O/T: Display Cases
 

I'm working on a Hall of Fame Project - The Cooperstown Collection - with one playing days card for every Hall of Famer. The eventual goal is to display them either in individual wall-hung cases by HoF class, or several classes in one case, still sorted by class.

Are there fireproof (relatively speaking) display cases? If I built them out of wood and used a flame-retardant coating/finish, will those chemicals have long-term negative affects on the cards?

Personally, I like this seller's cases: http://www.ebaystores.com/Factory-Di...y-Cases?_rdc=1.

If there is an acrid odor to the finish on whatever you go with, I might not apply it.

If the frames are the last thing between the fire and the cards Im not sure it would matter at that point. House fires rage at a minimum of 1500 degrees and that plastic would have melted into a mess by then. Im not completely sure, but I would question if it would make any difference in the end.

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Home fire protection for display cases is a myth. The only thing you could get for your home that stands a chance in a fire is a safe, which is about as opposite as displaying as you can get.

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only thing you "could" do is get somethign AIR TIGHT, so smoke wouldnt damage (if not graded)

Thank y'all for the input. Wasn't sure if there were fire proof options.

So when displaying on the wall, I know UV protection is key, but would y'all recommend displaying on a wall?