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I'm running out of room on my little shelf, so I was curious how you guys display YOUR fossils! I could use some ideas, as well as an excuse to see your guys's awesome collections!

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Here is an old post series that you may enjoy. It provides a glimpse at some innovative display concepts.

 

 

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It depends on the types of fossils. 

Shelving, plastic boxes, cabinets, riker mounts, jewelry boxes, tackle boxes. 

All of these plus a few more I've probably forgotten, are all good ways to display fossils, depending on size.

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I got a bunch of plate hangers and used them to hang my larger scallops on the wall. Also good for flatter pieces in shale. 

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Also working on converting a glass-top table from the thrift sore into a display case so I can have my display and functional space, too!

 

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We all feel your pain lol. Much of my collection is displayed in a Ikea Detolf display cabinet like the one shown here. Many collectors in the forum do the same. If you have the room for one, totally worth it. Youtube this so you can get a better idea of how it would look in your home. Hope this helps. 

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I use different things for displaying fossils.

 

My favorite displays by far are Riker boxes which are a safe storage for fossils, easy in use & look very professional. 
I currently am using around 10 rikers in various sizes to display stuff.
Something you can also do when you are short on space is to stack rikers on eachother, I even think I once saw someone here on the forum that made a drawer with them to display his fossils.
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Another thing I use are floating display, which are a nice way to display some thin fossils like amber or ammonites. 
I use it for my cenozoïc amber & copal and for my Cave bear fossils as shown here

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Something I used when I was very short on space and before I had rikers were these kind boxes, which are very cheap to get and easy to store some smaller fossils.
I only use it now for sea urchins but before I used it also for shark teeth, amber, marine invertebrates, etc.

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Another thing I mainly used when I was short on space were these mineral boxes.
I found them a great way to display fossils when I was short on shelf space, but I must say that now I have the fossil room I barely use them anymore for anything other than minerals and very small fossils & microfossils.

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Another thing I use are these folding boxes which I have stored in an IKEA archive cabinet. 
The cabinet is very space effecient and the folding boxes keep everything in place & seperated.

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Next project will be a dedicated prepping space.

 

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As for the cabinets where I display fossils I use 3 things. 
The Archive cabinet I just mentioned.
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These low IKEA bookshelf boxes, which are just my favorite thing to display. They are really everywhere in my house.

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And like @Masp just mentioned the Ikea Detolf display cabinet are great for displaying fossils and other thing. 
I currenly have 5 at home: 2 for fossils, 1 for rocks, meteorites & minerals, 1 for historical artefacts & travel souvenirs and 1 for my movie prop collection.

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For the rest I also like to use lots of stands so I can put fossils in a more erect position to save space.

 

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Interested in all things paleontology, geology, zoology, evolution, natural history and science!
Professional exotic pet keeper, huge fantasy geek, explorer of the microfossil realm, member of the BVP (Belgian Association for Paleontology), Volunteer prepper at Oertijdmuseum Boxtel.  

View my collection topic here:

The Growing Collection of Ziggycardon
My animal collection at the "Members pet" topic

Ziggycardon's exploration of the microfossil realm

Trips to Eben Emael (Maastrichtian of Belgium)

My latest fossil hunt

 

Next project will be a dedicated prepping space.

 

"A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge." - Tyrion Lannister

 

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8 minutes ago, Oxalaia said:

Looking amazing.

 

Thank you

 

Nothing like most the collections on here but I’m happy with it :) 

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1 hour ago, paulyb135 said:

This is my setup of dinosaur teeth. Mostly theropods 

 

 

I really love these display cases. I got one as a gift with a fossildeal. But would love to get some more.

May I ask where I can buy these? Are they form one specific company?

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8 minutes ago, Abstraktum said:

 

I really love these display cases. I got one as a gift with a fossildeal. But would love to get some more.

May I ask where I can buy these? Are they form one specific company?

 

E bay is your best bet. That’s where I got mine from. My ones are 2 inches high so they are perfect for being able to hold thick specimens like a T. rex or iguanodon as two examples. They’re not that expensive and quality is good

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I have a lot of plastic storage bins and drawers to store fossils, but to show off my better specimens, I use a couple of glass retail display cabinets that I got used from a local store that had bought new ones. My display has changed a lot, but here are some older pictures from when I first started setting them up so you know what I’m talking about. Maybe later I can get a few updated photos and share them.IMG_3474.thumb.JPG.b81cf264d10a6079a66ba9b3c66b7409.JPGIMG_3475.thumb.JPG.277f7ddc2d6d4a8c3e4dbe2edb9fa7b0.JPG

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On 8/2/2019 at 11:21 AM, Masp said:

We all feel your pain lol. Much of my collection is displayed in a Ikea Detolf display cabinet like the one shown here. Many collectors in the forum do the same. If you have the room for one, totally worth it. Youtube this so you can get a better idea of how it would look in your home. Hope this helps. 

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Another vote for the IKEA cabinets:

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Man, I completely forgot about this thread but oh what a welcoming party I came back to! You all have some extremely impressive collections, really puts my humble gathering to shame. I just cleared off a shelf from my book shelf and made some wire stands. Many of other finds are definitely holed away till I can stick them into a shadow box

 

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Great collections & displays.

Though I was hoping there would of been more display methods shown that didn't consist of glass shelving, I'm finding a lot of these cabinets with glass shelves are only good for 40 pounds per shelf.

This 40 pound limit I'd have a problem with, it might work or not ? I'd hate to come home one day to see 1 shelf breaks & takes out more shelves & break my specimens. Plus those Ikea cabinets are small, wouldn't hold much per shelf for bigger items.

Everywhere I look display cabinets are not cheap ! I want something that can be dismantled, steel or ? not glass, with glass front doors/ shatter proof, led lighting, shelves can hold 50 lbs + each.

If anyone knows where to find something like this at fare price let me know.

Otherwise I'll have to build it myself, found a bookcase/ workshop shelving unit that should work.

 

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 Those standing glass display cases are really nice!   Here is one of my display cases.   It is all stainless steel and glass.  I glued on the black felt on the back to make my fossils stand out more. 

 

RB

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This is the best way to deal with all those nasty little excess fossils.

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Just be sure to spell my name and address correctly on the label. :heartylaugh:

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49 minutes ago, RJB said:

 Those standing glass display cases are really nice!   Here is one of my display cases.   It is all stainless steel and glass.  I glued on the black felt on the back to make my fossils stand out more. 

 

RB

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16 minutes ago, RJB said:

Sorry man, its just the way I roll. 

 

RB

:heartylaugh:one of those crabs is worth more then my whole collection ( minus skulls of course)

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