[Rockhounds] Boodle Lane

[Kreigh Tomaszewski]

The discovery of the picture brought back memories of my last trip to  
the Smithsonian in the late 60s. My local museum no longer has a whole  
room devoted to minerals. Times change, but it is good to remember what  
has passed. We can learn from history.

Kreigh




On Saturday, Mar 21, 2009, at 22:35 America/Detroit, Pmodreski at aol.com  
wrote:

> Thanks for pointing out the link to this, Kreigh, I had quite  
> forgotten  (or,
> never really known) that the Min. Record website had this comprehensive
> database of biographical info on prominent collectors.
>
> But one should add, I think the word here must be "had" a display case  
> at
> the Smithsonian, because I see that picture is from a very old  
> black-and-white
> postcard of his, and the exhibit certainly looks archaic; I'm sure it  
> must
> have  been removed or changed, many years ago.
>
> Pete
>
>
> In a message dated 3/21/2009 4:33:56 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,
> Kreigh at tomaszewski.net writes:
>
> Boodle  has his own display case at the  Smithsonian
>
> http://www.mineralogicalrecord.com/
> labeldetail.asp?artid=1437&colid=565&page=1
>
> On Saturday,  Mar 21, 2009, at 10:04 America/Detroit, Lawrence Rush
> wrote:
>
>> Older collectors may remember a famous collector by the  name of  
>> Boodle
>> Lane, who was one of the most active collectors,  dealers and traders
>> in the country in the 40's and 50's. He had  a part of every major  
>> find
>> and sale of minerals of his  times.
>>
>> I recently got a photo of him in a huge dissolution  cave of a lead
>> mine in the Tri-State area, taken in the 40's,  most likely. I  
>> couldn't
>> find out what happened to these Calcite  crystals, but the mine and  
>> all
>> other mines in that famous  district are long gone.
>>
>> You can see this photo  at:
>>
>>  http://www.connroxminerals.com/BoodleLane.html
>>
>> If anyone has  sroires or collecting tales about boodle...please post
>> them, he  was a remarkable collector; the best known of his time, and
>>  maybe of all times!
>>
>> Larry
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