KruegerKuffs
#1Dear friends,
found some interesting frames at Ikea this Fall. They are called Västanhed, at least over here in Europe. They are 5 bucks apiece, and they can be easily adapted to fit some handcuffs (or whatever else you want to display).
There are some things you'll have to consider, though: the mount (passepartout) does not come with an all white background (just some brownish color). So you'll have to go to the hardware store and have some white ones cut (3mm thick, just bring a frame and let them measure of that) that fit the background. They're like 50 cents a piece, I'd get 2-3 extra in case you want to change the cuffs sometime. Second, the frame only comes with a clear plastic, so I had some glass cut. Those glass pieces (also 3mm) ran me another 5 bucks each. Then put the respective cuff on the board, drilled 2x two holes and mounted the cuffs with some wire.
Most antique cuffs look like a piece of art to me, and as much as I like collective displays, I often find them overwhelming. The spot isn't permanent yet, but I think you get the idea. The disadvantage is you can't just take them out to look at or handle them as if they're in a drawer. A Palmer or most Mühlenfeld are too thick and probably won't fit it. But overall, I'm very happy with the result.
All the best!
Nils
found some interesting frames at Ikea this Fall. They are called Västanhed, at least over here in Europe. They are 5 bucks apiece, and they can be easily adapted to fit some handcuffs (or whatever else you want to display).
There are some things you'll have to consider, though: the mount (passepartout) does not come with an all white background (just some brownish color). So you'll have to go to the hardware store and have some white ones cut (3mm thick, just bring a frame and let them measure of that) that fit the background. They're like 50 cents a piece, I'd get 2-3 extra in case you want to change the cuffs sometime. Second, the frame only comes with a clear plastic, so I had some glass cut. Those glass pieces (also 3mm) ran me another 5 bucks each. Then put the respective cuff on the board, drilled 2x two holes and mounted the cuffs with some wire.
Most antique cuffs look like a piece of art to me, and as much as I like collective displays, I often find them overwhelming. The spot isn't permanent yet, but I think you get the idea. The disadvantage is you can't just take them out to look at or handle them as if they're in a drawer. A Palmer or most Mühlenfeld are too thick and probably won't fit it. But overall, I'm very happy with the result.
All the best!
Nils