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Making display mounts for the Ancient Egypt gallery

Most of the hundreds of objects in the new Ancient Egypt gallery at World Museum Liverpool need specially hand made display stands and mounts. Here are some photos of technical services technicians Bill Sillitoe and David Whitty making those mounts.

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items are from 02 Dec 2008.

David Whitty places an Egyptian artefact on its stand by National Museums Liverpool

Egyptian artefact on its specially made stand by National Museums Liverpool

Soldering wire to make a display mount by National Museums Liverpool

Freshly soldered wire display stand by National Museums Liverpool

Cleaning the wire mount by National Museums Liverpool

Egyptian mount next to its wire support by National Museums Liverpool

Carefully shaping the wire support to fit the Egyptian axe by National Museums Liverpool

Placing the Egyptian axe on its display stand by National Museums Liverpool

Egyptian axe on its display stand by National Museums Liverpool

Egyptian eyes by National Museums Liverpool

Bending Perspex to make a stand by National Museums Liverpool

Heating Perspex sheet to bend it by National Museums Liverpool

Perspex sheet bent into shape by National Museums Liverpool

Perspex held in place as it cools down by National Museums Liverpool

Making dimples in a Perspex sheet by National Museums Liverpool

Egyptian artefacts are placed in their dimples on the Perspex stand by National Museums Liverpool

Egyptian artefacts on their Perspex stand by National Museums Liverpool

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