My 2.5 gram Holbrook has 4 numbers, 1484 from the AMNH. Black numbers on a white background. I bought it from Mike Farmer. Great little specimen!
Regards, Tom Randall IMCA# 6170 >Rob posted: > >>I recently acquired a lovely 43 gram oriented Holbrook and found by >>surprise that it was also numbered . . . I am at a loss as to the >>red numbering "586" >>pictured in the photo. > > >>http://imagehost.auctionwatch.com/preview/ra/rancor/holbrook.jpg > > >Dear Rob: > >I'm sure you'll be very pleased to learn that the red number "586" >on your Holbrook is an old catalog number from the American Museum >of Natural History (New York), so your piece has a great historic >provenance: Foote and AMNH. > >It was actually Allan Lang who identified that for you -- not me -- >I asked him about it, as he's quite the authority on collection >numbers and has helped me ID other rarities in the past. I'd say you >did very well acquiring that piece! > >Regards, > >Geoff N. -- ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
