[meteorite-list] "Hammers"

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 22:16:43 -0400
Message-ID: <e51421550905231916w3e54c951oc54128b8088a383a_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi Dave and List,

Although historical details are often subject to interpretation, I
consider Michael Blood's Hammer pages to be authoritative. I'm keenly
interested in hammers as well - I have 16 of them in my collection,
including Sylacauga - which I acquired from Michael. Over time, I
have scoured the web for any collected information about hammers that
I could find - and every time I landed on Michael's pages. There just
isn't much information about hammers collected and organized in one
place - there are few stray pages here and there with a list of hammer
falls - but none have the level of detail that Michael's pages have.
Like many others, I am anxiously awaiting his eventual book on the
subject. :)

Best regards and watch for falling rocks!

MikeG




On 5/23/09, Dave Gheesling <dave at fallingrocks.com> wrote:
> Hi, All,
> Hope the weekend is treating everyone well! Below are the link to and text
> from Michael Blood's website, specifically relating to his HAMMERS pages.
> On the heels of some, let's say, heated debate a few months back, I wanted
> to pass this along and add, for whatever its worth, that this seems to be a
> very fair description of the term that Michael coined in the meteorite
> field. It's great to see this posted along with the sales pages themselves,
> as all of these stories are a wonderful part of the world of meteorites.
> Thanks, Michael!
> All best,
> Dave
> www.fallingrocks.com
>
> http://www.michaelbloodmeteorites.com/
>
> DEFINITIONS:
> 1) "Hammer" - any individual which is part of a hammer fall in which one or
> more of the
> individuals struck an artifact, animal or human.
> 2)"Hammer Stone(s)" - the specific individual(s) that struck the artifact,
> animal or human.
> 3) NOTE: Collectors obviously value a "Hammer Stone" more than other
> individuals in a
> hammer fall. However, in the case of many hammers, the specific "hammer
> stone(s) is/are
> not available.
> Examples inlude, but are not limited to: Chiang-Khan in which many stones
> "rained down"
> on a fisherman'sboat. (one of only 2 hammers known to hit a boat). The
> fisherman considered
> the black rocks "evil" and threw them ALL into the river! Still, many of
> us"hammer heads"
> value having an individual or part of an individual from thatfall. Another
> example is Barwell,
> which included an individual that came through an apartment window, bounced
> off the floor
> and landed in a lady's tea cup! Of course the individual "hammer stone"
> involved is not available
> (I haven't even been able to trace whom was the specific lady), nor is the
> small Mbale stone that
> struck the boy known - but we do enjoy having representatives of these
> falls. ON the other hand,
> many hammers consist of a single stone, so, everyone that collects said
> hammer falls has a piece
> of THE hammer stone. Examples include but are in no way limited to Peekskill
> and Claxton (two
> of the more famous hammers ever).
> I have always felt it was clear on these pages when specific hammer stones
> were offered (see Park
> Forest) and assumed that everyone realized that other stones offered, while
> hammers, were not,
> specific "hammer stones." The story of Chiang-Khan, Holbrook and many
> others, I thought, made
> that point quite clear.
> ---
> Some people may value only Hammers from which they can get or a piece of the
> actual hammer stone(s). That is fine. Most of us hammer heads, however, will
> collect
> what is available from any hammer fall, though, of course, hammer stones,
> themselves,
> will be most valued.
>
> Dave Gheesling
> IMCA #5967
> www.fallingrocks.com
>
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Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA)
Member of the Meteoritical Society.
Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network.
Websites - http://www.galactic-stone.com and http://www.glassthrower.com
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Received on Sat 23 May 2009 10:16:43 PM PDT