Dear all,

This was recently sent round on the geological curators' mailing list.
Some of you will have seen it already, but perhaps someone else will have
some ideas? A picture of the label can be found at:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/31948013@N04/3838683937/

Lucy Muir

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Subject: Graptolite collectors
From:    "Craven, David" <[log in to unmask]>
Date:    Mon, August 17, 2009 6:03 am
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Hi,

I'm hoping someone may be able to suggest a possible identity for a
collector.

There's a handwritten label with a graptolite specimen (Diplograptus
foliaceus Murchison, Moffat). Part of it says "FHB March 1910 Purchased
from IB Coll."

Now, I'm sure FHB is Francis Butler, the collector bough a lot from him.
I'm assuming IB (could also be JB, maybe even LB, but I think it's IB)
was the original collector who Butler got the specimen from.

I always like a thorough history, so if anyone has any ideas of a
(possibly Scottish) collector of graptolites with the initials IB, I'd
appreciate your thoughts.

Cheers,

David Craven
Bolton Museum and Archive Service

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