How do you Display your Tobacco card collection?

[clydepepper]

Call me paranoid, but mine are 'displayed' in fire-proof safes.

[Lgarza99]

I don't have to many, but I keep my in a vintage dental instrument file cabinet. It has thin drawers so I just display a few cards in each drawer. It's cool to pull open and see my collection.

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[1880nonsports]

and with no wall space partly because I have chosen to frame a few albums to view the cards/art - I had to settle on shelves. Here are a couple of them.
Great dental cabinet. Always wanted one but already have no money for more cards :-) Also a pic of how the old companies used to display their cards......

[tonyo]

Originally Posted by Lgarza99

I don't have to many, but I keep my in a vintage dental instrument file cabinet. It has thin drawers so I just display a few cards in each drawer. It's cool to pull open and see my collection.

I also like to keep my eyes out for vintage cabinets / boxes to house cards.

shown these before, but figured I'd contribute to the thread:

[kdixon]

Tony, love that cabinet.

[4815162342]

Originally Posted by kdixon

Tony, love that cabinet.

+1 that's really nice.

[Lgarza99]

Tony,
Great cabinet for display! I was looking for another dental cabinet but I will now be looking for something similar to yours! Have a great weekend!

[DetroitTigers]

1880nonsports - that was interesting to use a plastic shelf cabinet to save wall space or if have no wall space! should put mirror in so you can see the back of the cards without having to handle them.

Lgarza99 - dental cabinet? never would have thought of that idea in a million years. i knew there are clever people here on how they store their treasure!

pgellis - simple black frame to display is my thought too. how do you hold the cards in the frame and what is the backing in the frame? the glass is UV reflective?

Tonyo - vintage does sound fitting way to hold and display these vintage cards. i will have to look around and see if there are any antique stores or flea markets to find something clever what you and the others.


When I do find what i am thinking of and have it on display, i will be sure to add my pics of how i display my tobacco cards.


Thanks
Tim

[The Nasty Nati]

The Pennzoni displays are great. I love my 30 card display. I may have to get another soon. My new goal is to fill one with 30 T206 portraits and another 30 card display with T206 action shots. http://www.pennzonidisplay.com/carddisplaycases.aspx

Originally Posted by tonyo

I also like to keep my eyes out for vintage cabinets / boxes to house cards.

shown these before, but figured I'd contribute to the thread:

I like that idea it keeps them out of the direct light. You should try these top loaders for your tobacco cards

[tonyo]

Originally Posted by rgpete

I like that idea it keeps them out of the direct light. You should try these top loaders for your tobacco cards

I have a bunch of those tobacco sized top loaders, Just like they way the cards look free and closely spaced.

[Farm_kid]

Bill Brown,

I love how you have displayed your T206 collection by sub-collections! HoFers, Southern Leaguers, even the Horizontals!! Loved it. I did that with my HoFers, but a case of my SLs would be pretty sparce so far (7 of 48).

[baker85]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

Call me paranoid, but mine are 'displayed' in fire-proof safes.

Definitly not paranoid as I own a fire proof safe as well. I can take it one step further as I have a sprinkler system installed in my house. When I bought the house, there was some rule that said new homes need a sprinkler system. Needless to say, that rule lasted a year. Im glad I have it though as it brings some peace of mind.