Special Events — Annual Benefit Auction and Social
SVP Annual Benefit Auction and Social
Friday, October 17
6:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Location: Renaissance Cleveland Hotel
Learn more, including how to donate an item.
These spectacular casts have been donated for the auction. A sincere thanks to RCI, the CMNH VP Casting Lab and Triebold Paleontology, Inc. for their very generous donations!
 |
Dunkleosteus terrelli Photo courtesy of David Chapman of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. |
Dunkleosteus terrelli
Research Casting International (RCI) has donated a cast of: Dunkleosteus terrelli, CMNH.5768, from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s Devonian Fish Collection The cast is made of polyurethane plastic, mounted on a plastic and metal armature. L = 55" (139.7 cm), H = 40" (101.6 cm), W = 36.5" (92.7 cm). The total weight of the mounted piece is approximately 120 pounds (54.5 kg).
 |
Nanotyrannus lancensis Photo courtesy of David Chapman of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. |
Nanotyrannus lancensis
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History's VP Casting Lab has donated a cast of: Nanotyrannus lancensis, CMNH 7541. The cast is made of polyurethane plastic and painted with enamel and acrylic paint to a realistic finish. L = 24" (61 cm), H = 11.5" (29 cm), W = 13.5" (34.3 cm). The weight of the piece is approximately 6.5 pounds (3 kg).
 |
| Eusthenopteron foordi Photo courtesy of David Chapman of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. |
Eusthenopteron foordi
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History's VP Casting Lab has donated a cast of: Eusthenopteron foordi, CMNH 8158. It is cast from polyurethane plastic and painted realistically with enamel and acrylic paints. The piece is an essentially complete individual on a matrix block. It was collected from Miguasha, Quebec. The piece is 31" ( 78.74 cm) long, 12" ( 30.48 cm) wide and 8.5" ( 21.59 cm) high. The total weight is about 20 pounds.
 |
Apatosaurus excelsus. Photo courtesy of Ray Vodden of Triebold Paleontology, Inc. (TPI). |
Apatosaurus excelsus
Triebold Paleontology, Inc. (TPI) and University of Wyoming Geological Museum have donated a cast of the rear right leg of Apatosaurus excelsus UW 15556 formerly CM 563 from the University of Wyoming Geological Museum collections. The cast is made of polyurethane plastic and mounted on a steel base. It stands approximately 10' 6" tall (3.2 m), 26" (.66m) maximum width and weighs approximately 160 pounds (72.6 kg).The piece is mounted in two halves for easy assembly. Buyer is responsible for shipping charges to final destination.