I see Helmut is still trolling happily along!  I simply must make a
pilgrimage to this Tiroler museum before too long... now that I'm living in
Heidelberg, Germany.

How is everyone?  It has been a while!

Cheers,

Jenny Cline


----- Original Message -----
From: "Helmut Nisters" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 10:18 AM
Subject: Re: TONS OF SEA SHELL


> Dear Elias,
>
> maybe you know my name from conch-l. My mother,
> aged nearly 90 years, and I, aged 47 years, we have
> been responsable as volunteers for the shell
> collection
> of the Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum in Innsbruck
> since 1972 and we want to build up a nice and quite
> interesting collection for the future. At the moment
> we have about 4000 species and subspecies from
> land- and marineshells worldwide but only in few
> specimens. Maybe you can help us with some donations
> to the museums collection with some shells from your
> zone, maybe some Cypraeas, as there would be mus,
> but I am interesting also in other material from
> common
> to rarer ones. The shells must not be really gems,
> but very nice and fresh taken, again good in color
> and glaze, in Conidae the lips no filed. I hope you
> can send me some specimens from your area and I would
> be pleased to hear from you soon. For our work please
> visit my website under www.netwing.at/nisters
> My e-mail at the moment is [log in to unmask]
> Another question. Could you provide us eventual also
> shell grit from your zone as my mother is interested
> to sort out microshells and foraminiferas. Could you
> send me some grit beached or from different depthes.
> I would be very pleased to hear from you again as soon
> as possible and I will remain with best shelling
> greetings
> Helmut
>
> later more
>
>
> --- Elías_Hidalgo <[log in to unmask]> schrieb:
> > We have in Venezuela, tons of marine shells of
> > diverse species, If there is
> > somebody interested in them please send  email to
> > the following address:
> >
> > [log in to unmask]
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Elías Hidalgo Omaña
>
>
> =====
> Helmut Nisters
> Franz-Fischer-Str. 46
> A-6020 Innsbruck / Austria
> phone: 0043 512 573214
> e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> web: www.netwing.at/nisters
>
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