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- 112.03.1008 a-m
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- Twelve pieces of various items collected by Lillian Gest. Objects consist of 4 fossils, 1 cobalt and 7 crystals plus a small wooden box they are stored in. May 2015 10 rocks found in a wooden box not numbered(a) a whole trilobite(b) a small portion of a trilobite(c) pink and white rock granite? wi…
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- n.d.
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- mineral
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- Twelve pieces of various items collected by Lillian Gest. Objects consist of 4 fossils, 1 cobalt and 7 crystals plus a small wooden box they are stored in. May 2015 10 rocks found in a wooden box not numbered(a) a whole trilobite(b) a small portion of a trilobite(c) pink and white rock granite? with small crystals(d) quartz with mica(e) cobalt(f) quartz crystal cluster(g) quartz crystal cluster(h) part of a large quartz crystal(i) quartz crystal(j) crystal long thin shard(k) a wooden box, no cover,24.0 cm long, top line “ARIZONA DESERT SWEETS” printed with green paint, second line “FROM” in green, “Reid’s” in red, followed by “OF TUCSON” in green. Width 12.0cm. written in red ink “Stone collection”.(l) a trilobite missing(m) part of a quartz crystal missing
- Subject
- geology
- Lillian Gest
- Canadian Rockies
- hobbies
- Credit
- Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1008 a-m
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1043
- Description
- Wooden handled ice axe. Handle inset into steel head, two extra pieces of steel extend 12.3 from head up shaft. Steel pick 15.6 long tapers from 0.5 wide to a point 0.2 wide. Stamped into pick: "Zermatt" and below to the right "Attenhofek, Zurich" . Steel collar and point at other end.
- Title
- Ice Ax
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 29.0 x 88.2 cm
- Description
- Wooden handled ice axe. Handle inset into steel head, two extra pieces of steel extend 12.3 from head up shaft. Steel pick 15.6 long tapers from 0.5 wide to a point 0.2 wide. Stamped into pick: "Zermatt" and below to the right "Attenhofek, Zurich" . Steel collar and point at other end.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Lillian Gest
- Credit
- Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1043
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