Tom- correct re the labels
Thanks everyone who commented.
On 2/22/21, Amelia Ann Dick <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Just amazing! Thanks for sharing, Tom.
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> Amelia Ann Dick
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> From: Thomas Eichhorst<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, February 22, 2021 12:01 AM
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> Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] "The Shell SHop" on Ocracoke Is, NC
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> In New Mexico they lived in Las Vegas (yes, we have one here). It is a
> mountain community and aside from collecting rocks, they also fed
> hummingbirds -- hundreds of them. They had maybe six feeders around the
> house and each feeder would have hummers lined up for a chance at each
> station. When you walked out on the deck the birds would often perch on you
> while resting. They went through something like 250 lbs of sugar each
> summer and filled the feeders several times each day. They also had a pet
> magpie who could fetch its toys if asked for by color; e.g., "Bring me the
> yellow cap," or "Bring me the red pencil." It was amazing. They had only
> a few favorite shells by the time they moved here. Once last note, their
> front door had a coprolite doorstop, maybe 8 x 12inches and weighing close
> to 5 lbs. They loved their mountain home, even if the winters were way more
> than they were used to in North Carolina. If I remember correctly, they
> used to use green stock paper for data slips.
>
> Tom E
> On 2/21/2021 12:06 PM, Karlynn Morgan wrote:
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> The Shell Shop on Ocracoke was opened in the 1970's by my dear friend, Alta
> Van Landingham, now deceased. She ran the shop there in her home and later
> in a building attached to her home until she moved to Wilmington, NC where
> she opened it in two different locations from about the early 80's until
> sometime in the late 80's when she mostly did mail order and organized
> shell-collecting trips. She was a stalwart member of the North Carolina
> Shell Club and a great proponent of the "scientific" method of collecting
> shells. She moved to New Mexico in 1991 and gave up shell collecting for
> rock collecting.
>
> Karlynn
> NC - USA
>
> "No matter how old you get, may you always stop to fill your pockets with
> smooth stones,
>
> empty snail shells and other little treasures." - Nicollete Sowder
> On 2/21/2021 1:05 PM, Steve Rosenthal wrote:
>
> Can someone provide some background info on the above establishment?
>
>
>
> Recently I purchased a couple of interesting shells online with labels from
> "The Shell Shop Ocracoke NC"
>
>
>
> I was curious as to who ran the place what years were they
> open....etc.....the two shells I got were collected in the late 1970s on or
> near Ocracoke.
>
>
>
> There certainly does not appear to be anything resembling a shell shop on
> Ocracoke at present, but does anybody know if it is possible to buy local
> shells when there- I've seen some online posts that could be fairly recent
> that showed neighborhood children who set up little stands selling their
> finds to tourists.
>
>
>
> Thanks.
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