Acrylic Display Cover 200mm by 200mm by 200mm High

A five sided acrylic cover with bonded corners, for putting over an object that is already sitting on something. Lighter than glass, safer than glass and easier to post, which is why most collectors start here.

Acrylic and glass are not interchangeable and it is worth knowing which you want. Acrylic is about half the weight, will not shatter, and can be posted, which matters if the object is not in the same building as you. It also scratches, holds a static charge that attracts dust, and yellows very slowly in strong daylight unless it is the UV filtering grade. Glass does none of those things and weighs twice as much. For anything that gets handled often, take acrylic. For anything that sits still for twenty years, take glass.

Specification

• Dimensions: 200mm wide by 200mm deep by 200mm high externally
• Display surface: internal area 194mm by 194mm by 197mm
• Construction: 3mm cast acrylic, corners bonded and polished, five sided with an open base
• Finish: clear as standard, UV filtering as an option
• Load rating: not applicable, this is a cover
• Levelling: sits on your own surface or on one of our bases
• Security: not applicable
• Delivery: one carton, with a protective film on both faces
• Weight: approximately 1.2 kilograms
• Cast acrylic, not extruded, which is what stops the corners crazing
• Corners bonded rather than screwed, so there is no visible fixing
• Protective film on both faces, peel it after it is in position
• Anti static cloth supplied, because acrylic attracts dust and a dry duster makes it worse
• A matching sprayed base is available in the same footprint

What you get

• The acrylic cover with the film on
• An anti static microfibre cloth
• A small bottle of acrylic safe cleaner
• A care note explaining what not to clean it with, which is most things

Setting it up

Arrives assembled and blanket wrapped. Stand it where you want it, level it on the feet, and take the wrapping back to the van, which the delivery crew will do.

Specifying it

Size the case to the object plus the space around it rather than to the object. A rule that works well is a clear 100mm at the sides and 150mm above for anything under half a metre, and more for anything a visitor will walk around. Think about the door before you buy: a hinged door needs swing space and a lift off top needs two people and somewhere to put a large piece of glass. If the case will hold anything light sensitive, take the UV filtering glass, and keep the light level at 50 lux for works on paper and textiles and 150 lux for oil, wood and most other things.