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

[William Shepherd]

Hello Elisa,

                Mary has presented an interesting solution. The only thing I wanted to add is PVC wouldn’t be the best option for storage as it isn’t the most stable and does not interact well with collections. PP or PE would be a more suitable material. I would also stay away from wood based materials as well unless they are well sealed with a water based, not oil, coating.

                Best of luck, you seem to have been getting lots of suggestions to think of.

William Shepherd
Collections Officer
Swift Current Museum
44 Robert Street West
Swift Current, Saskatchewan
S9H 4M9
Phone: 306-778-4815
Fax: 306-778-4818

Archives: http://sain.scaa.sk.ca/collections/swift-current-museum
Library: https://www.librarything.com/profile/SwiftCurrentMuseum
Website: http://www.swiftcurrent.ca

From: Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> On Behalf Of Prondzinski, Mary Beth
Sent: July 10, 2018 8:49 AM
To: Dahlberg, Elisa <elisa_dahlberg at fws.gov>
Cc: Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] [EXTERNAL] RE: Wall Mount ideas

Hi Elisa,

Another idea would be slat board, which comes with a variety of hooks and devices to accommodate almost any scenario.  It comes in PVC for museum quality storage.  We used slat board in the storage area of the Fairbanks Museum in Vermont to hang our taxidermy, which routinely fell off the S hooks and peg board they initially hung from (!)  Our space was limited…no compacters and no room for rolling shelves.  Wall space was the only viable option for storing large mounts.  Once the change was made, nothing fell off the wall during my tenure!

Mary Beth Prondzinski


From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Dahlberg, Elisa
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2018 9:38 AM
To: Thomas Labedz
Cc: Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu<mailto:Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu>
Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] [EXTERNAL] RE: Wall Mount ideas

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<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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



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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<mailto:elisa_dahlberg at fws.gov>



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