Hi Maureen,
I caught the shell collecting bug early too. Luckily, my Dad was a dentist and he gave me his first dental cabinet from when he began his practice and wrangled another from the dean of the dental school where he taught. I bought a third cabinet at an antique dealer (before prices went through the roof). When I was looking for a fourth cabinet, I realized that it would be difficult to afford another dental cabinet but I did find a Stanton cart for about $350 which serves nicely and has the advantage of being on wheels.
Good luck in your search and collecting!
David Kirsh
Durham, NC
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> On Apr 3, 2014, at 9:12 PM, Maureen Keefe <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Hello Shell Enthusiasts,
> I've been looking for some sort of storage unit with drawers for my shell collection for awhile now. It currently resides in 12 tote boxes with bubble-wrap as protection from layers and I want something better for them. The shells are in either small cardboard, or plastic boxes & small ziplock bags. I've been collecting since I was 8 (my grandparents on the west coast in Washington state had sent me two cowries and I was hooked ever since). Over the years I'd buy shells whenever I was on vacation in Florida or the Caribbean.
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> I turned 50 last summer and celebrated the milestone (goodness how time flies) in Sanibel. Loved it and now am planning on an annual trip there. But that vacation sparked my thirst for shell collecting again, and is why I searched online for any shell clubs I could join and promptly became a member of COA.
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> I still consider myself a hobbyist. I realized after joining this club and reading the newsletters and archived Conch-L items that there is so much to learn. I wish I could have a do-over for the last 42 yrs!! I'd have kept better records where I bought the shells, how much they were, & I'd have learned the Latin names rather than the common ones (as someone here had remarked as "meaningless"). So much to learn!!
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> I've never dived or dredged for my own shells (and hopefully some day I can realize this dream especially after reading some the articles in the newsletters). My shells are all from either beach-combing (gasp!) or buying from shell shops or online so I realize my collection is probably not valuable by any means, but to me, each and every shell is wonderful and priceless and I just love collecting them.
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> I was looking at tall dressers but their drawers are so deep it's not practical layering shells on top of each other and wondered if any of you can share any information on what you store your collections in. I wasn't looking for display type cases, just something to house them in so they are protected, easily gotten to when I acquire a new specimen in the same family and better than the current umpteen tote boxes. It's a small collection compared to most of you I'm sure (only 416 different identified different ones although most have at least two specimens for comparison sake). I'd read that "oak" wood drawers are not good for shells so any advice or guidance you can give me would be so appreciated.
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> I have a basket full of shells I'm still trying to identify and am planning my next trip to Sanibel Florida this summer to beach comb and visit the Seashell Industries Shell shop again!!
> Thanks for any storage info or advice anyone can give me.
> Kindest Regards,
> Maureen Keefe
>
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