[meteorite-list] What else do you collect?

[Sterling K. Webb]

Hi,

1.) Vintage and handmade acoustic guitars.
At the last census, the population figure was
52, a diverse society which includes guitars 
made entirely of metal and guitars made 
entirely of banjo (a few). Happiest to have
found a good home is the personal guitar of 
the late George Rose, who played (in the day) 
with Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, 
Benny Goodman, and lots of other cats.

2.) 16-, 32-, and 64-bit (1986-1995) Atari 
computers (14), software and devices (tons),
1600 floppy discs and ~100 old small hard 
drives. (What do you do with YOUR basement?)
I was an Atari software developer for ten years; 
that's how The Atari Museum started.

3.) Books, books, books. Can't count that high.
Maybe 4,000; maybe double that. Oldest book
by publication: from 1620. Started saving books
when I was seven. Lots of sub-sub-collections 
in there. Some would say too many.

4.) "Junk" of all kinds. I was also an antique
dealer for ten years and always snatching up 
the odd find: silver, furniture, china, glass, old 
scientific equipment, Japanese art... OK, let's 
face it -- I'm not a "collector," just a packrat.
I even sold meteorites (NWA 267) in my 
antique store (what's older than that?)
    Having just read Bill's recent post, all I
can ask is: where were you when I was selling 
antiques? You sound like a one-man customer
base! At one time or another, I have sold every 
item on that list of yours.

5.) Meteorites and tektites, of course...


Sterling K. Webb
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary K. Foote" <gary at webbers.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 6:11 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] What else do you collect?



> As a neophyte collector of meteorites I have 

> amassed about $1K in specimens, all of which 

> I cherish dearly.  I am learning about preservation 

> as some of my specimens are beginning 

> to show signs of scaling, kamacite ooze 

> and other such degradations.

> 

> Interestingly enough, along the way I've also 

> become interested in terrestrial rocks, 

> fossils, impactites and the like.  I was just wondering;

> 

> What else does everyone collect?

> 

> Gary

>