Well, I shall have to reread Veronica's book, which I just found in some books I had brought out of the storage room. I was fortunate enough to begetting my Master's degree at NYU during one of the years that Veronica had her shop. I spent many a happy hour there. However, she had acquired the shop through the fact that the previous owner, named MacArthur, I believe , was a distant cousin. There were at that time three other shell dealers in Manhattan - Hugh and Marguerite Stix, whose book you are all familiar with, I'm sure, and two whose names I shall have to search for in my oldest catalogue. I think Hano was one of them. The New York shell club during this time met on a Sunday, at the American Museum of Natural History, and was a knowledgeable and jolly group, including Anthony D'Attilio and Moris K. Jacobson. Also, Bill Old was a good friend of Veronica's and spent a good deal of time in her shop too. Gosh, I must be getting old - that was about 35 years ago. Get Veronica's book and read it; you'll have a good time! Cordially, Linda Bush