[meteorite-list] LLoyd's auction
From: Rob and Colleen <iguana_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:04:48 2004 Message-ID: <3CDE0109.EFCB36E3_at_pcez.com> --------------6557842192AAF8C5FCD78F06 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Looks just like page three, how much did it go for? -- Rob Wesel -------------- We are the music makers...and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy Wonka, 1971 FERNLEA4_at_aol.com wrote: > Hi folks. > > LLoyd's in London ran a large auction today, featuring a hotch-potch > of antique furniture, paintings, weird arty stuff and also a couple of > large iron meteorites, all on behalf of "the British government". Did > any other Listees get involved in bidding in person or on the > telephone? There was a lot of publicity and advertising beforehand, so > I'm just curious. > LLoyd's sent me a picture of each iron several weeks ago, showing a > 7.5kg and a 50.8kg individual that they'd had sampled and > authenticated at the NHM, London prior to auctioning. The pictures > weren't great, with the smaller 7.5kg individual looking not much > better than a dark metallic blob. However, I rotated the image, > lightened it and improved the focus with graphics software and this is > what appeared http://fernlea.tripod.com/16.jpg > It looks very familiar to me....how about you? > > Cheers, > Rob. > www.meteorites.uk.com > Fernlea Meteorites, > The Wynd, > Off Dickson Lane, > Milton of Balgonie, > Fife. KY7 6PY > United Kingdom > Tel: +44-(0)1592-751563 > Fax: +44-(0)1592-751991 > Email: fernlea4_at_aol.com --------------6557842192AAF8C5FCD78F06 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <HTML> Looks just like page three, how much did it go for? <P>-- <BR>Rob Wesel <BR>-------------- <BR>We are the music makers...and we are the dreamers of the dreams. <BR>Willy Wonka, 1971 <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <P>FERNLEA4_at_aol.com wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1>Hi folks.</FONT></FONT> <P><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1>LLoyd's in London ran a large auction today, featuring a hotch-potch of antique furniture, paintings, weird arty stuff and also a couple of large iron meteorites, all on behalf of "the British government". Did any other Listees get involved in bidding in person or on the telephone? There was a lot of publicity and advertising beforehand, so I'm just curious.</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1>LLoyd's sent me a picture of each iron several weeks ago, showing a 7.5kg and a 50.8kg individual that they'd had sampled and authenticated at the NHM, London prior to auctioning. The pictures weren't great, with the smaller 7.5kg individual looking not much better than a dark metallic blob. However, I rotated the image, lightened it and improved the focus with graphics software and this is what appeared <A HREF="http://fernlea.tripod.com/16.jpg">http://fernlea.tripod.com/16.jpg</A></FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1>It looks very familiar to me....how about you?</FONT></FONT> <P><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1>Cheers,</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1>Rob.</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1>www.meteorites.uk.com</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1>Fernlea Meteorites,</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1>The Wynd,</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1>Off Dickson Lane,</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1>Milton of Balgonie,</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1>Fife. KY7 6PY</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1>United Kingdom</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1>Tel: +44-(0)1592-751563</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1>Fax: +44-(0)1592-751991</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1>Email: fernlea4_at_aol.com</FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="arial,helvetica"></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <P> </HTML> --------------6557842192AAF8C5FCD78F06--Received on Sun 12 May 2002 01:43:37 AM PDT |
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