[meteorite-list] Forestburg (b) L5 chondrite

[Martin Altmann]

But Dearest Uncle,

to ask a meteorite dealer, why he doesn't collect thin sections, would be
similar to ask a Formula-1-pilot if he had noticed the pattern of the petals
of the orchids at the roadside.
To enjoy TS one needs leisure and time, a meteorite dealer hasn't.

To sell TS would be no good idea. As you should know, 80% of all
TS-collectors prefer strictly TS from the mentioned source and condemn all
other TS who don't carry that brand emblem a priori and without having seen
them as to be of minor quality. (Yep you could offer them even a David New
TS without telling and they would refuse).
And as there aren't so much specialized collectors, it simply would be quite
a loss...

But quiet now, I'm allowing myself a luxurious moment and am admiring the
incredible micrographs of Tom Philips!

And you should too!
Nephew Buckleboo



-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Alexander Seidel [mailto:gsac at gmx.net] 
Gesendet: Montag, 8. Januar 2007 21:13
An: Martin Altmann; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Forestburg (b) L5 chondrite

I know, my dear nephew, I know too well....!!!:-)

Well some of these days some special orders from me will surely go out
again, Your dear uncle Alex
 
...But tell me: why, nephew, don´t YOU ever sell/collect thin sections?

[Well folks, nothing but a little insider joking here...:-)]



> Huh Uncle Alex,

> 

> don't forget to mention, that there is a place, where still today a lot of

> those shrouded-in-legend-TSs are available.

> At our Grande Dame Anne Black!

> 

> Your Nephew Martin

> 

> 

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----

> Von: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com

> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] Im Auftrag von

> Alexander Seidel

> Gesendet: Montag, 8. Januar 2007 19:04

> An: Zelimir Gabelica; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com

> Cc: bernd.pauli at paulinet.de

> Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Forestburg (b) L5 chondrite

> 

> I wonder if there is anyone out there who has collected all those price

> lists that David New used to send to his customers via airmail - which

> happened in the pre-internet times, of course. I would have to dig in my

> old

> files to still find a few of them, but may be someone out there has a more

> complete collection of the lists, with David´s very unique description of

> his offered pieces, "superb" always being top choice! :-) Bernd, I know

> you

> have many, if not all of these in your archives, at least for as long as

> you

> collect meteorites... These lists, if they were scanned and somehow made

> available via the net, would be a great show example of how things were in

> the later second half of the last century - I would even call it sort of

> "cultural heritage" with respect to the meteorite business.

> 

> I loved to communicate with David over many years, until he somehow

> disappeared from the (active) dealer scene and even in more recent times

> on

> a more private basis, and I hope he is still around at good health

> together

> with his wife Margaret. In the early Ninetees I once visited him at his

> home

> in Anacortes, Washington. A real gentleman, and great guy! PS: btw he was

> the first one to offer meteoritic thin sections to a wider public, and I

> am

> proud that most of my 150+ specimens have gone through his hands.

> 

> Alex

> Berlin/Germany

>   

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