All of our handmade museum displays are made with 99% UV blocking glass so the vibrant colors of your butterflies and insects will remain that way forever!
1. True Vue Conservation Clear glass fronts: This is the single most important quality of any archival display especially for framed Butterflies and insects.
All of our displays are built with This exceptional conservation quality glass that actually blocks 99% of all UV rays preventing the fading of your valuable insects. You will not get this level of UV blocking in any mass-produced store bought imported frame. Most displays have little or no UV blocking attributes to them at all.
YOU'LL NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT OUR INSECTS FADING OVER TIME!
You can check the remarkable qualities of this glass here www.tru-vue.com/Tru-Vue/Products/conservation-clear/
2. French Paper Company Papers: For over 15 years our backing cards have been printed on paper from this fantastic extremely eco-friendly company. They produce their own electric power with a self owned hydro-electric plant. This does not add any carbon to the atmosphere. This is in addition to making some the most widely used specialty papers that they guarantee to be acid free, lignin free, animal free and chlorine free. The papers that we use from them are also
FSC, Forest Stewardship Council certified www.fsc.org
You can check out French Paper Companies greenness here www.frenchpaper.com/environment.asp
3. Bienfang Acid Free Archival Mounting Boards: The backing and mounting boards we use are Bienfang acid free foam boards and Bienfang acid free mounting boards on all of our displays.
4. Our Frame Molding: We make our own frame molding from natural pine wood that is harvested from forest conservation areas. The trees themselves have been marked for removal due to disease or come from fire areas. We never use dangerous chemical laden Particle Boards that are constantly releasing hazardous chemicals into the air or into your new insect display. Our finish is hand applied and is very low VOC which means there are little or no hazardous environmental harming chemicals in the paint. We never us Lacquer or Enamel based as they are very high VOC finishes.
5. DOUBLE SEALED! Now all of our displays are doubled sealed for a truly archival display that will last a lifetime guaranteed. If one of our displays ever fails to stand the test of time we will replace it for free!
About our insects:
All of the real Butterflies and insects used in our framed shadowbox displays have been raised on natural cruelty free tropical farms around the world. These educational farms, aviaries and co-ops provide a real source of income for native people who would otherwise have to sell trees off of their land or raise cattle which are both ecologically disastrous. Tropical insects are important members of these fragile ecosystems. If their natural habitats are allowed to disappear, then they to will vanish forever. Everything possible must be done to preserve them.
Lastly, What’s Inside the Display: We use only A1 quality insects for our displays that have been properly prepared and treated to last a lifetime. We guarantee that your new insect will be the finest quality possible and properly spread to display all of their amazing beauty. The only thing you need to do is keep them dry and out of direct sunlight.
We guarantee you will not find a better built true conservation quality archival display!
