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Mill Site dig registration is here. Space is limited. See the attached link.
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Franklin Mineral Museum Auction and Sale
Featuring Choice Specimens From Franklin and Sterling Hill Collected by Richard Bostwick
The Franklin Mineral Museum is pleased to announce the AUCTION and SALE of a portion of the Richard C. Bostwick and Tema Hecht Collection. The museum recently acquired a substantial portion of the collection with many superior and significant specimens. The auction and sale will take place on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at 6:00 PM, in the museum’s Kraissl Hall. First, there will be two rounds of purchasing from 32 flats of material (over 250 specimens); the order will be determined by lottery selection. Then there will be a voice auction of 39 specially selected specimens, and finally, a last-chance “free-for-all” sale of remaining pieces.
The Bostwick-Hecht collection of Franklin and Sterling Hill minerals was started many decades ago, and Richard Bostwick amassed a large and diverse collection of fluorescent and daylight specimens along with the support of his wife, Tema Hecht, in later life. Dick Bostwick—still very much with us, alive and kicking—has had a long, productive life and career. Mr. Bostwick had been a Sterling Hill miner, sales assistant to Tom Warren at Ultraviolet Products, former president of the Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society, and Northeast Chapter representative of the Fluorescent Mineral Society, among other roles. His lifelong enthusiasm and contributions to the minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill have earned him the honor of a mineral named after him, bostwickite. This auction and sale represent an opportunity to acquire a specimen from a most notable individual in the Franklin and Sterling Hill mineral community.
This auction and sale will feature premium-quality fluorescent specimens and aesthetic daylight specimens from the collection of Richard C. Bostwick and Tema Hecht. Don’t miss this rare occasion to acquire a choice piece of Franklin/Sterling Hill material from this renowned collection.
Date: April 20, 2024
Time: 6:00 PM
Where: Kraissl Hall
Who: Open to all
What:
SALE: Over 250 fluorescent and daylight pieces from the Bostwick-Hecht collection
AUCTION: 39 choice fluorescent pieces will be held for voice auction with reserve
Details:
The first round will be by lottery. Each person will be given 2 minutes to select one specimen.
The second round will be held if attendees want another round and held in reverse order of lottery numbers.
A voice auction of 39 specimens will follow.
Following the auction, the remaining sales pieces will be open to all for purchase.
Payment by cash and credit card only (no checks).
No member discount.
N.J. sales tax will apply.
Photos of the 39 auction items will be posted on the museum’s website prior to the auction.
The on-site inspection will be from 3:00 to 5:30 PM on April 20, 2024, the day of the auction. Please bring your own UV lights for personal use.
Absentee bids will be accepted by phone between 3:00 and 5:30 PM on Saturday, April 20. Please refer to the item you wish to bid on by its number as listed on the museum’s website. No “bid topping” allowed.
For further information, please contact the Franklin Mineral Museum at:
973-827-3481 or [email protected]
Below Is a viewable only Dropbox link to view the 39 auction items,
www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/0i07tqp7ifjg9c6mq3aq5/h?rlkey=p54p499uo3d0qb9dil4m3szdi&dl=0
Here is a Dropbox link to view a detailed Excel list of the 39 specimens, www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/v9bg0re72c624weartll4/Bostwick-FMM-2024-Auction-list.xlsx?rlkey=nie2ueapri...
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It is almost here! Time for VENDORS to register for our Spring Swap and Sell!
See the link to Google Forms below.
April 27, 2024 - Franklin, NJ - The Spring Swap & Sell at Mitchell Park (also called Franklin Boro Park) Cork Hill Road in Franklin. This is an outdoor event. No limit on vendors, but we have room for about 40. (So we are asking all vendors to pre-register via our Vendor Registration Form to ensure they get a spot.) The fee for the show is $50.00 which will be collected in cash day of the show.
We will ask for a donation, but admission will be free. We will also have local Scout Troop providing food on-site.
Also taking place at the Franklin Mineral Museum (32 Evans St, Franklin) that weekend will be a FMM mineral sale, Mill Site Pile Dig and a night dig on the Buckwheat Dump.
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Franklin Mineral Museum Spring Swap and Sell Vendor Reservation Form
Franklin Mineral Museum Board of Trustees - Show Committee Event: April Swap & Sell Date and Time: 4/27/2024 from 9am-5pm Location: Franklin Boro Park This is the registration form for the 2024 April ...Don't forget to check out our Ebay store to get your rocks fix! ... See MoreSee Less
Franklin Mineral Museum | eBay Stores
Selling directly from the Franklin Mineral Museum's stock of Franklin and Ogdensburg, New Jersey minerals. Quality display specimens and species are available for the discerning advanced collector as ...
Don't forget to check out our Ebay store to get your rocks fix!
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Selling directly from the Franklin Mineral Museum's stock of Franklin and Ogdensburg, New Jersey minerals. Quality display specimens and species are available for the discerning advanced collector as ...
Our season has come to an end! We will be back for the fun on Wednesday, April 3, 2024! Have a great winter and remember you can always get your rock fix at our Ebay store! Search for Seller:
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Franklin Mineral Museum | eBay Stores
Selling directly from the Franklin Mineral Museum's stock of Franklin and Ogdensburg, New Jersey minerals. Quality display specimens and species are available for the discerning advanced collector as ...LEARN WHY… the Franklin area is famous worldwide for its mines, minerals, and history
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