Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Dr. Lea..........a Philly publisher gives his son in law...........Leander Chamberlain.........a ton of gems.........Leander and his wife donate the gems to the SI........making the bulk of the collection there...........I bet Leander is my great grandfather.........


United States Congressional serial set

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1902
The Lea Collection; gift of Dr. L. T. Chamberlain. Quartz, var. amethyst. ... Color, amethyst. Step-brilliant cut; triangular girdle. Si»-. CATALOGUE OF GEMS. 625.

Report Upon the Condition and Progress of the U.S. National Museum ...

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The Lea Collection; gift of Dr. L. T. Chamberlain. Garnet, var. ... Eleven small gems; total weight, 3.53 carats. ... Si/.e, 15 by 10 by 5 mm.; weight, 4.90 carata.

Annual Report - Page 106 - Google Books Result

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Si.oCu.-u, A. W., Milwaukee, Wis.: PostPliocene marl and fossils. 33850. Swssos ... Received from Dr. L. T. Chamberlain, New York City, for addition to the Lea Collection. ... Twenty-one gems (sapphires) from l\Iontzma, and 2 gems (rl1odolite.

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