I try to display as much of my collection as I can. My wife gave me the basement and a wall in our office. She got the rest of the house. I still need more room, but I am extremely happy with what I have.
And my office. These are my jerseys from when I played in college and in the minors.
I would post a pic of my collection, but it'd be nothing but binders laying flat on shelves. Unless of course, I label each binder in the pic and perhaps show highlights?
With the baby on the way, I was allowed to spend the money to finish our basement because my office is about to be a nursery. (God forbid we use up the guest room. Imagine, a room that you can't use just in case someone stops by once every 6 months.) Anyways, I got myself a new office downstairs and decided that an entire wall of built in shelving would be perfect for the signed bat and ball I have.
I guess now I've got to get some more stuff to display. I'd hate for those shelves to look too empty.
In 2002 I put three of these frames together. Each one featuring all of Cal Ripken Jr.'s Topps basic cards. I made each one the same, and numbered them at the bottom. For Christmas that year I gave #1 of 3 to my Father, #2 of 3 went to my Brother, and I kept #3 of 3. It's nothing much to most people, but I grew up not being able to see my Father much (divorce when I was very young), and my Brother and I traveling to Baltimore to see my Father once a year always involved going to Orioles games. That's why I love the Orioles, because they represent my childhood memories of time with my Father. I'm pretty sure that's why I have a ridiculous Ripken collection.
So yes, I do still enjoy looking at what I collect.
HockeyAutoCollector that is some awesome stuff you have displayed!
jeffcbay those frames are sweet!
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Thank you . After the cost of the frame, the snap card holders, the custom engraved plates, the custom cut matte, and the custom cut UV Protected glass, it cost about $120 per frame, and that was me putting it together myself. I shutter at the thought of a professional framer doing that. All of the cards came from my personal collection. It was hard to part with two of my Ripken Topps rookies, but they're safe with them.
cool Ripkins! I started framing Newspaper of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, after awhile I just took them down because they covered the whole wall and the Newspaper started to turn yellow. I wished I took photos of that before I sold them on ebay.
roastedcat OMG! Is that displayed in your home? If so your wife is very cool about it! That is one of the nicest private collections that I have ever seen. WTG!
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Wife keep pestering me to sell them on ebay, But I won't make my money back selling them since everyone is off loading their collections. For now I just like looking at it until my kids get old enough and want to start opening packages. My wife is cool about it as long as I don't buy anymore. I now have an allowance
Roastedcat--really cool display and collection. I do not collect Star Wars, but recently my 11 and 13 year olds and my wife have been watching the episodes from the beginning--we are on movie 4...can't wait to show them your pics later. Would love to see it in person. Not near New England are ya?
ttt for roastedcat awesome display! I hope others get a chance to view this.
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<< <i>I think I see a '55 Thorpe Stown and I would love to have!! >>
So basically my kid won't be able to go to college, but at least I'll have a set where the three most expensive cards are of a player I despise ~ CDsNuts
<< <i>That is absolutely fantastic looking Bigdaddy.
I think I see a '55 Thorpe Stown and I would love to have!!
Top notch stuff, you should be proud.
shawn >>
Thanks for the kind words guys....stown LOL! I wonder what my wife would think if she knew you were looking at a pic of our family room...and writing on it...LOL
<< <i>That's an impressive looking display, jeffcbay, but shouldn't you have made 8 of 'em? >>
LOL, I couldn't imagine how much would that would be, three was enough!
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<< <i>...and the custom cut UV Protected glass... >>
I'd be *very* careful when relying on UV protective glass. Check out this link for a sobering analysis. >>
That was a very interesting read, thanks for the link! I put them in UV protected glass simply to give them a little added protection. Mine and my Brother's are mounted on the wall next to the window, so it gets no ditect sunlight. My Father's frame is mounted on the overhanging wall at the bottom if his stairwell, which also has no direct sunlight. So I'm not too worried about them fading, but thank you for the info though.
That Star Wars collection is AMAZING! Wow! Very cool.
The Ripken frames are neat as well. I grew up during the 1980's and have a collection of Topps base/traded cards produced during my lifetime so it's the 1980=> cards that really stand out in my mind. Really neat seeing them all set up together like that.
I can't really post a picture of it here because it's so damned big, but the collection I'm most proud of is my collection of the elements on the periodic table. I have some slightly outdated photos stored at www.chemicalforums.com, but some of those samples have since been upgraded/replaced.
I collect the elements on the periodic table, and some coins. I have a complete Roosevelt set, and am putting together a set of coins from 1880.
<< <i>Your collection of elements is excellent, Jdurg! I really like that idea.
How do you store them? The reactive ones are trouble, but there are so many radioactive ones too...
Where do you find them?
Doug >>
Thanks! I really enjoyed putting it together and it's kind of neat having a sample of the basic building blocks of EVERYTHING in existance. The samples are all relatively small in size so as not to create too many issues. I try to have somewhat substantial sample sizes so that the bulk qualities of each element and its allotropes can be seen, but I don't go around having 3 pound bricks of sodium metal lying around.
The samples are typically stored in 20mL glass vials, or plastic vials if the element isn't too reactive. The larger samples are in larger jars with snap-top lids while the more dangerous samples are stored under a protective layer of mineral oil inside a tightly fitting glass vial with a Teflon seal to keep air and moisture out.
The noble gases are stored in sealed glass discharge tubes bent into the shape of the Element's symbol, and hydrogen, deuterium, nitrogen and oxygen are stored in straight glass discharge tubes. Each of the halogens are sealed within a glass tube which is further sealed within a cast acrylic block. The particularly nasty halogens won't be escaping their resin block.
I don't have a whole lot of radioactive samples, but those which I do are heavily protected with lead shielding. I have everything stored in a cabinet in my bedroom which I have checked on many occasions to ensure that NO radiation is excaping. (There is no detectable gamma radiation on the outside, nor X-Rays or any other type of ionizing rays). There's enough protection around each sample so that if something were to happen and the samples were to get out of their jar/vial, whatever caused them to escape their container would be FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR more of a concern than the escaped element.
I was able to find the elements by searching around on E-Bay and by generating some of them through some chemistry experiments. It's actually quite remarkable just how many uses there are for completely pure elements. I was also fortunate to find quite a few people who, like me, collect the elements as well. I got in touch with them and been able to obtain everything I can legally obtain. It also helps to have a bunch of friends who are chemists and can order things from lab suppliers.
Having the element collection is really no more dangerous than owning guns. As long as you are careful and keep them securly stored and out of the reach of those who shouldn't be handling them, there is no danger.
I collect the elements on the periodic table, and some coins. I have a complete Roosevelt set, and am putting together a set of coins from 1880.
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That reminds of a story.
Back around 1992 my wife's aunt wanted me to look at some 1928 Yuenglings she had - to see if I would want them.
They arrived in a cardboard protected envelope - but to insure they wouldn't bounce around, she GLUED them to a sheet of paper!!!
And my office. These are my jerseys from when I played in college and in the minors.
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There's nothin' like having your own basement! Sweet.
mike
D's: 50P,49S,45D+S,43D,41S,40D,39D+S,38D+S,37D+S,36S,35D+S,all 16-34's
Q's: 52S,47S,46S,40S,39S,38S,37D+S,36D+S,35D,34D,32D+S
74T: 241,435,610,654 97 Finest silver: 115,135,139,145,310
73T:31,55,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,80,152,165,189,213,235,237,257,341,344,377,379,390,422,433,453,480,497,545,554,563,580,606,613,630
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I guess now I've got to get some more stuff to display.
However I do have an outrageous Star Wars collection which I enjoy viewing everyday.
Wife Thinks I'm nuts, I haven't added anything new since last June.
Enjoy
Jery
So yes, I do still enjoy looking at what I collect.
jeffcbay those frames are sweet!
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<< <i>...and the custom cut UV Protected glass... >>
I'd be *very* careful when relying on UV protective glass. Check out this link for a sobering analysis.
<< <i>I think I see a '55 Thorpe Stown and I would love to have!!
D's: 50P,49S,45D+S,43D,41S,40D,39D+S,38D+S,37D+S,36S,35D+S,all 16-34's
Q's: 52S,47S,46S,40S,39S,38S,37D+S,36D+S,35D,34D,32D+S
74T: 241,435,610,654 97 Finest silver: 115,135,139,145,310
73T:31,55,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,80,152,165,189,213,235,237,257,341,344,377,379,390,422,433,453,480,497,545,554,563,580,606,613,630
95 Ultra GM Sets: Golden Prospects,HR Kings,On-Base Leaders,Power Plus,RBI Kings,Rising Stars
<< <i>That is absolutely fantastic looking Bigdaddy.
I think I see a '55 Thorpe Stown and I would love to have!!
Top notch stuff, you should be proud.
shawn >>
Thanks for the kind words guys....stown LOL! I wonder what my wife would think if she knew you were looking at a pic of our family room...and writing on it...LOL
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<< <i>That's an impressive looking display, jeffcbay, but shouldn't you have made 8 of 'em? >>
LOL, I couldn't imagine how much would that would be, three was enough!
<< <i>
<< <i>...and the custom cut UV Protected glass... >>
I'd be *very* careful when relying on UV protective glass. Check out this link for a sobering analysis. >>
That was a very interesting read, thanks for the link! I put them in UV protected glass simply to give them a little added protection. Mine and my Brother's are mounted on the wall next to the window, so it gets no ditect sunlight. My Father's frame is mounted on the overhanging wall at the bottom if his stairwell, which also has no direct sunlight. So I'm not too worried about them fading, but thank you for the info though.
The Ripken frames are neat as well. I grew up during the 1980's and have a collection of Topps base/traded cards produced during my lifetime so it's the 1980=> cards that really stand out in my mind. Really neat seeing them all set up together like that.
I can't really post a picture of it here because it's so damned big, but the collection I'm most proud of is my collection of the elements on the periodic table. I have some slightly outdated photos stored at www.chemicalforums.com, but some of those samples have since been upgraded/replaced.
How do you store them? The reactive ones are trouble, but there are so many radioactive ones too...
Where do you find them?
Doug
<< <i>Your collection of elements is excellent, Jdurg! I really like that idea.
How do you store them? The reactive ones are trouble, but there are so many radioactive ones too...
Where do you find them?
Doug >>
Thanks! I really enjoyed putting it together and it's kind of neat having a sample of the basic building blocks of EVERYTHING in existance. The samples are all relatively small in size so as not to create too many issues. I try to have somewhat substantial sample sizes so that the bulk qualities of each element and its allotropes can be seen, but I don't go around having 3 pound bricks of sodium metal lying around.
The samples are typically stored in 20mL glass vials, or plastic vials if the element isn't too reactive. The larger samples are in larger jars with snap-top lids while the more dangerous samples are stored under a protective layer of mineral oil inside a tightly fitting glass vial with a Teflon seal to keep air and moisture out.
The noble gases are stored in sealed glass discharge tubes bent into the shape of the Element's symbol, and hydrogen, deuterium, nitrogen and oxygen are stored in straight glass discharge tubes. Each of the halogens are sealed within a glass tube which is further sealed within a cast acrylic block. The particularly nasty halogens won't be escaping their resin block.
I don't have a whole lot of radioactive samples, but those which I do are heavily protected with lead shielding. I have everything stored in a cabinet in my bedroom which I have checked on many occasions to ensure that NO radiation is excaping. (There is no detectable gamma radiation on the outside, nor X-Rays or any other type of ionizing rays). There's enough protection around each sample so that if something were to happen and the samples were to get out of their jar/vial, whatever caused them to escape their container would be FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR more of a concern than the escaped element.
I was able to find the elements by searching around on E-Bay and by generating some of them through some chemistry experiments. It's actually quite remarkable just how many uses there are for completely pure elements. I was also fortunate to find quite a few people who, like me, collect the elements as well. I got in touch with them and been able to obtain everything I can legally obtain. It also helps to have a bunch of friends who are chemists and can order things from lab suppliers.
Having the element collection is really no more dangerous than owning guns. As long as you are careful and keep them securly stored and out of the reach of those who shouldn't be handling them, there is no danger.
in fact, not much is really displayed at all except the stuff thats laying around unorganized..
but im always looking at something, whether im buying it, selling it, sorting it, submitting it, getting it back from psa, etc..
<< <i>Most of my collection is in a safety deposit box, which I don't want to disturb until I'm really old and have forgotten about them.
However I do have an outrageous Star Wars collection which I enjoy viewing everyday.
Enjoy
Jery >>
There photos are of Steve Sansweet's collection.
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<< <i>Most of my collection is in a safety deposit box, which I don't want to disturb until I'm really old and have forgotten about them.
However I do have an outrageous Star Wars collection which I enjoy viewing everyday.
Enjoy
Jery >>
There photos are of Steve Sansweet's collection. >>
Brian
Isn't it possible that Jery purchased it from him? Or could it be a similar collection. Roastedcat from my experience is a pretty solid guy/collector.
mike