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ESCONI (Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois) Show 2019


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13 minutes ago, Nimravis said:

I say that we are lucky around here, I will be attending a couple more shows over the next few weeks and some should be really good. As always, I will try to take some pics so other FFM can come along, at least visually.

Yes, you are lucky! and please do.

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Great report Ralph!  My guys lost a day earlier this week due to the weather, so they worked yesterday. I will be out there today to shake some hands, and pay my dues. Looking forward to seeing everybody, again.  My last three years have pulled me away from collecting down at Mazon. 

However, this year I’m coming back with a brand new plan. :D   My boat!

 

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Finding my way through life; one fossil at a time.

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2 hours ago, Rob Russell said:

Great report Ralph!  My guys lost a day earlier this week due to the weather, so they worked yesterday. I will be out there today to shake some hands, and pay my dues. Looking forward to seeing everybody, again.  My last three years have pulled me away from collecting down at Mazon. 

However, this year I’m coming back with a brand new plan. :D   My boat!

 

The boat might be the ticket to real success.

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I got to the fairgrounds right as the show was starting. Here is a picture of everyone waiting to be let in.

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I picked up a nice Florida fossil shell for $3 and some Mazon Creek plants for $0.25 each at the silent auctions. 1 fern and 2 annularia. 

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1 hour ago, Praefectus said:

I picked up a nice Florida fossil shell for $3 and some Mazon Creek plants for $0.25 each at the silent auctions. 1 fern and 2 annularia. 

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Nice purchases- congrats.

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On ‎3‎/‎24‎/‎2019 at 9:18 PM, Praefectus said:

Nice report. I was at ESCONI too. I noticed you got me in one of your photos.

 

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This is so funny, I'm in the picture too... AND in the circle too! I'm the one with the sideburns haha!

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On ‎3‎/‎23‎/‎2019 at 6:46 PM, Nimravis said:

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On ‎3‎/‎23‎/‎2019 at 6:47 PM, Nimravis said:

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On ‎3‎/‎23‎/‎2019 at 6:58 PM, Nimravis said:

I did not find any fossils that I was interested in, but did pick up a couple things on the cheap-

 

This brand new case with 50 containers for micro fossils, the PRICE---------$5.00 Nice

 

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I then picked up a couple of the old magazines, and they appeared to be brand new. The first one that I purchased, I took both copies. The reason is that it contains an article (1971) by a person named Richard Patterson, he was a friend of my Fossil Mentor and he gave him two slabs of those trackways from Ohio and they are now in my collection. I already had 2 of the pamphlets, but at 25 cents each, I could not pass it up.

 

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I had to get this next one due to the price of dinosaur verts back in 1948- Sorry they are not oriented correctly.

 

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If you have a chance and you are in the Chicagoland area tomorrow, stop by and check it out.

Funny stuff! I bought the case with the Mazon fauna (it was $3 because of the cracked glass!), several of the large minerals (they were also ~$3 each too!), and I bought the smaller micro fossil case! Small world

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On 3/24/2019 at 9:18 PM, Praefectus said:

Nice report. I was at ESCONI too. I noticed you got me in one of your photos.

 

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Glad you were there!  Stop and say hi next year!

 

Cheers,

Rich

 

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On Sunday, we sold one of the best Tullymonsters we've had in a few years.  It looks complete from claw to tail, just needs some careful cleaning.

 

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Cheers,

Rich

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