shadowbox case plaque

[obiwan1129]

I have my PR3 Orbit gum pins in a nice shadowbox and hung up on the wall. (Still looking for Hartnett, Reynolds and Root)

Was thinking about getting a small brass plaque to put underneath it to dress it up a bit. These are fairly cheap on Etsy.

When I look these pins up they are usually labeled as either "1932 Orbit Gum (PR3)" or "1932-1934 Orbit Gum (PR3)".

I know there are lots of opinions on this board...any thoughts on which text I should go with?

[BobC]

Originally Posted by obiwan1129

I have my PR3 Orbit gum pins in a nice shadowbox and hung up on the wall. (Still looking for Hartnett, Reynolds and Root)

Was thinking about getting a small brass plaque to put underneath it to dress it up a bit. These are fairly cheap on Etsy.

When I look these pins up they are usually labeled as either "1932 Orbit Gum (PR3)" or "1932-1934 Orbit Gum (PR3)".

I know there are lots of opinions on this board...any thoughts on which text I should go with?

I would just go with the 1932 Orbit Gum (PR3).

Also, just a thought on the presentation. Right now you have the pins in rows of 7 across, and end up with only 4 pins in the bottom row. If it were me, I would move the 4 pins on that bottom row to center them on the display. Or maybe better, reduce each row to 6 pins across and you'll come out to 6 pins on every row and make it uniform. Just a thought.

[obiwan1129]

As I took the picture I thought I should center that bottom row.

I thought about going 6 across but lot of wasted space on the sides.

[BobC]

Originally Posted by obiwan1129

As I took the picture I thought I should center that bottom row.

I thought about going 6 across but lot of wasted space on the sides.

You can always space the pins a little farther apart going across so there's not so much extra space on the sides. Or, here's another display idea. Go to a local supply store and find a large sheet of paper or cardboard and cut it out to make a mat border around the pins. Could use some color, not just white, and it would definitely jazz up the display even more.