Displaying our collections (Revisited)

[Vintagecatcher]

We all have our own unique style when it comes to displaying our collections.

With regards to displaying my catcher card collection, I enjoy viewing them daily displayed in period display cases, bookcases, cabinets, and showcases.

Finally took a few photos with my digital camera of how I like to display my collection. Of course when I add a new piece to the collection it sometimes forces me to redesign the layout of the display which is part of the fun.

I sometimes feel that I'm a showcase collector as well.

One of my favorite display cabinets is a circa 1910 two door oak bookcase. It holds my 1911 Zeenuts, 1912 Zeenuts, 1912 Home Run Kisses, C46s, T207s, T210s, Old Mill Cabinet, and 1915 Cracker Jacks currently.

Another square mahagony display holds my Obaks, T4s, Catcher Trophy, favorite catcher masks and mitts.

A third Teak Cabinet holds my Ira Thomas and George Gibson type collections together with some T3 Turkey Reds and other favorite T, E and D cards.

Furthermore, a tall Howard Miller mahagony display is home to my Chief Meyers type collection which is highlighted by my run of his colored S74 silks.

Another cabinet holds a wide range of cards including: T206s, T205s, M116s, D310s, and postcards.

And lastly a mahagony medical cabinet holds some of my Roger Bresnahan and Gabby Street types as well as some amateur real picture postcards of catchers.

Let's see some more displays!

Patrick

[Vintagecatcher]

Here are my last three displays.

Let's see your displays!

Patrick

[fkm_bky]

Those are fantastic Patrick. Very well done! Timely post too as I am looking at ways at better presenting my collection.

Bill

[freakhappy]

Awesome displays! Thanks for sharing....

Mike

[Cardboard Junkie]

Very beautiful displays. This thread makes me wonder if others are private/secretive and just stash them away......taking them out of the vaults for my own personal enjoyment. Most friends don't even know I collect. I guess I'm just a "closet collector". Dave.

[ullmandds]

beautiful Patrick...your collection is one of a bunch I envy the most due to your unique focus...rock on!!!!

[Hot Springs Bathers]

Patrick that is beautiful, my collection is in such a mess these days, I may spend the weekend cleaning up. Well, maybe next weekend too pretty this weekend it is golf time!

[Vintagecatcher]

Thanks gentleman,

Glad you like my displays.


Patrick

[t206blogcom]

Very, very nice! Thanks for sharing.

[Bosox Blair]

Lovely, Patrick!

My items are organized (in my own fashion), but not displayed. My own budget version of the old library card catalog. Does make them easy to find, pull, and enjoy that way!

Cheers,
Blair

[lharri3600]

Just awesome!!

[Jason]

Very nice displays.I would like to find a way to display mine one day.For now cardboard boxes will have to do.

[conor912]

Very nice. I'm married, though, so making my house a baseball museum would never be an option.

[wonkaticket]

Boy that sure looks nice! Great stuff Patrick.

[deadballfreaK]

99% of my cards are raw and I keep them in albums. T cards, E cards, postcards, Bowman, Topps, football, hockey...maybe 50 albums in bookcases. My T206s are arranged by teams with a few scarce backs filling leftover spaces.

[ullmandds]

ken...that's the coolest thing I've seen in a long long time!!!!!

[Tyler]

Patrick and Ken...killer, both of ya.

Sorry for the poor photo, but
Here is a wall hanging display I use for my small collection. I'd like to alter the shelves a bit to hold my N173 and T3.

[cdn_collector]

Patrick, those displays are absolutely phenomenal!

Thanks for sharing.

Regards,

Richard.

[oldcardboard]

WOW, very, very cool!!!

[DanP]

It's been a long time since I've taken pictures of my family room.

[rainier2004]

Dan - Ive seen your pics before and desciped them to my wife a half dozen times or so by now, the shelving is awesome, not to mention whats on it.

Great thread, always love looking at displays and another excuse to post this. I bet Ive taken the cards out 12-15 times in the 2+ months Ive had it.

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Wow - hats off to you guys.

[jimhopkins82]

ImageUploadedByTapatalk1362714933.603950.jpg. Figured it was time to post a picture of the winner.

[z28jd]

I've shown this before so I'll keep the description brief. I'm from Kearny, NJ, just like Dots Miller. We have relatives in common. I had a lot of his cards so I wanted to have a display with the town/Dots theme. My dad made this entire display, based off a picture we took of the "welcome to" sign for the town. which is painted the town color. So here is the welcome sign, the front of the display and the inside. I need to add my 1923 Zeenut Miller I've picked up recently, so at some point soon it will look different. Card holders have velcro on them, so they can be moved around.

[Blitzu]

Another board member asked me to include my cabinet to this thread.

Here it is...

[Blitzu]

One more

[atx840]

I really like that Lorillards cabinet and the Drummond pieces. Seeing these great displays really makes me want to start to put something together.

Thanks for sharing everyone.

[dzolot]

I know I've posted this pic before, but this I'd finally the right discussion topic for it!! : )

[dzolot]

Here's my sealed boxes display! : )

[rainier2004]

Just got permission to move this into the cave a couple weeks ago...its like it was built to house vintage.

[dzolot]

Originally Posted by rainier2004

Just got permission to move this into the cave a couple weeks ago...its like it was built to house vintage.

Beautiful! How did you get that Cracker Jack frame? Did you make it custom? Would love to have something like that for my 51 Bowmans.

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by z28jd

I've shown this before so I'll keep the description brief. I'm from Kearny, NJ, just like Dots Miller. We have relatives in common. I had a lot of his cards so I wanted to have a display with the town/Dots theme. My dad made this entire display, based off a picture we took of the "welcome to" sign for the town. which is painted the town color. So here is the welcome sign, the front of the display and the inside. I need to add my 1923 Zeenut Miller I've picked up recently, so at some point soon it will look different. Card holders have velcro on them, so they can be moved around.

I love this display. Really cool idea.

[cdn_collector]

Originally Posted by rainier2004

Just got permission to move this into the cave a couple weeks ago...its like it was built to house vintage.

Have been trying to figure out the best way to display a few things for months. That corner cabinet would work perfectly in my office. Thanks for the idea!

Regards,

Richard.

[HRBAKER]

I don't keep many cards at home but do have several of my autos displayed in the basement.

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Can you post some photos of some of the autos?

[DanP]

Originally Posted by dzolot

I know I've posted this pic before, but this I'd finally the right discussion topic for it!! : )

Nice display. I rotated it so its easier for everyone to view.

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Originally Posted by DanP

Nice display. I rotated it so its easier for everyone to view.

Very nice. What is the blue card on the top shelf all the way on the right?

[Jlighter]

Originally Posted by I Only Smoke 4 the Cards

Very nice. What is the blue card on the top shelf all the way on the right?

If I had to guess, it's a E90-2 Honus Wagner.

Very cool displays.

[rainier2004]

Originally Posted by dzolot

Beautiful! How did you get that Cracker Jack frame? Did you make it custom? Would love to have something like that for my 51 Bowmans.

First off Ive always liked you glass display, you got a cool lighting system to go with that?

The CJ piece is custom and thought about/designed for nearly 3 years...I take my time. Its freakin huge and heavy though and should have not opted for glass. The back is also glass and window cut showing the backs of all the cards which has been broke and replaced already. It was my B-day/xmas gift from the wife.

[Cerberus]

......there's a light inside the cabinet that looks great at night:

[conor912]

Originally Posted by rainier2004

The CJ piece is custom and thought about/designed for nearly 3 years...I take my time. Its freakin huge and heavy though and should have not opted for glass. The back is also glass and window cut showing the backs of all the cards which has been broke and replaced already. It was my B-day/xmas gift from the wife.

that mat alone must have cost $300+. all that precise measuring and cutting is my worst nightmare

[rainier2004]

Originally Posted by conor912

that mat alone must have cost $300+. all that precise measuring and cutting is my worst nightmare

I kinda knew the manager, maxed out the coupons and he happens to bb a vintage bb card collector. I paid 25% for the piece but did all the measurements myself and converted them to their format. I eventuallu made a "rough draft" from newspaper and then overlaid constrauction paper of different colors and decided on this cream. It took me some time.

[dzolot]

Originally Posted by I Only Smoke 4 the Cards

Very nice. What is the blue card on the top shelf all the way on the right?

E90 Wagner, sgc 40

[dzolot]

Originally Posted by rainier2004

First off Ive always liked you glass display, you got a cool lighting system to go with that?

The CJ piece is custom and thought about/designed for nearly 3 years...I take my time. Its freakin huge and heavy though and should have not opted for glass. The back is also glass and window cut showing the backs of all the cards which has been broke and replaced already. It was my B-day/xmas gift from the wife.

Thanks rainier! No lighting system - didnt think of it until you mentioned, but its not a bad idea.

How would I go about making a display like yours for myself? Would want to use it for 8 or so 51 bowmans...

[rainier2004]

Originally Posted by dzolot

How would I go about making a display like yours for myself? Would want to use it for 8 or so 51 bowmans...

I made it a long process, type A detail oriented anal-retentive perfectionist that needs everything symmetrical.

1. Basic lay-out: I love to spread my cards all over the floor until they meet my mood of the day...just arrange them on the floor until you like them worrying more about the total # and where you want the windows.
2. Decide the basic mount: I decided to place all cards within SGC slabs to utilize their custom black around the card for contrast. This also gives uniformity to that layer within the piece which is necessary. At this point only 15 of the 27 cards are actually graded by SGC and the other 12 have been placed in carefully busted slabs that I pulled CJs out of.
3. The layers on mine, front to back, go frame - glass - matte - cards - matte - glass - framing matte - turnable clips for easy removal (at least in theory). I should have substituted the glass for acrylic (I believe thats the other option) simply for weight purpose, but it doesn't shatter either.
4. Color scheme
5. I made a rough draft of mine with newspaper. The cost of the matte is much more affected by size and not the number of windows cut so I went crazy w/ 27 - almost did 35 but was too big.
6. Become buddies with a manager of a custom framing shop and show him your cards.
*. A lightweight piece of material is used to keep the cards in place and is glued to the back of the matte. I can interchange my cards any way I want as long as they are in a SGC case and I have found psa slabs fit, they just arent centered nor consistent with the piece obviously (and my lazy ass hasnt busted my Pickey out of his psa tomb). This goes against my nature as I like cracking slabs, but its very easy to exchange cards in the SGC cases. I still need 2!

[theoverreactor]

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I saw this at an antique store, thought it would be perfect for raw t206, at 175 i had to pass, but still interesting

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[oldcardboard]

My Walter Payton display. 90% done. I have a pre-war baseball display thats not worthy of pics yet,sorry.

[esquiresports]

Originally Posted by conor912

that mat alone must have cost $300+. all that precise measuring and cutting is my worst nightmare

Wow. The Cracker Jack display is is a really nice piece. I'm actively looking for new framing ideas. I have a lot of items to frame up. Being Type-A as well and wanting everything perfect but not really wanting to pay for perfection (hah), I just bought an aluminum-based professional mat cutter made for framing shops. Mat board comes in 32x40 inch size, and I had to buy more than a dozen mats, so I have a lot of mat material. Now I just need more cards! Cutting that many windows without using a computerized mat cutter would take some patience, but I'm planning on trying something similar.

[vintagerookies51]

Originally Posted by dzolot

I know I've posted this pic before, but this I'd finally the right discussion topic for it!! : )

I remember your collection from youtube haha when did you get that E90-2 Wagner?!

[dzolot]

Originally Posted by vintagerookies51

I remember your collection from youtube haha when did you get that E90-2 Wagner?!

Hi there! Picked up the Wagner in the last year. It is not (yet) in any video of mine. I want to make a new video of my new "man cave" just havent built up the burn to do it yet. Not sure what I'm waiting for. Might just be that I need encouragement from the viewers ; )