AW: [meteorite-list] Emil Cohen's Market trends of 1899

[Martin Horejsi]

> Jörn kindly wrote:
>

> And, not to forget Marlin Cilz, who had (and still has?) the most 
> beautiful Museum-size slabs of etched iron meteorites for sale 
> (remember Maltahöhe, Orange River, Ocotillo, Guadalupe y Calvo, 
> Watson...)
>

Alas, Marlin knows the business and when money knocks, he opens the 
door.

Many years ago, I spent the weekend up at Marlin's place in Malta. 
Viewing his collection including the pieces Jörn mentioned was a 
humbling experience.

A while later  when I was talking with Marlin on the phone, he said he 
sold his collection. I mentioned some of the pieces I was particularly 
fond of. Yup, they're all gone he replied.

So Marlin has been building his third meteorite collection. Seems his 
first was sold many years earlier.

In The Art of Collecting Meteorites, there is a picture on page 62 of 
Marlin's main saw working its way through a large iron. Marlin has 
quite a operation. As anyone who has cut irons knows, it is a rather 
loud process that can last many hours. Marlin has a closed-circut TV 
camera focused on his saw, and his shop is in an insulated building off 
his house. The camera feeds its signal into Marlin's home so he can 
watch the progress from the comfort of his couch.

But I digress...

Cheers,

Martin