jshorter Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 Here is my entire collection of Imperial medal bars. I have a Badenese War Merit Cross that I didn't have room for. I guess it will have to go in the next case!! Jason
Tom Y Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 You're off to a good start I especially like the top right and bottom left and, of course, the one we "share" :rolleyes:
Ulsterman Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 Really nice! I LIKE the enlisted mans' stuff. The Hanovarian Laganzala duo makes you think. Who was the awardee?
jshorter Posted June 19, 2009 Author Posted June 19, 2009 The Hanovarian Laganzala duo makes you think. Who was the awardee?Well, I can tell you the rim is inscribed "J. SCHRODER I."Jason
Brian Wolfe Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 Nice collection, thanks for posting it.RegardsBrian
jshorter Posted June 19, 2009 Author Posted June 19, 2009 This is the only medal of mine that I don't have displayed.Jason
jshorter Posted February 21, 2010 Author Posted February 21, 2010 (edited) And, I finally finished mounting the medals for my second case.... Edited February 21, 2010 by jshorter
IrishGunner Posted February 21, 2010 Posted February 21, 2010 Nice collection. Can I ask how you mount the bars to the black backing of the case?
jshorter Posted February 21, 2010 Author Posted February 21, 2010 Can I ask how you mount the bars to the black backing of the case? Thank you! I found these great cases at Michael's hobby stores (for those of you who are familiar with them), that are actually deep shadow boxes (that way the medals can swing freely when hung on the wall, and don't get smashed by the glass). I remove the backs (which are a thin but sturdy Styrofoam under a wooden backing), wrap the Styrofoam in faux black velvet I find out local fabric shops, and then pin the bars through the Styrofoam. The pins can't be clasped back together to the clasp, so to keep them from flopping around; I sew the clasp down to the Styrofoam mount by running a few strands of thread behind the medals and tie down the loose clasp end. The back doesn't look too pretty, but when you put everything back together in the case, and place the wood backing on it, you can't see a thing. It takes a few hours to do up a case, and since it takes some time and I don’t like removing the back once everything is in place, I only put together one when I have enough medals to fully complete the case. Jason
VtwinVince Posted February 22, 2010 Posted February 22, 2010 You have some great stuff there. I particularly like the early Alsen\Dueppel bar, very nice.
Claudius Posted February 22, 2010 Posted February 22, 2010 Great bars. Just great to look at. Thank you for posting!
jshorter Posted February 22, 2010 Author Posted February 22, 2010 Thanks everyone! Not as fancy as some groups that others of you have, but I enjoy them! I myself am especially fond of the older (pre-WWI) groups. One thing I had decided to do, when I focused my interest on the German part of my Imperial medals collecting, was only deal with those items that were parade/court mounted. It makes things a little more difficult when trying to add to my collection, but to me they feel more "historic" then non-mounted medals, or just medals with a ribbon stuck on a ring. Jason
Tom Y Posted February 22, 2010 Posted February 22, 2010 Congratulations, you've definitely got the bug A suggestion: on my hanging cases I make little hooks out of stainless steel wire and push them through a fabric covered foam core backing, then hang the pins over them. with little toggle thingies holding the backing they can be easily removed for photographing/scanning/inspecting, or just fondling and easily replaced.
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