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Mid-Century CCCP USSR Russian Stone Collection

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Rare 1950's Salesman Sample of Russian Mining Stone Collection Detailed measurements of the individual pieces: - Booklet; 3.8 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches. Each of the 15 sample stones; 1 x 0.5 x 3/16 inches - Small blue; box 2 x 1.6 x 1.8 inches - Slice of blue stone; 3.4 x 2.75 x 1/8 inches - Cube; 2 x 2 x 2 inches - Gray rectangular stone; 2.75 x 2 x 7/8 inches - Reddish stone; 3 x 2.5 x 1 inches Rock collections have also an important economic value. This elegant portfolio of ornamental stones, produced in the former Soviet Union, presents the various rock types quarried in the Ural mountains. Collecting rocks and minerals has a long history. Collections were sometimes an obsession, sometimes an investment, a tool to teach geology, or just a leisure-time activity. The Italian collectors Renato and Adriana Pagano discovered such mineral and rock-collections from around the world as their passion.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 3 in (7.62 cm)Width: 5.5 in (13.97 cm)Depth: 4 in (10.16 cm)
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  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1950s
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Haddonfield, NJ
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 342921stDibs: LU943423802842
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