OLD ANTIQUE PYRRHOTITE CALCITE On MATRIX! Old H.E. Powell 1879-1946 Don't loose

Description: BO15 PYRRHOTITE Magnet Cove, Arkansas Size: 5.5 x 5cm Description: Crystalline calcite on matrix with golden colored shiny PYRRHOTITE dispersed throughout the calcite The old, H. E. Powell label accompanying this specimen prompted me to research and locate the below info on that dealer: H.E. Powell (1879-1946) H.E. Powell was born in 1876 and died November 19, 1946, in Craig County, Arkansas. He operated the H.E. Powell Company mineral and lapidary store and museum, located about 12 miles southwest of Little Rock, Arkansas on Highway 67-70 (P.O. Box 1012; later Box 429B, Route 1). Powell carried a few worldwide minerals but specialized primarily in those from Arkansas. He advertised having over 100,000 "choice mineral specimens" in stock. By June 1945 he was making reference to "our new quartz crystal list No. 66" (that's a lot of lists!). In July 1945 he advertised: "We have recently contracted for the entire output of the Baker quartz crystal mine." H.E. Powell married Pauline R. Lyons in 1937; she may have become a partner with him in the business. He must have had a partner because in the January 1947 issue of Rocks & Minerals (immediately following his death a couple of months earlier) their ad carried the following announcement: "I am now sole owner of the H.E. Powell Company, and wish to take this means of saying ‘Thank You' to all of you ‘Rock Hounds' for past favors and to solicit your continued patronage." The H.E. Powell ad, which had been a regular feature in every issue of the magazine since February 1944, ceased after two more issues, never to return. NOTE: Back in 2011 we purchased a collection of antique minerals from the Estate of Robert Chisholm , a Bay Area collector from the 1930's and 40's. The specimens were housed in hand built depression era cabinets and were "loosely" cataloged. Each specimen filled a compartment and all of them rested on top of their accompanying labels. After much time cleaning the pieces and properly preserving all of the old labels we are finally ready to offer some for sale here, many of them quit uncommon like this one. Don't let this antique PYRRHOTITE get away! All old labels are shipped in Glassine envelopes to protect and preserve them. _____________________________________________ Thank you for visiting Earthquest Minerals. We are a “Mom and Pop” business established in 1998 here in California Gold Country. What we offer here is the direct result of what we love: Fine Minerals, Agates and Petrified wood. All of our Agates and Petrified wood are cut and polished here at our shop and we take great pride in a mirror polish on each piece. This specimen was patiently grown by us here in our shop. • Earthquest Minerals specimens are photographed on various substrates ranging from frosted glass using colored backgrounds, white Plexiglas glass, butcher paper and even just outside in the sun. Some photos are edited by removing dust, particles or other unwanted background distractions. • We strive to match color of each specimen photographed and feel it is a worthwhile challenge to match as close as possible the true colors of each specimen. More times than not the specimen you receive will look much better than our photos! • Satisfaction guaranteed! If you are not happy with the specimen within 14 days, we’re not happy with the sale. • Please contact us and we can arrange a return. • We ship Worldwide • Only PayPal is Accepted • Payment is required directly after the Winning Bid or purchase. • Each specimen is meticulously wrapped to ensure its safe travel to your door. We take great pride in our packaging and ship specimens exactly how we would want to receive them. • Each specimen is shipped with a label stating species and Locality along with any other pertinent information that we have. • Specimens will be shipped within 3-7 business days of receiving full payment.

Price: 20 USD

Location: West Point, California

End Time: 2024-10-29T18:33:00.000Z

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