Mounting Options...

[Belfin]

Hi All,

I've been collecting QC anodised badges for some time now and I'm at the point where I can start mounting some of my collection. This afternoon I plan to begin the laborious process of removing all the sliders and lugs.

From experience, is it best to nail or screw the badges to a mounting board? I'm thinking screws, for the purpose of removal for cleaning, swapping, etc.

Any assistance or thoughts greatly appreciated!

Cheers, Paul.

[KLR]

In my humble opinion you will a) ruin the badge and b) considerably reduce its value !

Why don't you make a hole in a card or whatever and slot the lugs / sliders into said - measured - holes

[grey_green_acorn]

Originally Posted by Belfin

Hi All,

I've been collecting QC anodised badges for some time now and I'm at the point where I can start mounting some of my collection. This afternoon I plan to begin the laborious process of removing all the sliders and lugs.

From experience, is it best to nail or screw the badges to a mounting board? I'm thinking screws, for the purpose of removal for cleaning, swapping, etc.

Any assistance or thoughts greatly appreciated!

Cheers, Paul.

I cut off all the lugs and sliders and then super glued the badges to green baize.

Tim

[manchesters]

Tim,

Thats a good point but I think I would opt for the option of nailing them.

It would ensure that they dont ever fall off and if you do it with the board already on the wall they could hang the board as well - win win

The choice of nail is upto the individual but I would pick the dull finish of a 2" Clout Nail.

regards

[Belfin]

Ha ha, Cheers fellas - my poor attempt at at April Fools gag! Happy Easter everyone!

[manchesters]

Happy April Fools Day

[Frank Kelley]

The sort of thing the IWM did.

Originally Posted by Belfin

Hi All,

I've been collecting QC anodised badges for some time now and I'm at the point where I can start mounting some of my collection. This afternoon I plan to begin the laborious process of removing all the sliders and lugs.

From experience, is it best to nail or screw the badges to a mounting board? I'm thinking screws, for the purpose of removal for cleaning, swapping, etc.

Any assistance or thoughts greatly appreciated!

Cheers, Paul.

[billy]

Unfortunately while stationed at RAF Cosford we had an Open Day (Families and general public on the base), at some point you yourself get a break to have a mooch around.
By the Air Training Corps stand I spy Cap Badges! Bingo!! made a bee-line to it only to discover the whole frame of badges nailed to the board and not even nicely they had actually hammered the nails through the badges!!! I was fuming and said they had destroyed them! Why? did they do that? it makes no sense now all this time later, and unfortunately have seen Anodised badges with fixings removed to mount them!

Good scam though initial reading was NOOOO!!!!

All the best billy

[Sonofacqms]

Sadly many collectors have in the past and probably will in the future remove sliders and lugs and opt for nails.

A lovely 1st April wind-up . . !

Rob

[High Wood]

At the Royal Welsh Museum at Brecon I was horrified to see a display of Great War memorial plaques screwed to the wall, all of which had been drilled through at the twelve O'clock position.

[Frank Kelley]

You see that sort of thing an awful lot, it was not unusual for next of kin to do that, but, in the case of a museum, one would think that they really should know better, a great shame.

Originally Posted by High Wood

At the Royal Welsh Museum at Brecon I was horrified to see a display of Great War memorial plaques screwed to the wall, all of which had been drilled through at the twelve O'clock position.

[KLR]

Duuuh ! Sorry !

Happy Easter

[David Tremain]

I just hope no-one actually took note of the 'experts' this time. You had me for a moment. I was ready to give you guys a piece of my mind. Forgot it was April Fool's day.
David

[leigh kitchen]

Originally Posted by Frank Kelley

The sort of thing the IWM did.

Yes, ouch.
I well remember as a kid drooling over the IWM's displays of British and other badges all framed and protected under glass after they'd been vandalised.
For some reason the badge I particularly remember (probably because it was at a child's eye level) is a German wound badge held with two flat headed nails bashed through it.

[Frank Kelley]

I well remember seeing a great deal of Nazi badges, whilst on visits as a schoolboy, that had been the subject of that particular treatment.
I could never understand it, all the more so, since at least one of the staff responsible, was actually a very keen collector!

Originally Posted by leigh kitchen

Yes, ouch.
I well remember as a kid drooling over the IWM's displays of British and other badges all framed and protected under glass after they'd been vandalised.
For some reason the badge I particularly remember (probably because it was at a child's eye level) is a German wound badge held with two flat headed nails bashed through it.