(American Meteorite Museum Letterhead) AMERICAN METEORITE MUSUEM OPPOSITE METEOR CRATER ON HIGHWAY 66 POST OFFICE BOX 1171 WINSLOW ARIZONA December 2, 1949 Mr. Stuart Perry Adrian, Michigan
Dear Mr. Perry: I am sending you a section of a broken bolt from an old smelter furnace. It was a hinge bolt on the furnace door. It struck me as being most interesting and I should like your reaction to it. You may keep it on the condition that you furnish me three photos of it: (1) of the broken section x 1; (2) of the polished section x 1, and (3) of a micro photo of a portion of the etched section showing both granular and the Neuman-lined area. Also in the package is a sample of a 286 lb. meteorite which is suppose to be on the way from South America. I received a sample from apparently the same mass some years ago, bit only recently have been able to arrange for its purchase. The cost laid down here will be approximately $500.00 not counting the cost of locating, ect. Would you like to pay $450 for half of this mass if and when it arrives, if I care for the cutting and shipping? Sincerely, (signed) H.H. Nininger
(Letter transcribed by Mark Bostick, www.meteoritearticles.com)
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