display cases

Glass-fronted exhibit boxes

Display cases are glass-enclosed cabinets or containers designed to exhibit objects while protecting them from handling, dust, or theft.

Museums use them for artifacts, jewelers for merchandise, collectors for memorabilia: The baseball cards were arranged in a display case.

They range from small countertop units to large freestanding installations.

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shadow box · diorama · cabinet · velvet lining · pedestal · enclosure · exhibit · shelving · shop windows · museum · locked · historical artifacts · collector's items · rare coins · retail · protection · lighting · gallery

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Opposites
visibility/accessibility

display casesopen shelving

Unenclosed horizontal storage surfaces

storage bins · drawers · filing cabinets · cardboard boxes · crates

purpose/function

display casesstorage containers

Vessels for holding items

warehousing · storeroom · attic storage · basement storage · closet space

visibility and presentation

display casesstorage bins

Receptacles for keeping things

vaults · filing cabinets · trunks · strongboxes · closets

Family

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Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G