I'll be darned, Paul!

Thanks!  I'm learning something new every day working with
this collection (my husband says I should have bought it,
instead of the club).  But I'm getting a great deal of fun
out of it, even when many of the shells won't wind up in
my
collection.  These shells were poorly catalogued, hadn't
been adequately cleaned or oiled over the years.  I had
the natural shine return to a Volute upon "oiling" and
messaging it in while I was watching TV, as it was
just dried out from years of no care - surprised me, as it
doesn't look or feel oily at all.

How are you progressing with getting your shells settled;
I remember you said you were going to have to finish a
room or perhaps the basement before you could get the
shells all unpacked?

Bewst wishes, and God bless you and your family,
Linda