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O.K., Peggy:
Question: Can (or should) a beachworn "typeshell" be replaced by a better conditioned example? Purists will argue "NO!" But it might be worth talking about.
Art
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---- Peggy Williams <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Ho, Ho. Have you looked at C B Adams' types? Most of them are so
> beachworn they are hardly recognizable (true also of some of
> Reeve's, not to mention Nowell-Usticke's!)
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> Peggy
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> On Jun 1, 2007, at 12:42 AM, worldwide wrote:
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> > Type shells are typically more representational of a
> > species rather than of superior quality.
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> Peggy Williams: shell collecting trips
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