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.
Three spectacular casts have been donated for the auction. A sincere thanks to both RCI and the CMNH VP Casting Lab for their very generous donations!
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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).
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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).
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| 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.