are the best: a wonderful mix between paleontology and mineralogy! Q. Where do dinosaurs study? A. At Khaan Academy!... My ResearchGate profile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welsh Wizard Posted June 8, 2019 Author Share Posted June 8, 2019 On 02/06/2019 at 7:58 PM, The Amateur Paleontologist said: Geez you've got some amazing stuff in your collection!! -Christian Thanks Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welsh Wizard Posted June 8, 2019 Author Share Posted June 8, 2019 A bit more progress. Some iguanodon and other bits. Nick 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Nice cabinet. and some nice fossils too! RB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welsh Wizard Posted June 8, 2019 Author Share Posted June 8, 2019 2 hours ago, RJB said: Nice cabinet. and some nice fossils too! RB Thanks RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welsh Wizard Posted June 8, 2019 Author Share Posted June 8, 2019 Starting laying out Kimmeridge dinosaurs and Lower Lias fish. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Beautiful cabinet . And nice job on the foam inlays. Oh, and I see some really cool fossil there too. Hats off to you all around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welsh Wizard Posted June 9, 2019 Author Share Posted June 9, 2019 23 hours ago, jpc said: Beautiful cabinet . And nice job on the foam inlays. Oh, and I see some really cool fossil there too. Hats off to you all around. Thanks JPC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welsh Wizard Posted June 9, 2019 Author Share Posted June 9, 2019 Been a busy weekend. Finished a couple of the drawers. Now started on the lower Jurassic ichthyosaur bits. N 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welsh Wizard Posted September 2, 2019 Author Share Posted September 2, 2019 Into the UK Triassic (Rhaetic) Some shark spines, ribs and jaw pieces. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welsh Wizard Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share Posted November 1, 2020 I’ve acquired some more drawers for storing my fossils. There are from an old Welsh farmhouse. The dimensions are 85 cm tall by 50 cm wide by 62 cm. Drawers are circa 12 cm deep. Just got to fill them now. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Trilo Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Nice more space for more fossils. Are you sure it’s 12 cm not 12 mm “If fossils are not "boggling" your mind then you are simply not doing it right” -Ken (digit) "No fossil is garbage, it´s just not completely preserved” -Franz (FranzBernhard) "With hammer in hand, the open horizon of time, and dear friends by my side, what can we not accomplish together?" -Kane (Kane) "We are in a way conquering time, reuniting members of a long lost family" -Quincy (Opabinia Blues) "I loved reading the trip reports, I loved the sharing, I loved the educational aspect, I loved the humor. It felt like home. It still does" -Mike (Pagurus) “The best deal I ever got was getting accepted as a member on The Fossil Forum. Not only got an invaluable pool of knowledge, but gained a loving family as well.” -Doren (caldigger) "it really is nice, to visit the oasis that is TFF" -Tim (fossildude19) "Life's Good! -Adam (Tidgy's Dad) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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