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Date Posted: 17:36:12 11/19/13 Tue
Author: John Zohn (Absolutely the most impressive I've seen)
Subject: Gemstones Exibit circa 1974
In reply to: Arthur Trueblood 's message, "The museum that I visited twice in the late 1960s" on 00:02:45 12/31/03 Wed

I remember the display was set up in a large vault supervised by armed guards. There were examples of ruby encrustations that must have weighted tons found in central Africa. Cut stones in perfect pincushion design but weighing in at 10,000 carats. The best of show to me was a white fire opal the size of a 16# bowling ball. My 4 year old son loved it!

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