[meteorite-list] Artifacts made from meteorites?

From: magellon <magellon_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:10:08 2004
Message-ID: <3E99E862.D67D6F38_at_earthlink.net>

Mark,
Great suggestion!
Just about everyone has a toilet tank.
Tank you very flush,
Ken

MARK BOSTICK wrote:

> Hello Everyone (again),
>
> I guess I should clarify that I meant a Toliet TANK cover.;-)
>
> Mark
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "MARK BOSTICK" <thebigcollector_at_msn.com>
> To: "magellon" <magellon_at_earthlink.net>; "Charlie Devine"
> <moonrock25_at_webtv.net>; <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 4:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Artifacts made from meteorites?
>
> > Hello Ken, Charlie and list,
> >
> > I learned a neat trick from Blaine Reed a couple years ago at the Denver
> > show. Everyone has a tile handy for streak testing. The bottom side of
> the
> > toliet cover. (No toliet streak jokes now..:-)
> >
> > Mark Bostick
> > www.MeteoriteArticles.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "magellon" <magellon_at_earthlink.net>
> > To: "Charlie Devine" <moonrock25_at_webtv.net>;
> > <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 4:38 PM
> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Artifacts made from meteorites?
> >
> >
> > > Hi Charlie and LIST,
> > > This guy is very slippery.
> > > The seller 'silkarrow' also sells under the name 'asianartifacts888'.
> > > He has sold many of the Adzes on Ebay.
> > > I contacted him (Patrick McMakin) in July of last year and asked him to
> do
> > > the magnet and streak test on a Adzes.
> > > He said it was positive to the magnet and then he asked what the streak
> > > colors meant.
> > > I told him and never heard from him again until today.
> > > I again asked him to do a streak test with the Adzes.
> > > This was his answer:
> > >
> > > Hi Ken: I am interested in your proposed test. What do the particular
> > > colors indicate? I do not have a tile on
> > > hand, but will see what I can do with the final lots next week--I have
> two
> > > more lots which I will list before all are
> > > gone. I cannot test this week's lots without a tile on hand, so please
> do
> > > not bid if you have incomplete
> > > knowledge. Thanks for your fine interest. Patrick
> > >
> > > I think I am the 'expert' he refers to in his description. (who told
> him
> > > about meteorites being magnetic.)
> > > If the Adzes had passed the streak test, I'm sure that would be in the
> > > description also.
> > > I have a feeling that I will not hear from him as long as these are
> > selling
> > > well.( the last batch sold for $228.00)
> > > However, if he does reply, I will let you know.
> > > Best,
> > > Ken
> > > http://home.earthlink.net/~magellon/updates.html (half way down
> page)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Charlie Devine wrote:
> > >
> > > > Dear list-members,
> > > >
> > > > I have no doubt that these are genuine artifacts, but are they
> fashioned
> > > > from meteorites?
> > > > The seller seems to think so, but I think not.
> > > > Over the years, I've heard of these meteoritic celts and always
> > > > wondered:
> > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2519814210
> > > >
> > > > Best wishes,
> > > > Charlie
> > > >
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Received on Sun 13 Apr 2003 06:44:50 PM PDT