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Post by accidentalrockhound on Oct 4, 2016 12:53:39 GMT -5
Hello everyone ,Just wanting to ask if anyone knew Frank Howe of Rockyford Co. long time collector and lapidary artist an silversmith,his grandson Kelly howe whom i met and bought my HP model U 24" and a HP model B-12,Kelly's grandpa Frank Howe was the original owner,looks like he was a busy guy , in the process of the purchase i also obtained what was left of the collection of Frank,which i am thankfull for,i look forward to going through all the boxes and containers an buckets of material ,So if anyone knew Frank Howe ,i pay my respects to him and also am glad to be the next caretaker of a collection once forgotten but now will be shared again,   this load was so heavy it blew out my dry rotted tires about 3 blocks from home not bad considering it's almost 90 miles round trip for me scary to thick just days befor this trailer brought back the saws plus about 6 , 5gal. buckets of material the saw was full of oil by the way!!going to be busy busy busy |
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 4, 2016 17:47:08 GMT -5
Treasure hunt!!
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Post by accidentalrockhound on Oct 6, 2016 22:57:57 GMT -5
A whole lot a stuff in that little trailer,doing a little picking an washing it all down as I go, I don't know where to put it all?
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Post by Peruano on Oct 7, 2016 7:20:37 GMT -5
Nice thought. Things assembled with effort and care deserve somewhat to be respected as they pass into the hands of others. Sinking back into the earth would be an awful waste.
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Post by accidentalrockhound on Oct 7, 2016 11:24:38 GMT -5
Nice thought. Things assembled with effort and care deserve somewhat to be respected as they pass into the hands of others. Sinking back into the earth would be an awful waste. Thank you I agree, the whole collection has been sitting for some time,"since 1978" I was told I had a chance to gather the rocks from the little work shop/display house, left to the elements, wheaterd and tattered, but doing its best to protect its contents, the brief time I had there I could see the place as if it was pristine! The first room nice and bright with lite curtains, a built in China cabinet a nice display of his favorite specimens polished thunder egg halves some pieces of petrified wood, minerals and more such as his wife's nifty ceramic work all protected behind the glass display doors, a corner shelf entirely of petrified wood? The other corner a nice display of ceramic work, a door leading to the next little room I imagine his wife's work area with a sewing basket by a seating area with work table and shelves around part of the room, a door opens up to the back room the rock room with a wall shelf full of small drawers all hand made by Frank for the many different specimens, buckets of collected material lining the walls and old dresser field with petrified wood in one drawer and unidentified slabs in the other, sealing ' s just high enough to open up the big 24" saw, with plenty of room for his HP model B-12 combo unit, possibly and area for his raytech 4" saw I also found, and last but not least Franks flat lap and large tumbler , possibly near his work area wear I can imagine him setting and crafting his stones, as I walk out the back door to the left along the house is a pile of rocks Frank must have tossed the pieces left from slabbing because everyone is cut, unless they where the duds? So from an amateur point of view Frank and his wife took great care and pride in their hobbies , and by being there I felt I got a glimpse into the life of two people whom I never met , but could feel the passion they shared together in their little ranch house in Rocky Ford, I thanked Kelly (his grandson) for allowing me to take over his collection, I am taking care into cleaning every single piece, |
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 7, 2016 11:50:06 GMT -5
Nice thought. Things assembled with effort and care deserve somewhat to be respected as they pass into the hands of others. Sinking back into the earth would be an awful waste. Thank you I agree, the whole collection has been sitting for some time,"since 1978" I was told I had a chance to gather the rocks from the little work shop/display house, left to the elements, wheaterd and tattered, but doing its best to protect its contents, the brief time I had there I could see the place as if it was pristine! The first room nice and bright with lite curtains, a built in China cabinet a nice display of his favorite specimens polished thunder egg halves some pieces of petrified wood, minerals and more such as his wife's nifty ceramic work all protected behind the glass display doors, a corner shelf entirely of petrified wood? The other corner a nice display of ceramic work, a door leading to the next little room I imagine his wife's work area with a sewing basket by a seating area with work table and shelves around part of the room, a door opens up to the back room the rock room with a wall shelf full of small drawers all hand made by Frank for the many different specimens, buckets of collected material lining the walls and old dresser field with petrified wood in one drawer and unidentified slabs in the other, sealing ' s just high enough to open up the big 24" saw, with plenty of room for his HP model B-12 combo unit, possibly and area for his raytech 4" saw I also found, and last but not least Franks flat lap and large tumbler , possibly near his work area wear I can imagine him setting and crafting his stones, as I walk out the back door to the left along the house is a pile of rocks Frank must have tossed the pieces left from slabbing because everyone is cut, unless they where the duds? So from an amateur point of view Frank and his wife took great care and pride in their hobbies , and by being there I felt I got a glimpse into the life of two people whom I never met , but could feel the passion they shared together in their little ranch house in Rocky Ford, I thanked Kelly (his grandson) for allowing me to take over his collection, I am taking care into cleaning every single piece, That was a nice story. They found the right person to safeguard Frank's passion. |
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Post by Peruano on Oct 7, 2016 19:13:27 GMT -5
Maybe you are not the accidental rockhound, but a predestined one.
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Post by Fossilman on Oct 8, 2016 14:45:58 GMT -5
Score!!! Sounds like the rocks are going to a great home too!!!! Thank you for sharing your story....
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