[Nhcoll-l] [EXTERNAL] RE: Wall Mount ideas

[Dahlberg, Elisa]

Hi all, these are all great ideas! We appreciate all of your solutions to
this.

Our facility (The National Wildlife Property Repository) is a unique one in
the fact that we are a facility for abandoned/seized wildlife products.
Originally we were a salvage facility and things weren't' meant to be kept
for long term. However, as our mission continues to evolve more towards an
educational/outreach, the need for long(er) term preservation storage is
becoming more of an issue.  We are in the midst of a redesign for the space
which will be small steps over time so we are trying to be smart about how
we do this so we don't cause more work for ourselves in the future.
Honestly, I am the first person to work here with a museum collections
background and it's A LOT to work with.

We have two spaces in mind for this set up - one is a simple drywall area
which I am not sure if it will be load bearing enough. Actually, I am
pretty sure it won't be. The other is a concrete block wall, which will
more likely be the spot being it can support much more weight. Right now it
stores a lot of shipping material we use for the other program at our
facility (The National Eagle Repository), however we are moving to
different shipping materials that won't take up as much space, freeing up
this wall for mounts/display. I attached pictures of each space below to
give you all an idea.

Best,
Elisa


On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 7:46 AM, Thomas Labedz <tlabedz1 at unl.edu> wrote:

> Elisa
>
> At Nebraska we had the same sort of situation. In the long past the
> shoulder mounts, etc. were neatly piled where ever they fit. Later a room
> was remodeled with metal mesh on the walls and mounts were hung with “S”
> hooks. I found this very difficult when wanting to move a specimen or get
> one down for examination, etc. And I was noticing some pretty severe damage
> to the skull specimens hanging that way. After the most recent remodel
> about 10 year ago I used commercial kitchen rolling shelves (see four
> attached photos). These are chrome steel with adjustable shelves. Each
> shelf is 2’ x 6’ but I’ve linked them to be 4’ x 6’ units. Each is 7’8”
> high. The chrome shelf is lined with ethafoam and heads, etc. sit on the
> foam. The room has a 12’ ceiling so the top shelf can hold large specimens.
> If nothing extends beyond the boundary of the shelf unit the units can be
> rolled into a compact formation similar to a compactor unit. This allows me
> to hold more specimens in the room than if they were hanging on the walls
> and have easier access to them for work. The commercial shelving was not
> overly expensive and available locally. Just an idea that might help with
> some of your specimens.
>
> Thomas Labedz, Collections Manager
>
> Division of Botany and Division of Zoology
>
> University of Nebraska State Museum
>
> Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.
>
>
>
> *From:* Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> *On Behalf Of *Dahlberg,
> Elisa
> *Sent:* Monday, July 9, 2018 4:04 PM
> *To:* Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
> *Subject:* [Nhcoll-l] Wall Mount ideas
>
>
>
> Hello all,
>
>
>
> We are looking for a way to hang several taxidermy head/shoulder mounts
> (big cat, moose, elk, rhino...) on a wall to free up some space in our
> collection. Does anyone have any suggestions/ideas on the best and most
> cost effective way to do this?
>
>
>
> We have seen several examples in collection spaces ranging from Delta
> brand mounts to simple chain link type fencing (for example...something
> like the picture attached from the Yale folks - how you have the big cat
> mounts in the back of the picture).
>
>
>
> We would love any suggestions on what has worked for your collections!
>
>
>
> Best,
>
> Elisa
>



-- 
*Elisa L. Dahlberg*
*Wildlife Repository Specialist*
*U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service / **Office of Law Enforcement*
*National Eagle & Wildlife Property Repository*
*6550 Gateway Rd. Bldg 128 / **Commerce City, CO 80022*
*303-287-2110 ex. 229 / elisa_dahlberg at fws.gov <elisa_dahlberg at fws.gov>*
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