The purpose of the system is to provide a way to store small vertebrate teeth in a vial to facilitate examination without handling. It is assumed that the teeth to be mounted are able to withstand handling during mounting. The system is an improved modification of a method that involves adhering a tooth to a steel pin which is then inserted into a cork. In this system, the specimen is protected when the cork with the specimen are placed into a glass vial. The upper side of the cork typically used for labeling the specimen. Vials are commonly stored vertically, so that the pin and tooth are suspended upside down. The improvements include the use of materials which are more chemically stable that regular steel, cork and most commercially available adhesives. Other modifications include the method of adhesive application and tooth support.