Ways to Display Vintage Magazines

[AmateisGal]

I have a nice collection of magazines from the 1940s that I'd like to somehow display in my office instead of just piling them on a shelf. Any ideas?

 

[normanpitkin]

i have mine in a glass topped coffee table from Ikea but similar items must be available near you.

 

[AmateisGal]

That's a very cool idea! Of course, I'm going to want to use them periodically as they are terrific research for my WW2-era novels...

 

[AtomicEraTom]

I always have some of mine 'strategically placed' on end-tables, consoles, tables, etc.

 

[MPicciotto]

I always have some of mine 'strategically placed' on end-tables, consoles, tables, etc.

You can frame and hang up a couple of them. The others you can rotate through displaying on tables as Tom said. Just change them up once in a while unless your like the doctors office

Matt

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Rotation is nice. I only leave one out all the time. Look from October 1958, advertising 1959's cars. People love to look at that one.

 

[Forgotten Man]

A magazine rack? http://www.flickr.com/photos/hawkins-thiel/4429733847/in/photostream/ There are many of this style out there, and in nicer shape of course but, a nice piece of period furniture with vintage mags in it, how can ya miss?

 

[AmateisGal]

A magazine rack? http://www.flickr.com/photos/hawkins-thiel/4429733847/in/photostream/ There are many of this style out there, and in nicer shape of course but, a nice piece of period furniture with vintage mags in it, how can ya miss?

I have one of these in my living room, actually, that I rescued from the trash. Maybe I should find another one for my office.

 

[Mike in Seattle]

A thought - scan all the covers, and then put scan printouts on a tabletop under glass. You don't have to worry about light bleaching out the covers or other damage happening to them. You could also use the scans in frames on the wall. When you need to research, pull the ones you need out of the filing cabinet.

 

[John in Covina]

What I have found in the past is that magazines that are left out get damaged. I tend to be pretty careful when handling magazines but a lot of people only see them as disposable. Even though they might be wonderful vintage items there will be those that attach no value to them and will not be considerate. My brother has always considered that any magazine out was the perfect coaster for a beverage in bottle, can or glass. Leave a magazine out when he is over and it will look like a bar napkin before he leaves.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

I always worried about that too. People generally know not to touch things in my house unless they ask first. Except they feel compelled to dial my rotary phones until I want to throttle them.

 

[AmateisGal]

I always worried about that too. People generally know not to touch things in my house unless they ask first. Except they feel compelled to dial my rotary phones until I want to throttle them.

Undoubtedly, many of them have never seen a rotary dial phone before! LOL

 

[AtomicEraTom]

That also scares the hell outta me lol We had two of them in the house when I as a kid, and all these people are my age abouts.

Undoubtedly, many of them have never seen a rotary dial phone before! LOL