niimmm Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Hi Guys, I would like to put my medal collection in storage for a while. That's not a problem for most of the medals because I just put them into individual plastic medal wallets. But I've got this group that is mounted on a pin. Obviously I don't want to take the pin off but I need to secure these so that they don't damage each other. Do you have any ideas how I can pack these safely so that they don't get damaged. Thank you Simon
QSAMIKE Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Simon....... Take some older of the plastic medal sleeves and cut the tops off and slide over each of the medals....... Mike
Tony Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 I've seen padded envelopes used, the corner being cut out and slid over each medal. Mike's suggestion is a better one though. Tony
Brian Wolfe Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 I'm with Mike on this one. I've purchased groups from dealers and they often do this when sending the medals in the post. It's simple, quick and works really well. Regards Brian
niimmm Posted January 23, 2015 Author Posted January 23, 2015 Thanks for that idea guys. I'm going to try the bubble wrap idea first and then for for the plastic wallets as plan B. Simon
Great Dane Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 When I had to put my entire collection in container storage for 8 months, I wrapped each item (singles, groups, stars etc) in that thin acid-free paper that stores use to wrap, say, china in when you buy it. It's easy to do - just cut or tear off a piece big enough to wrap the item. For groups I wrapped each one individually and then the entire group. I don't trust plastic sleeves or bubble-wrap for long-time storage... /Michael
Mervyn Mitton Posted January 24, 2015 Posted January 24, 2015 Simon - I see you joined last August , however, as these seem to be your first posts - welcome to GMIC. The group is a fine one - Sudan Campaign + Khedives Medal with Khartoum Bar. The Queen's and King's Medals for the Boer War are also good - excellent bars and a total of 7. Please give us some details on the recipient when you have time. Meanwhile , you are wise to take all precautions on their safety. Mertvyn
niimmm Posted January 24, 2015 Author Posted January 24, 2015 Hi Mertvyn. Thank you for the welcome. This forum appears to be very friendly and I hope to keep returning here. This is a Seaforth Highlanders group that I think is unique to the regiment. What makes it unusual is the single Khartoum bar. But I'm very happy to be proven wrong. Simon
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