Display advice for patches

[UlyssesMcGill]

Wondering if anyone has any recommendations for ways to display patches.

 

I've currently got most of mine (I keep a 1SSF and 45th ID patch on my office desk) in an album book, however in between the plastic sleeves is a non-removable piece of white paper.

 

 I would prefer to keep them in a book with heavy duty plastic sleeves so that I can view both the front and the back of the patch, and sleeves that hold together well enough that the patches don’t slide around.

 

any advice or recommendations is welcome

[CandaceStonestreet86]

I use baseball card sleeve sheets, and they come in various sizes like the postcard size for some of the AD SSI. I know a lot of collectors hate that method and swear by putting them all in riker cases but like you I too want to see the backs. I'm sure there's tons of methods and just really depends on works best for you.

[UlyssesMcGill]

21 minutes ago, CandaceStonestreet86 said:

I use baseball card sleeve sheets, and they come in various sizes like the postcard size for some of the AD SSI. I know a lot of collectors hate that method and swear by putting them all in riker cases but like you I too want to see the backs. I'm sure there's tons of methods and just really depends on works best for you.

thank you! Got any brand recommendations?

[CandaceStonestreet86]

Ultra Pro makes the best ones I think but BCW has some good ones too

[UlyssesMcGill]

Just now, CandaceStonestreet86 said:

Ultra Pro makes the best ones I think but BCW has some good ones too

thank you!

[rtd_sf_eng]

In the 70s and 80s I had mounted my collection on quarter inch plywood, 3 feet by 4 feet, with a clear coating on top.  I attached the patches with a double-adhesive tape (demolition tape) to the board.  To show my collection, I made a framed box with thin Plexiglas (when it was cheap) to cover the board.  I also labeled each patch and that took some time to do 12 boards.

[UlyssesMcGill]

15 hours ago, rtd_sf_eng said:

In the 70s and 80s I had mounted my collection on quarter inch plywood, 3 feet by 4 feet, with a clear coating on top.  I attached the patches with a double-adhesive tape (demolition tape) to the board.  To show my collection, I made a framed box with thin Plexiglas (when it was cheap) to cover the board.  I also labeled each patch and that took some time to do 12 boards.

I ended up going the cheap route and got a binder and multiple sizes of baseball card sleeves.

 

I like to be able to see the backs of the patches as well, so this was a good solution for me. Here’s how it turned out 

[Rakkasan187]

The binders are a great way of storing and seeing the patches.. Well done..

 

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