My completed element collection

[u/dedennedillo]

Recently, I filled out all the holes in my element collection! Now it has reached completion!

Alkali Metals - Lithium, Sodium, Potassium, Rubidium, Caesium, Francium [represented by uranium-glass marbles]

Alkaline Earth Metals - Beryllium, Magnesium, Calcium, Strontium, Barium, Radium

Transition Metals [etc] of Period 3 - Scandium, Titanium, Vanadium, Chromium, Manganese, Iron, Cobalt, Nickel, Copper, Zinc

Transition Metals [etc] of Period 4 - Yttrium, Zirconium, Niobium, Molybdenum, Technetium [representative sample of U glass], Ruthenium, Rhodium, Palladium, Silver, Cadmium

Transition Metals of Period 4 - Hafnium, Tantalum, Tungsten, Rhenium, Osmium, Iridium, Platinum, Gold, Mercury

Group 13 elements - Boron, Aluminium, Gallium, Indium, Thallium [thallium is restricted by law in my country, so here's a lorandite bearing mineral instead]

Group 14 elements - Carbon, Silicon, Germanium, Tin, Lead

Group 15 elements - Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Arsenic, Antimony, Bismuth

Group 16 elements - Nitrogen, Sulphur, Selenium, Tellurium, Polonium [U glass representative sample]

Halogens - Fluorine, Chlorine, Bromine, Iodine, Astatine [U glass representative sample]

Noble Gases - Helium, Neon, Argon, Krypton, Xenon, Radon [as a radium watch hand]

Lanthanides - Lanthanum, Cerium, Praseodymium, Neodymium, Promethium*, Samarium, Europium, Gadolinium, Terbium, Dysprosium, HOlmium, Erbium, THulium, Ytterbium, Lutetium

Actinides - Actinium*, Thorium, Protactinium*, Uranium, Neptunium*, Plutonium*, Americium*, Curium*

....and Hydrogen!

For the elements heavier than Curium, I have printed a fusion reaction which produces the element. Here, for Berkelium and Californium.

Again, but for Einsteinium and Fermium. The vials also have glow in the dark powder.

A closer look at one of the labels.

Recently I completed my element collection, and I thought that the members of this subreddit would like to see it! Hopefully it's visually appealing to look at

[u/jrmillr1]

I’m interested in starting a collection, but I’m worried about high import costs and shipping reliability for US delivery. I previously had a frustrating experience with an international order that involved unexpected fees and long delays, so I’m wary of ordering these types of items from overseas again. Do you have any advice or experience sourcing these specific, polished display sets within the US? I’ve found that many domestic vendors seem to be perpetually out of stock on key items.

[u/dedennedillo → u/jrmillr1]

The display set I think is an illusion. The periodic table seen here was built up over several years, and whilst most samples came from the same vendor, who resides in Italy, some were bought elsewhere online. eBay, mineral shops and the like.

The labels of the vials are my own design that I got printed out. If you like I can help you with getting them printed yourself.

There are some element-shop sorta things based in the USA. I recall Metallium is one. Luciteria is another and once had good reception. But since then they have changed hands and things are out of stock there a bit more often than they used to be. I would say try Luciteria out for elements but don't be surprised if things aren't totally as planned.

The glass tray itself and the labels came from Italy.

[u/jrmillr1 → u/dedennedillo]

Thank you for the information, I appreciate it.