Hello all,
Nininger found several toolbox meteorites such as Arispe (anvil), Maimi
("deadman" on a fence), Toluca (hammer stones to make morters) etc.
He hit the jackpot though when he searched the Plainview strewn field. He found
a stone used to keep the chicken coop door closed, stones used as weights in a
pork barrel, and used as a weight on a milk crock cover. The best Plainview
tool, in my opinion, was a stone used to get a bull's attention. Of this,
Nininger wrote, " he went to the cow shed and from a crossbeam he took a small
fist-sized meteorite." The farmer said, "I've been keeping this around to take
after my bull with...My bull has a pretty mean disposition but when he goes on
a rampage I only need to hit him once with this, somewhere around the head, and
he quites right down."
Sounds like this was a very useful tool!
LaPaz also notes a couple of meteorite tools. The 1,375-pound La Caile,
France, meteorite was used by the people of the village for two centuries as a
seat in front of their church. LaPaz mentions the Rafruti, Switzerland iron
meteorite, which appears to be a seasonal tool. The finder used it as a
footwarmer, apparently heating it nightly before putting in his bed.
Of course, there's also Blackwell, used for years as a doorstop before being
liberated. I believe Martin has a piece of this in his toolbox collection.
Enjoy,
Frank
--- On Wed, 12/10/08, Mike Bandli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Mike Bandli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Toolbox Meteorite
To: "Dark Matter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: [email protected]
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 11:56 AM
Re: Mike Jensen's Bottle Opener
It's gone from his site, but you can still see it via the Way Back Machine
here (scroll all the way to the bottom of the page):
http://web.archive.org/web/20070728160656/jensenmeteorites.com/Sikhote.htm
Cheers,
Mike Bandli
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dark Matter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mike Bandli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 11:33:00 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Toolbox Meteorite
Hi Mike,
I'd love to see a pic of Mike's beer bottle opener. Now you've got
me
curious. I have some SA individuals around here that are about the
right size. I'm going to grab a six-pack and see if I can find an
opener.
I remember showing this meteorite (
http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2006/March/s-a2b.jpg ) to a
friend at the Tucson Show and she said something like, "Oh, that would
make a nice hook. It could go on your wall and you could hang your
coat on it." I guess that would make it a toolbox meteorite as well
(;- )
-Martin
On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 10:08 AM, Mike Bandli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Martin and All,
>
> I never considered the 'Toolbox' sub-genre of meteorites. Very
well done and interesting!
>
> Though not a historical one, one of my favorite 'Toolbox'
meteorites is Mike Jensen's Sikhote Alin beer bottle opener. I always search
the bins in Tucson for one, but I think Mike Jensen holds the only one in
existence. It also allows one to employ the ultimate geek pick-up line:
"Excuse me, Miss, allow me to open that Coors Light with my meteorite for
you."
>
> Best,
>
> Mike Bandli
>
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