On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 10:09 AM, Edward Zeranski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm happy to see a "reasonably complete" display like this, in contrast > for example to the Leo Meyerson collection which was dumped by the > Western Heritage Museum when someone decided it wasn't worth keeping on > display. > > 73, Bob W9RAN > > > Several years ago I stopped at the Western Heritage Museum while > working in Omaha hoping to see the Meyerson Collection. It was gone and none > of the docents knew what I was asking about. Finally I asked one of the > older security guys and he said it was all boxed up and in storage because > management didn't see the value of displaying it. He was pretty disgusted > with that decision. Maybe some other venue could acquire the Meyerson > collection.
Gone. Has been for years. Which is why it was not only a sad affair, it riled up a number of folks who donated their old gear to "Leo's Museum" as most folks believed it to be. Turns out it was a display in honor of Leo's WRL business, and when the display was over, the gear was sold. It showed up on ebay for quite a while, maybe a year or more under 'Westernheritage' or similar user ID. I often wondered how the person who donated the 1934 Collins transmitter or any other number of scarce rigs felt when/if they saw it being auctioned. They no doubt believed it was being preserved for future generations to see. ~ Todd, KA1KAQ ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
