How To Store And Display Awards.

[order of glory]

Wow is right! Very "unique". I like it a lot.
How did you mount the upper medals?
I assume that's an all wood display?

I used JB-Weld (metal glue) to fasten a 6-32 x 3/4" flathead bolt to the center of the 5 sided aluminum. Drilled a 1/2" hole by 1/2" deep from the back to hide the 6-32 nut. As of now I only have 4 set to display, Armed Forces, KGB type 1, KGB type 2, and MVD CCCP. I was once nieve enough to think I could get all 35 sets, but I got over it when I saw the cost involved.:yow

Thanks for the kind words. I am putting the final touches on my Soviet Miner's display. I am also finely putting my sports pins and Moscow Olympic pins together.

I was inspired by the great displays posted over the last few weeks. :thumbsup

This is my Miner's Display in draft version. I need to build a frame. I have left some space for 2 miner's badges, which I do not have as of yet.

[Riley1965]

LRE,
I have the three Order of miner's glory on the left. What are the three on the right?

Doc

[order of glory]

LRE,
I have the three Order of miner's glory on the left. What are the three on the right?

Doc

As I understand, they are Ukrainian. Blue and Yellow incline me to believe they are Ukrainian. I do not know the years.

[Riley1965]

LRE,
Thanks!! I haven't seen that variation. Now I know. Great draft for a display!!!:thumbsup :thumbsup I look forward to seeing the finished product.

Best,
Doc

As I understand, they are Ukrainian. Blue and Yellow incline me to believe they are Ukrainian. I do not know the years.

[EricFG]

Well, despite the previous failure's I press onwards and have completed project 3. This one's a framing of a Defense of Leningrad Medal, it's award document, and a Soviet stamp commemorating it's issue.
I got a cheap frame at Michaels, some colored cardboard to serve as matting and some "photo corners" to hold the two paper items in place.

[Riley1965]

Eric,
That's one fine display!!:thumbsup :thumbsup I like the added commemorative stamps. GREAT JOB buddy!!

Best,
Doc

[EricFG]

Thanks Doc.
I been meanin' to do this for a *long* time. Finally had the time and the funds to get it done.
Initially I took the frame and the items to a local frame shop. They wanted $50 to git er done and I just didn't have the funds to do so.
I spent $6 for the frame, $4+ for the matting and mounting corners and just a tad for the cloth backing and the glue for it.
Not exactly archival or professional but it's not bad.
Let's see how long it takes for this one to self-destruct.

[EricFG]

I like the added commemorative stamps.

I like those stamps, too. The Russians, Soviets I should say, issued quite a few stamps with orders and medals as the focus. And they seem to lend themselves to displaying.
This particular one I found by chance and it just begged to be included in the display. I've added two shots to make it more clear.
But what I find most interesting is that this stamp was issued during the hieght of the Great Patriotic War and it's strange that collectable stamps were not only issued but even thought about at that dire time.

[Riley1965]

Eric,
That is most interesting that they were issueing commemorative stamps during the GPW. As for the cost of the display, Getting it framed at say MICHAEL'S is too expensive. The do-it-yourself method is the best. I do all of my own displays. I make good use of Michael's. Once again a GREAT display!!

Best,
Doc

[Dave]

Quite a project! :thumbsup

For future reference though I'd suggest looking at the frames that I use... They are $35 each and come with a heavy foam backing. I usually buy a couple-dollar piece of cloth that can be used for about 5 frames (plus a few nice photo backgrounds) and for something around $37 total, I've got an entirely usable frame that holds the medals in place (both screwback and hanging) and documents, and also allows me to move them around in the frame with ease (no drilling, gluing, or anything of that sort.)

Just my two cents...