[meteorite-list] Re: Collection Number Assistance

From: trandall_at_idsi.net <trandall_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:02:31 2004
Message-ID: <a05100300b8bd9fd29135_at_[64.72.71.123]>

   My 2.5 gram Holbrook has 4 numbers, 1484 from the AMNH. Black
numbers on a white background. I bought it from Mike Farmer. Great
little specimen!


Regards,

Tom Randall
IMCA# 6170


>Rob posted:
>
>>I recently acquired a lovely 43 gram oriented Holbrook and found by
>>surprise that it was also numbered . . . I am at a loss as to the
>>red numbering "586"
>>pictured in the photo.
>
>
>>http://imagehost.auctionwatch.com/preview/ra/rancor/holbrook.jpg
>
>
>Dear Rob:
>
>I'm sure you'll be very pleased to learn that the red number "586"
>on your Holbrook is an old catalog number from the American Museum
>of Natural History (New York), so your piece has a great historic
>provenance: Foote and AMNH.
>
>It was actually Allan Lang who identified that for you -- not me --
>I asked him about it, as he's quite the authority on collection
>numbers and has helped me ID other rarities in the past. I'd say you
>did very well acquiring that piece!
>
>Regards,
>
>Geoff N.

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