Collector's Corner

Geological Hammers

We stock Whitehouse and Estwing  geological hammers :

31004 Our most popular hammer. 1lb head, square face and chisel edge £17.25
31006 Heavier version, this time with a 2½lb head £22.55
31025 Rock pick, square face but with a pick instead of a chisel (not illustrated) £24.45

31008 Estwing 22-oz Rock Pick. American all-steel hammer with rubber cushion grip. £35.00
31009 HUGE 4 lb head for serious work. Fibreglass handle some 2 ft. long! £53.95
31010 Estwing gad-prybar. A very versatile tool some 18" long. £15.00

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Carbide Lamps

Collecting underground? A Minex carbide cap lamp is the reliable light source to use. The bottom chamber is charged with calcium carbide, the top chamber with water and the reaction of the two produces acetylene which burns with a bright flame. One fill of carbide gives up to four hours light. Made from substantial brass sheet for a long working life. Standard bracket for attaching to a hard hat.

31028 Minex Carbide Cap Lamp £35.00
31033 Calcium Carbide, 1 kg tins £7.95

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Rock Trimmers

We stock the Wydar trimmer. This heavy duty instrument is some 9" x 5" with jaws opening to about 2½". It comes with several jaw combinations and a plastic carrying case. for use it can be held in a vice or screwed to a bench top (bench-mounting plate included.

31077 Wydar trimmer £65.00

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Magnifying Glasses

An essential component of every collector's kit, both at home and out in the field.

31046 Gowlland x10, plastic £4.65
31047 Ruper x10, metal £11.30
31049 Ruper dual, x10 and x20 £24.50

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Specimen Boxes

Many smaller specimens can be stored more conveniently in plastic display boxes. These are our most popular.
23025 40 x 30 x 30 mm. Ideal for TN specimens 12p each £1.08 / 10
23026 55 x 40 x 40 mm. For miniature specimens 29p each £2.61 / 10
23027 75 x 50 x 30 mm. Small cabinet size 37p each £3.33 / 10
23028 80 x 55 x 60 mm. For the taller specimen. 50p each £4.50 / 10
31050 Small plastic display dome 30p each £2.70 / 10
31051 Larger plastic display dome 60p each £5.40 / 10
23038 25 x 25 x 23 mm. magnifying box 50p each £4.50 / 10
23039 40 x 40 x 40 mm. magnifying box £1.00 each £9.00 / 10

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Specimen Stands

Clear plastic stands display your specimens without detracting from them.

31052 Small peg stand 80p
31053 Medium peg stand 90p
31054 Large peg stand £1.10
31057 2-part stand 40p
31058 1¼" round perspex base 45p
31059 1½" round perspex base 50p
31055 Small slab stand 50p
31056 Large slab stand 90p
31002 Black plastic egg or sphere stand 30p
31060 3" Black plastic plate stand 30p

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Ultra-Violet Lamps Many minerals fluoresce brightly when viewed in a darkened room using a source of ultra violet light. Most fluoresce better under shortwave ultraviolet, although a few (including many English fluorites) are brighter under longwave. 

An inexpensive longwave lamp operated with 4 "AA" batteries. Designed to detect counterfeit banknotes (apparently forgers have great difficulty obtaining non-fluorescent paper so counterfeit notes fluoresce brightly under u/v whereas genuine notes do not.

£10.95

Small dual wave-band lamp (both shortwave and longwave u/v. Incorporates a viewing chamber which allows for the testing of minerals and gemstones in daylight.  Operates on 4 "AA" batteries.

£55.20

 

American Raytech "Versalume" lamp producing both longwave and shortwave u/v. The stand folds together to make a carrying handle (for prospecting outdoors at night). Operates on 4 "AA" batteries and has a socket to take a lead from a 6v transformer for mains operation.
The lamp comes with the booklet "The Story of Fluorescence".
£61.75

 

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