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NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 



The upright end element is 4 feet long, 1 foot 3 inches wide at 

 the bottom and 2 feet high. The same dimensions hold for the 

 middle element except that this latter is 2 feet 3 inches high. The 

 deck for all the upright elements is 3 feet 2 inches from the floor 

 level. The case is supported on legs and covers a floor space of 12 

 feet by 5 feet. 



FREE STANDING TYPES FOR LARGE SPECIMENS 



In the free standing types of cases are represented the extremes 

 of simplicity in case design, in that they involve primarily a deck 



Type J 



or exhibition floor supported on legs and inclosed in glass to a 

 height which gives sufficient head room for the required exhibit. 



Type I. Type I represents a "general utility" case for the dis- 

 play of large objects such as mineral or geological specimens, series 

 of specimens in industrial geology and paleontology. This type 

 can also be used to advantage for the display of models of mine 

 workings, industrial plants, etc. The exhibition space is rectangu- 

 lar and measures 6 feet long by 3 feet wide by 3 feet high and 



