Antique Labels and Mineral Specimens from Museums and Institutes Paul de Bondt Collection click images for more information American Museum of Natural History (NY) - Cinnabar Cinnabar (3.4 x 5.4 cm) twinned crystals (edge: 9 mm) on quartz from China with its label (7.3 x 2.1 cm) "No. 46 AM. MUS. NAT. HIST. Herbert Gift | Cinnabar, twin crystals | China" from the collection of the American Museum of Natural History (NY); "46" is painted at the back of the specimen; a glued label bears the numbering "2775". "Ecole des Mines" (Paris) - Malachite Malachite (6 x 7.7 cm) from Chessy (Rhône dpt, France) with its label (6.1 x 4.4 cm) from the collection of the "Ecole des Mines" (Paris) indicating that the specimen was given by Mr. Thibaud; numbering "d6" is reported on a small label glued at the back of the specimen. "Ecole des Mines" (Paris) - Mimetite Mimetite (4 x 7.8 cm) from Johanngeorgenstadt (Saxony, Germany) with its label (2.1 x 6.5 cm) "MIMÉTÈSE | Joanngeorgenstadt (SAXE) | g5" and the handwritten annotation "TPE81B-2" from the collection of the "Ecole des Mines" (Paris); "TPE81B-2" is painted at the back of the specimen and handwritten on the cardboard box. The specimen was used for the practical training of students (TPE stands for "Travaux Pratiques Étudiants"). Freiberg Mining Academy Mineral Dealership - Calcite Calcite on sphalerite (7.4 x 11 cm) from the Diepenlienchen mine (near Aachen, Germany) with a label (5.2 x 6.5 cm) from the "K.S. Mineralien-Niederlage bei Freiberg" i.e. the Freiberg Mining Academy Mineral Dealership. "Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle" (Paris) - Liroconite Liroconite (6.5 x 5.6 cm; cavity: 2.6 x 1.5 cm) from Cornwall with its label (4.9 x 2.2 cm) "Lyroconite | Cornwall – Angleterre | 135.226 M. Lacroix" from the collection of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris). The numbering "135.226" is painted at the back of the specimen, indicating that it was acquired in 1935. "Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle" (Paris) - Tourmaline Tourmaline (4 x 4 cm; crystal: 0.2 x 0.8 cm) from San Piero in Campo, Elba (Italia) with its label ( 4.2 x 6.3 cm) "Tourmaline sur orthose | S. Piero (Ile d'Elbe) | 108 1125 | Mr. ??? Italie" from the collection of the "Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle" (Paris). The numbering "1O8 / 1125" is painted at the back of the specimen, indicating that it was acquired in 1908.