Mounting items in vertical display

One of my student assistants obviously has an eye for conservation
as she studies for her history degree.  During her recent travels
and a stop at a rest area, she observed many historic artifacts
displayed by the Delaware State Historic Preservation Office.  She
was appalled to see that many 18th and 19th-century artifacts had
been mounted with what appears to be hot-melt glue and it had failed
for some items.

She asked me for a recommendation and I suggested a support that
would avoid any adhesive in direct contact with the items.  Since we
have no experience in mounting historic artifacts for such a
display, I suggested that I would write to the Conservation DistList
for advice.  Is there a safe, yet inexpensive way to mount
artifacts, such as marbles or coins, in a vertical display?

Thanks for your help,

William Minter
Senior Book Conservator
Preservation, Conservation and Digitization Department
The Pennsylvania State University Libraries
402 Pattee Library
University Park PA 16802
814-863-2885


                                  ***
                  Conservation DistList Instance 29:43
                  Distributed: Tuesday, March 29, 2016
                       Message Id: cdl-29-43-029
                                  ***