RNCVR Posted 8 May , 2020 Share Posted 8 May , 2020 2 hours ago, kloughnane said: Bryan, Your displays are amazing - you have obviously put a lot of time, effort, thought and money into them. I suspect that other forum members will get some inspiration from you and hopefully will be able to commemorate their own ancestors in such a fitting manner. Regards, Kev Loughnane Thanks Kev, I do very much appreciate your kind comments. I have always loved medals the love affair started when I was in Sea Cadets way back in late 50's, there were certainly a lot of medals around in those days to view, the late 2WW & Korea being very close. But as a bit of time went on & I began to learn more about medals (I read anything I could get my hands on about medals & history), & in those days there was nowhere near the info available as there is today, I gradually developed an interest in the Victorian Royal Navy, & particular the Ironclad era to the Dreadnought revolution. So as time went on I gradually developed a pretty decent collection of that period. Certainly I missed a lot of what I would have liked to obtain simply due to the fact that I could not afford really superb groupings, but I did better than passable, & was able to manage a few very nice groups. When the huge & varied Douglas Morris collection came up for auction in mid 90's I was in a position to obtain some groups I would not normally have been able to obtain. That collection long dispersed now but occasionally I see a group come up for auction or sale that was ex DM collection. A couple other very old nice RN collections have come up in the past 15 or so yrs as well. Also, over time, I was able to purchase from some very old Canadian collections as well for reasonable prices. Altho I have sold a fair amount in the past two years & continue to sellout gradually, I still have interest & still read a lot, & love looking at medals & medal displays of any period, altho I have to say modern groups do not "do it" for me. I will try to post some more of my remaining groups in time. It would be nice to keep this excellent topic current & I am hoping other medal collecting members might join in as well. There are also some nice medal groupings in Kim's: "The Foreigners in my Medal Collection' (Medals section), & 'Submarine E-6 & HMS Maidstone' (Sailors, Navies, & War at Sea section) - I have a very nice CGM group in this topic. Best Wishes! Bryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted 8 May , 2020 Share Posted 8 May , 2020 my couple of dilemmas recently I managed to get my grandfathers threebrothers trio's with two plaques, I have GF's swb , do I mount now or wait until I find the other two brothers groups? secondly, I have over 120,family named soldiers/sailors/airmen, singles/pairs/trios/swb's and plaques which I add to when they come up, what to do, how to mount Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chids Posted 9 May , 2020 Author Share Posted 9 May , 2020 On 08/05/2020 at 09:52, kloughnane said: Paul, I used standard cap badges that I had purchased through ebay. I didn't do the framing myself but I don't believe that there were any major issues involved in the framing. But one thing I would suggest that you take into consideration when purchasing, is the crown. If the cap badge is surmounted by a crown then it will most likely be a King's crown for a WW1 soldier, as opposed to a Queen's crown for a more modern one. Regards, Kev Loughnane Thanks Kev that’s a really good point and something that I would not have considered. He was in the Essex Regiment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kloughnane Posted 9 May , 2020 Share Posted 9 May , 2020 Paul, I'm not an expert, but I believe that the Essex Regt cap badge was surmounted by a sphinx? That eliminates the worry about an incorrect crown? Regards, Kev Loughnane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chids Posted 11 May , 2020 Author Share Posted 11 May , 2020 Thanks Kev, I will make some enquiries with the regiment to find out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chids Posted 19 August , 2020 Author Share Posted 19 August , 2020 I have finally got back to this project after a long delay due to various reasons. Have finally decided on layout and style, I won’t give any spoilers, as soon as I have the finished frame I will post a picture, thanks again for everyone that contributed to the thread. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNCVR Posted 21 August , 2020 Share Posted 21 August , 2020 Thanks Paul, look forward to your update & photos in future! Best Wishes, Bryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivor Anderson Posted 31 August , 2020 Share Posted 31 August , 2020 (edited) Yes. There's no need to spend a fortune on frames. I got this box frame in a boot sale for £2 a few years ago: Edited 1 September , 2020 by Ivor Anderson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNCVR Posted 31 August , 2020 Share Posted 31 August , 2020 A very nice framing display Ivor. Thanks for posting! Bryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwp2007 Posted 2 September , 2020 Share Posted 2 September , 2020 (edited) My grandfather and Father's medal sets, not framed but using display cases. John. Edited 2 September , 2020 by jwp2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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