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    How do you display?

    I've been wondering....we see a lot of people here who display their collections by type. For example, a big case of EK 2's, then the EK 1's, then the Panzer badges, etc. However, I'm sure a good number of collections come from purchasing award GROUPS. An EK 1, an EK 2, the wound badge, maybe a Sturmabzeichen and Krimschild. But then, if you group all your EK 2's together, you've lost the original integrity of the grouping.
    So my question - do most people keep track of what grouping each medal came from, or do you keep what you like and re-sell the rest? I'm trying to figure out how to display my collection, as it slowly grows. I like the look of a bunch of EK's (or whatever) together, but then I feel like something is missing...
    Any opinions greatly appreciated!

    Hank
    Unless it was nighttime, or the weather was bad, and you were running out of gas - then it was a sweaty nightmare, like a monkey f*ing a skunk.
    ~ Dan Hampton, Viper Pilot
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    If it's a grouping with provenance, I would naturally keep it together, and display it as such.

    Without that provenance, it is (in the nicest possible way) merely a spurious assortment of awards/badges and photo's, and in that instance, I always prefer to see collections displayed by TYPE.

    Recreating the awards from an unrelated photograph can indeed look impressive, but it's not REALLY a grouping, is it.......

    It's horses for courses though - my own collection interest is the Iron Cross from all periods, so for me, it was easy........
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      If I actually had any groups, I'd display those together... (Well, I do have one group, a ribbon bar and a matching lapel miniature - but that doesn't make for much of a display.) Barring that, I lean towards period or subject oriented groupings, more than groupings of like items.

      --Chris

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        Originally posted by Biro
        If it's a grouping with provenance, I would naturally keep it together, and display it as such.

        .......
        It's horses for courses though - my own collection interest is the Iron Cross from all periods, so for me, it was easy........
        Thanks Biro. That's what makes me wonder - I see quite a few people with display cases full of Iron Crosses (or whatever) and I think that some of those had to have come from groupings of some size. Sort of like - but not as bad as - people who rip apart photo albums, keep what they want, then pass the rest along.

        Any other opinions?

        Hank
        Unless it was nighttime, or the weather was bad, and you were running out of gas - then it was a sweaty nightmare, like a monkey f*ing a skunk.
        ~ Dan Hampton, Viper Pilot

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