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I keep my labels small (43x37mm) so I can use them with any size specimen (I trim it a little to fit in Tn box), and I write the data by hand so that I can print up a sheet of labels at a time. To me, ...

Something like 40 years ago, we had our one and only visit to Ohio that coincided with the Cincinnati Mineral show. I saw a Tsumeb azurite with very thin prismatic crystals, quite unlike the typical a ...

Peter,
It would be nice if you could post pictures of those specimens, although you may have to use a different thread, as this part of the forum is for women collectors ;-)

The next specimen I wa ...

Next one shows three specimens from Tom Moran from Techapi, California, USA. He was a long-time trading partner and sent me specimens from Death Valley in CA and Gold Hill in Utah. After he died of ca ...

I was thinking about how each collector is just a caretaker in the hopefully long life of a specimen, and thought it might be fun to show some specimens in my collection from people I have corresponde ...

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Topic: Label history
Wynnek Replies: 14 Views: 66762	Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Feb 03, 2022 14:52 Subject: Re: Label history
Wynnek Replies: 14 Views: 66762	I keep my labels small (43x37mm) so I can use them with any size specimen (I trim it a little to fit in Tn box), and I write the data by hand so that I can print up a sheet of labels at a time. To me, ...
Topic: The rock that got away…
Wynnek Replies: 21 Views: 25890	Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Apr 19, 2020 16:44 Subject: Re: The rock that got away…
Wynnek Replies: 21 Views: 25890	Something like 40 years ago, we had our one and only visit to Ohio that coincided with the Cincinnati Mineral show. I saw a Tsumeb azurite with very thin prismatic crystals, quite unlike the typical a ...
Topic: Honoring past collectors
Wynnek Replies: 14 Views: 381719	Forum: Honoring past collectors Posted: Jan 16, 2010 19:02 Subject: Re: Honoring past collectors
Wynnek Replies: 14 Views: 381719	Peter, It would be nice if you could post pictures of those specimens, although you may have to use a different thread, as this part of the forum is for women collectors ;-) The next specimen I wa ...
Topic: Honoring past collectors
Wynnek Replies: 14 Views: 381719	Forum: Honoring past collectors Posted: Jan 16, 2010 10:03 Subject: Re: Honoring past collectors
Wynnek Replies: 14 Views: 381719	Next one shows three specimens from Tom Moran from Techapi, California, USA. He was a long-time trading partner and sent me specimens from Death Valley in CA and Gold Hill in Utah. After he died of ca ...
Topic: Honoring past collectors
Wynnek Replies: 14 Views: 381719	Forum: Honoring past collectors Posted: Jan 16, 2010 09:51 Subject: Honoring past collectors
Wynnek Replies: 14 Views: 381719	I was thinking about how each collector is just a caretaker in the hopefully long life of a specimen, and thought it might be fun to show some specimens in my collection from people I have corresponde ...