Some Of The States Collection

[The Grim Reaper]

Some random pictures just to break the natural rock cycle.

 

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[SportsmanAll]

In the top pic, the beads in the bottom corners of the box. What re they made of? And any other details u may know?

 

[joshuaream]

Steve,

Great idea for a thread.

Joshua

 

[newnan man]

Do you have all 50 states yet? Nice frames!

 

[The Grim Reaper]

In the top pic, the beads in the bottom corners of the box. What re they made of? And any other details u may know?

Those are Olivella Shell Beads. I had all the info on these but lost everything in a computer crash.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Do you have all 50 states yet? Nice frames!

I have 49 states. I was never able to obtain Hawaii.

 

[Shorewalker]

Very cool! Thanks for posting.

 

[welsbury]

I have 59 states. I was never able to obtain Hawaii.

Sounds like Obama. When did we get the extra ones. lol

 

[The Grim Reaper]

A few more. The large tray with the Necklace is from California. The one with just the 8 Points is from Georgia and show the difference in creek found ((amber colored with high sheen) and field found (white chalky pieces) Points made of Coastal Plains Chert.

 

[NCPeaches]

All amazing! Thanks for posting!

 

[georgia flatlander]

Those are some amazing, uniformly eroded rocks!

Nice finds!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Now those are some pictures ! Thanks for posting (parts of ) your amazing collection.

 

[scruggs]

Very nice collection!

 

[Kantuckkeean]

Mr. Reaper,

You have a fantastic collection. Thank you for sharing. In the Arizona box, I see a rattlesnake rattle. What's the story behind it (i.e. what was it used for to make it an artifact)?

Kindest regards,
Kantuck

 

[IAMZIM]

I have 49 states. I was never able to obtain Hawaii.

I'd love to see what you have found in Montana, if you ever get the time to post it!

 

[ncnurseryman]

Amazing collection.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Mr. Reaper,

You have a fantastic collection. Thank you for sharing. In the Arizona box, I see a rattlesnake rattle. What's the story behind it (i.e. what was it used for to make it an artifact)?

Kindest regards,
Kantuck

Thank you for the kind words about my collection. The rattle was a gift from a woman in Arizona along with the larger Point. I am a Moderator on another artifact site and I do a Secret Santa every Christmas and I have received some amazing gifts over the past 10 years. I've given away my fair share of nice pieces as well. And to answer your question, it's not an artifact.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

I'd love to see what you have found in Montana, if you ever get the time to post it!

Sure will.

Lots of Tools in this tray and they are really nice. I don't have any close ups but the edge work on some these is amazing. The long Blade just below the Points is paper thin and has some the finest micro retouch on the edge of any tool I've seen. All the Points were acquired from the same person, as were the Tools from someone else, but unfortunately I lost all of the info in a computer crash. One Point is missing as you can see. I gave that a young girl putting together a states collection of her own.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Here's a few more. The tray with the Gun Flints is from New York.

 

[arrow86]

Awesome pics , I could drool over the California display all day