[meteorite-list] Lest You Forget

From: Jeff Grossman <jgrossman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:00:16 -0400
Message-ID: <4BA67AD0.6000606_at_usgs.gov>

I think one of the old methods was to polish, write the name in
paraffin, etch, then remove the paraffin.

Jeff

On 2010-03-21 2:06 PM, countdeiro at earthlink.net wrote:
> Thank you John, for posting the superb pictures. Very interesting to see these "old" specimens and how they were identified. I, for one, would be interested in what medium, or technique, was used to mark them and if it was permanent. Kind of looks like it lasts, as these may have been labeled over a hundred and twenty five years ago.
>
> Count Deiro
> IMCA 3536
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
>> From: Kashuba<mary.kashuba at verizon.net>
>> Sent: Mar 20, 2010 11:45 PM
>> To: countdeiro at earthlink.net
>> Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Lest You Forget
>>
>> Count, List,
>>
>> The natural history museum in Vienna displays at least two irons with their
>> names on their etched faces. Here are shots of them. I believe that if the
>> Bella Roca is the main mass, the museum had acquired it by 1895. To me it
>> looks like an etching resist was applied before the acid then removed.
>> There are collectors and dealers with ties to the museum who could look into
>> the history and mechanics of the process if enough of us were interested.
>>
>> http://johnkashuba.com/Pages/Meteorite%20Pages/Topics/ViennaIrons.htm
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> - John
>>
>> John Kashuba
>> Ontario, California
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
>> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of
>> countdeiro at earthlink.net
>> Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2010 6:20 PM
>> To: Galactic Stone& Ironworks; JoshuaTreeMuseum
>> Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Lest You Forget
>>
>> I don't know how that unattractive marking was put on that etched slab, but
>> I'll bet it will come off. Then you'd have a nice specimen at a pretty fair
>> price. I saw this piece, or another butchered up one for sale several months
>> back. These look like what you would find at a roadside tourist trap along
>> with the chain saw carved squirrels and t-shirts.
>>
>> Count Deiro
>> IMCA 3536
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>
>>> From: Galactic Stone& Ironworks<meteoritemike at gmail.com>
>>> Sent: Mar 20, 2010 5:56 PM
>>> To: JoshuaTreeMuseum<joshuatreemuseum at embarqmail.com>
>>> Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Lest You Forget
>>>
>>> Hi Phil and List,
>>>
>>> Now if he'd just put the weight, location found, and other pertinent
>>> data on it, we'd have a really well labelled and documented piece. ;)
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> MikeG
>>>
>>>
>>> On 3/20/10, JoshuaTreeMuseum<joshuatreemuseum at embarqmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Just in case you forget what kind of meteorite slab you bought......
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/METEORITE-MUONIONALUSTA-ORIGINAL-POLISHED-SLAB-205-g_W0Q
>> QitemZ160317882630QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2553b0c106
>>
>>>>
>>>> A little reminder.
>>>>
>>>> Phil Whitmer
>>>>
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