Posted on 06/25/2004 10:15:06 AM PDT by presidio9
NEW YORK - More than 60 million years after the triceratops dinosaur roamed what is now Montana, its horn went to 6-year-old Eamon Rush for $550 at a Park Avenue auction.
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The horn, one of hundreds of parts of prehistoric creatures being sold Thursday, could be as old as "100 million thousand billion centuries!" Eamon said after he made the winning bid.
It was a bargain for Lot 69, offered at an estimated value of $1,500 to $2,000 by Guernsey's at its "Dinosaurs & Other Prehistoric Creatures" sale.
Some world-class prizes of paleontology, worth tens of thousands of dollars, were to reach the auction block on Thursday evening. They included the jaw of a prehistoric shark that has appeared on National Geographic (news - web sites) television specials.
The lots ranged from teeth and fossilized eggs to an entire ancient whale skeleton. Moving trucks were at the ready to take larger items away.
Although the tip of Eamon's horn was rebuilt by a human hand, he was thrilled with his purchase. The Manhattan boy planned to bring home the dinosaur horn for the archaeology club he started with a classmate.
His mother, Joanna Rush, had taken him to the Armory earlier in the week for a preview of the auction, "and he says to me, `I'll take anything, anything!' I said everything is thousands and thousands of dollars!"
She also heard that a lucky bid could cut the price.
On Thursday afternoon, Eamon showed up on Park Avenue in a bright tie-dyed top, so when he shot up with his paddle to signal his bid, everyone noticed. And the adults held back higher bids so the 6-year-old could win.
E flat or F horn?
I just posted this because I thought the fact that the adults did this was cute. but I guess I wouldn't feel that way if I was the seller...
If I were the seller, I wouldn't mind. Any kid that young with that serious of an interest deserves it. Plus the potential benefits of having that kid getting a life long career that could advance our understanding of history is well worth the price.
Remember, true richness isn't in how much money you have, it's how you positively impact those around you... especially those you love.
I hope that kid treasures that horn and I hope it inspires him to greatness.
Mike
hear hear
Good for the seller and the others at the auction. Such a thing may just inspire this boy for a life long interest in science!
For me it was a teacher that took obvious joy in blowing things up that set me on the path to becoming a chemical engineer.
OR one can fine a horny dinosaur for $5.00 from Arkansas...
You have no idea how hard I laughed when I read your statement. You gotta love inventive teachers!
Mike
Or maybe a zillion billion trillion......or maybe as old as Robt Byrd
...or for $22.48 you can get a book by an Arkansas Horny Dinosaur.
...Nice gesture by the bidders for that, Good on 'em...
...In 12th grade, my chemistry teacher found me compounding carbon, sulpher, and potassium nitrate together. I lamely told him I was making fireworks for graduation. I lost the argument, disposed of it, and didn't get expelled. Igot saved and became a carpenter...%^)
Awesome!
Five'll get you ten that this brat will be the leader of the pack before he's out of short pants.
Tell me, is there a liquid that will float on gasoline that is itself relatively non-volatile?
Now you just play around with aluminum oxide granules, steel filings, wood glue and road flares, right?
...Or for $17.95, you can get a fossilized legbone of the lesbian dinasaur; the lickalotapus.
Start with dry steam, high voltage arcs and a condensing plate and a certain type of "saop."
"Soap" Darned keyboard!
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