Thanks a lot Martin for these information! I did a search on the internet and we can download the AMNH catalogue of 1935 at this address http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/handle/2246/937
Cheers, Arnaud > Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:25:33 -0700 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] WANTED - Holbrook from AMNH > CC: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Hi All, > > I think its not only amazing that the AMNH took the time to hand-label > approximately 2000 small individuals from the same fall, but each each > numbered Holbrook was weighed and formally entered into the 1935 AMNH > Meteorite Collection Catalogue (from where my ballpark figure of 2000 > numbered individuals came from). And all this is beyond the fact that > Holbrook will forever hold a firm place in American meteorite history, > as well as meteorite shower science. > > Further, since the numbered Holbrooks were collected immediately after > the fall, an AMNH numbered specimen guarantees that the individual is > "fresh" and as found shortly after the 1912 fall. > > Here is a link to a pic of some of the numbered Holbrook individuals > in my collection resting on a copy of the 1935 AMNH meteorite > collection catalogue: > > http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2002/November/3holbrook_amnh_numbers.jpg > > > And here is link to my Accretion Desk article about the The Arthur > Ross Hall of Meteorites in the American Museum of Natural History in > New York City: > > http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2006/October/Accretion_Desk.htm > > > Just an FYI: I did see a few AMNH numbered Holbrooks offered by Bob > Summerfield at his Astronomy to Go when he displayed his wears at a > exhibitor booth at a science conference in Boston earlier this year. I > cannot remember if I bought them all but it's worth a shot asking. > > Cheers, > > Martin > > > > > On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 2:48 PM, Pat Brown wrote: >> Hi Arnaud and fellow listoids, >> >> Why have these small Holbrooks with AMNH labels become so popular? I have 2 >> (which are not for sale) that I bought from ET about 15 years ago for very >> little. There was one in Michael Blood's auction in Tucson this year that >> brought good money, was weighed to the nearest milligram and placed in a >> membrane box. >> >> Pat Brown >> Scientific Lifestyle Meteorites >> Engineer by vocation, meteorite hunter when on vacation >> >> >> --- On Mon, 11/10/08, Arnaud Mignan wrote: >> >>> From: Arnaud Mignan >>> Subject: [meteorite-list] WANTED - Holbrook from AMNH >>> To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >>> Date: Monday, November 10, 2008, 12:22 PM >>> Hello, >>> >>> I'm looking for some small Holbrooks from AMNH - Please >>> contact me off-list if you have some for sale or trade >>> For trade, I have for example: >>> Viedma full slice of 132g (there must be less than 10 full >>> slices existing) >>> Juancheng individual of 93g (with secondary FC) >>> Lost City part slice with FC of 0.42g (Schwade/Smithsonian) >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Arnaud >>> >>> _________________________________________________________________ >>> Téléphonez gratuitement à tous vos proches avec Windows >>> Live Messenger ! Téléchargez-le maintenant ! >>> http://www.windowslive.fr/messenger/1.asp >>> ______________________________________________ >>> http://www.meteoritecentral.com >>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> ______________________________________________ >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> _________________________________________________________________ Inédit ! Des Emoticônes Déjantées! Installez les dans votre Messenger ! http://www.ilovemessenger.fr/Emoticones/EmoticonesDejantees.aspx ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
