View previous topic :: View next topic |
Author |
Message |
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Apr 27, 2009 20:07 Post subject: Visit to Bill Pinch collection |
|
|
We got a visit in with Bill Pinch, collector of note from the Rochester, N.Y. area. He is a delightful man with exquisite tastes in art, cars and minerals. ( to name a few things. )
He had invited us to visit him when we were all in Tucson, and he also invited Jolyon...so we went together. We were there right around lunch time till just before dinner on Friday.
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39178 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39204 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39222 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39169 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39188 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39181 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Apr 27, 2009 20:10 Post subject: Re: Visit to Bill Pinch collection |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39210 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39193 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Apr 27, 2009 20:20 Post subject: Re: Visit to Bill Pinch collection |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39178 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39162 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39198 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39150 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Apr 27, 2009 20:24 Post subject: Re: Visit to Bill Pinch collection |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39456 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39428 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39453 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39432 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Apr 27, 2009 23:22 Post subject: Re: Visit to Bill Pinch collection |
|
|
Every once in a while I leave to go do something like llaundry, or unpack, or play with the dogs. Then I tackle adding a few more entries into this report. It is such a joy to see the whilttling away of the many photos I have taken though, and to share them.
So, here goes my next round....
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39354 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39316 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39384 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39385 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
More minerals from Bill Pinch's collection. |
|
Viewed: |
39432 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Apr 27, 2009 23:26 Post subject: Re: Visit to Bill Pinch collection |
|
|
Some more photos.
Description: |
Using the microscope to check on one of our unusual Sperrylite specimens we brought along. |
|
Viewed: |
39360 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
The "boys" discussing something or the other... |
|
Viewed: |
39347 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39340 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Apr 27, 2009 23:31 Post subject: Re: Visit to Bill Pinch collection |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39376 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39354 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Jolyon taking close up photos. |
|
Viewed: |
39388 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Bill is really wonderful to visit with. Here he is with my husband, Jim. |
|
Viewed: |
39346 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Apr 28, 2009 19:58 Post subject: Re: Visit to Bill Pinch collection |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39212 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Jolyon with an amazing azurite plate. I think his expression says it all. |
|
Viewed: |
39202 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Nice Azurite. Bill pulled this out to show us and it took my breath away. Tsumeb. |
|
Viewed: |
39194 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Apr 28, 2009 20:02 Post subject: Re: Visit to Bill Pinch collection |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39145 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Jolyon and Bill Pinch relaxing. |
|
Viewed: |
39140 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39157 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Apr 28, 2009 20:07 Post subject: Re: Visit to Bill Pinch collection |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39188 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Me and Bill Pinch, a rare time I come out from behind the camera. Bill gave me a gift, a wonderful Ettringite toe nail sized specimen for my collection. I will cherish it greatly. |
|
Viewed: |
39174 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Apr 28, 2009 20:26 Post subject: Re: Visit to Bill Pinch collection |
|
|
... Back to Bill Pinch's minerals...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39170 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39176 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39143 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39195 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Apr 28, 2009 20:29 Post subject: Re: Visit to Bill Pinch collection |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39138 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39141 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Transylvania??? Like Dracula's Transylvania? How cool is that? |
|
Viewed: |
39128 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Apr 28, 2009 20:32 Post subject: Re: Visit to Bill Pinch collection |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39129 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39111 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39139 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Apr 28, 2009 20:37 Post subject: Re: Visit to Bill Pinch collection |
|
|
...
Description: |
Bill Pinch with his Pinch medal. |
|
Viewed: |
39110 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
The famous "Pinch" medal. |
|
Viewed: |
39130 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Bill serves us cake, and it was GOOD! |
|
Viewed: |
39156 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Apr 28, 2009 20:42 Post subject: Re: Visit to Bill Pinch collection |
|
|
...Bill and his wife own a Rolls Royce that Princess Grace owned. It is just beautiful.
Description: |
This is a rare hood ornament, it is a figure kneeling, because of the royal owners. Other cars had the woman standing. |
|
Viewed: |
39116 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39106 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39152 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39155 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39152 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Apr 28, 2009 20:45 Post subject: Re: Visit to Bill Pinch collection |
|
|
...I have been a royalist since birth and just am amazed at this grand motor car!
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39133 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39101 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39152 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39118 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Apr 28, 2009 20:49 Post subject: Re: Visit to Bill Pinch collection |
|
|
...
Description: |
We can't grow this in Texas, forsythia, I miss it in the spring. |
|
Viewed: |
39096 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Outside in the fresh air. |
|
Viewed: |
39106 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
39129 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Peter
Joined: 16 Jan 2009
Posts: 346
Location: Sweden / Luxembourg
|
Posted: Apr 29, 2009 17:06 Post subject: Re: Visit to Bill Pinch collection |
|
|
Thanks for a lovely report with human photographs and great seeing some of Bill Pinch specimens! He is extremely knowledgable.
Gail's answer: Thanks Peter, still have more to put on there, just have to find the time. I haven't even downloaded all the photos of both my cameras yet.
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
|