[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.
>
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