Dear Tom,
 
can you tell me the address where eventually I can get Kaicher cards again. Just for curiosity. At home we have only Cooking cards. Ha Ha Ha
Helmut
 
Helmut Nisters
Franz-Fischer-Str. 46
A-6020 Innsbruck / Austria / Europe
phone and fax: 0443 / 512 / 57 32 14
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
url: www.netwing.at/nisters/
 
or
 
Natural History Department of the
Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum Innsbruck
malacological collection
Feldstr. 11a
A-6020 Innsbruck / Austria / Europe
phone: 0043 / 512 / 58 72 86-37
 
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> Tim,
>
> You are probably not the only reader who does not know what a Kaicher
> card is, so here is a bit of explanation.
>
> Sally Kaicher authored a series (the exact number may be uncertain, but
> it was a bunch) of 3 inch by 5 inch cards with a shell species on each.
> They were done in sets with one or more (for the large families) sets
> for a family.  Each card has a black and white photograph of the shell,
> usually in at least two views, an indication of size (like 1X or .5x)
> and a brief description.  Many of her photos were of type specimens and
> and she often had species not covered in other publications.
> Unfortunately, I discovered these cards a bit late and I only have the
> set on nerites (which is okay as there isn't a dedicated book on these
> guys yet).  When you can find them, the sets are fairly inexpensive.  I
> know Richard Petit (if you need his address, let me know) had some for
> sale and I'll bet other shell book dealers have some from time to time.
> The only downside to these cards is the fact that cards (at least for
> me) are not as easy to use as a book.  I have been tempted more than
> once to get a photo album and mount the cards in that so I could just
> flip through pages.
>
> So there it is. I didn't know this wonderful lady but it is obvious from
> the comments on Conch-L that she was well liked and appreciated by those
> who knew her personally as well as those who only knew her through her
> work.  And I guess, in the end, that is saying quite a lot.
>
> Tom Eichhorst in New Mexico, USA
>
> T M Walker wrote:
> >
> > I have seen many messages over the last couple of weeks concerning these
> cards.
> >
> > Am I the only Conch-L subscriber who has no idea what these are?
>