[meteorite-list] Collections - (was Possible meteorite trades)
From: Graham Ensor <graham.ensor_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2016 23:25:17 +0100 Message-ID: <CAJkn+kaBKQ+Rvg3N+BG6Z0Gubj6UrvmzYkN8nhUGZBzj+0JY0g_at_mail.gmail.com> We also have a one of biggest dust collections in our house...only comes second to the cobweb collection. Graham On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 10:10 PM, Anne Black via Meteorite-list < meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > Frankly I try not to be a collector. Not anymore. > But I have a few hundreds mineral specimens taking over the house, mostly > fluorites probably about 200 of those. And I have bookcases in every room > of the house, most of them extremely full. > Yes I do call the minerals a collection, I keep track of the provenance, > when bought, labels, etc...... but the books, no, there are books I picked > up here and there because the subject interested me, mostly archaeology and > ancient history. > > So maybe we need a proper definition of what constitute a Collection. > Stuff properly curated and catalogued? > Versus interesting stuff picked up here and there? > > Anne M. Black > www.IMPACTIKA.com > IMPACTIKA at aol.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mendy Ouzillou via Meteorite-list < > meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> > To: meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> > Sent: Tue, Jul 5, 2016 11:01 am > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Possible meteorite trades > > Like many of us, I have always been a collector. Rocks, fossils and > minerals > were my first passion, I had a passing interest in stamps/coins as an older > child and then as a teenager collected comic books and comic book art. This > was at a time when many new alternative comic books came onto the scene > like > Cerebus, Mage, Elementals, and even Teen Age Ninja Mutant Turtles. As an > adult, my wife and I began collecting art and building on the pieces > created > by my father who was a master jeweler, painter and sculptor. We have really > eclectic tastes but focused on paintings, glass art and sculpture with > styles ranged from Russian impressionism to Huichol Yarn paintings, > abstract > paintings to many pieces we had commissioned ourselves. > > Then in the summer of 2011, I watched "Meteorite Men" and went off the deep > end for meteorites. 4 years after buying my first Sikhote Alins from Geoff > Notkin in October 2011, I decided to become a full-time meteorite dealer as > well as a full-time high tech consultant (yes, when you work for yourself > you can pursue more than one vocation full time). If finances allowed, I > would have also collected old katana swords as the craftsmanship, beauty > and > Samurai ethos has always fascinated me. > > Thank you Edwin for invigorating the list with a REALLY on-topic topic! > > Best, > > Mendy > > -----Original Message----- > From: Meteorite-list [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] > On > Behalf Of Bob Falls via Meteorite-list > Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2016 11:25 AM > To: 'Edwin Thompson' <etmeteorites at hotmail.com>; > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Possible meteorite trades > > Hi E.T. and all, > > Very interesting that you collect marbles; I do not have any marbles to > trade however find it very interesting that most meteorite collectors do > have separate very unrelated collections. > > Along with collecting meteorites I am a music collector. This started back > in the 60's with records (vinyl) and then migrated into CD's. I still have > most of the original vinyl collection and still search for out of print > CD's > along with new music to add to the collection. The collection is diverse > in > types of music however mainly focuses on blues, classic rock and jazz. > > There is a link between the collections; I listen to music while either > working on new specimens, cataloging new acquisitions or viewing thin > sections!! > > Very interesting hearing from others on their "non-meteorite" collections. > > Best Regards, > Bob Falls > > -----Original Message----- > From: Meteorite-list [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] > On > Behalf Of Edwin Thompson via Meteorite-list > Sent: Monday, July 4, 2016 12:02 AM > To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > Subject: [meteorite-list] Possible meteorite trades > > Hello to all list members, > I am reaching out to the farthest corners of the known world to appeal to > any and all collectors. > Having dealt in and collected meteorites, tektites and related books since > I was just a kid, collecting all kinds of rocks which included a few > cherished meteorites as early as the age of six, life has been blessed with > lots of treasured finds. By the age of nine my parents allowed me to go off > on summer long geology exploring science camp trips with older kids. For > three years this was how I spent my summers, digging in fossil beds and > agate beds all across the Northwest, areas that have been closed to this > sort of activity since the mid to late sixties. At age seven I joined the > Oregon Archaeological Society and at age fourteen I was given the privilege > of being a dig site foreman for a Scappoose Indian housing and burial site > before it was built into the now dismantled Trojan Nuclear Energy Power > Plant along the banks of the mighty Columbia river near my home here in > Oregon. Over time, life has changed and my interests have changed with the > exception of a few common threads. One of them being that rocks from Space > are the coolest of all rocks! > Many of you know that from 1987 until 2002 I displayed and sold > meteorites, > fossils and artifacts at roughly 48 gem and mineral shows each year around > the western United States. > During those wonderful years of travel both here and abroad, I had the joy > and pleasure (and still do) of meeting collectors and seeing their amazing > collections. What I have seen and I am sure that many of you can relate to > this, is that most of us who collect rocks from Space, also collect other > things. I have seen a collection of antique surfboards, a huge collection > of > ancient suits of armor, cannons, guns, diamonds, polished stone spheres, > stamps, coins (I think coins are how Michael Casper made his fortune! Good > for him!). I've seen amazing collections of fossils, minerals and gem > stones > in private homes and on and on. > Long story made shorter, I stopped collecting these beloved meteorites > when > I formally started selling them back in 87'. I have learned that this might > have been a huge mistake but it's the choice I felt I needed to make in > order to pay the bills and to remain competitive in an ever shrinking world > market. But, the collecting bug never went away, it just changed shape and > theme. > > Here is the pitch; about 1990 I started collecting antique handmade glass > marbles. These gorgeous, colorful treasures were made by glass workers in > the Lauscha region of East Germany from approximately 1880 until 1920. They > are rare and hard to find. I have amassed a large collection and yet am > always searching for more. I would be delighted to trade meteorites, > tektites or books, even art, rare wine or cashy money for any number of > these marbles. > If you are a marble collector then I would enjoy talking with you about > your collection and collecting direction. Recently Patrick got infected by > this same obsession and he is an avid collector of the more recent machine > made marbles from as early as the 1920's and 30's and later. If you just > want to talk marbles please drop me a line. If you know someone with > marbles > to sell or if you have some yourself, please give me a chance to make an > offer. > > > On a less selfish thread, I think it would be a lot of fun to read about > the things that others collect. I recall the first time I met Mike Bandli > in > Tucson years ago he was dealing in Space surplus and he had a huge > collection of super cool artifacts. I learned at this last Tucson show that > John Kashuba and I have nearly matching collections of rare, old wines. > Hey, > there is a meteorite collector in New York who collects live scorpions! And > who hasn't seen Bruce Wegman's digital watch collection? > > Come on folks, share the fun! > > Best regards, E.T. > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the > Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the > Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the > Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the > Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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