[Nhcoll-l] Thresher shark model value

[Scott Swann]

Ooh, I am on this one. My brilliant student Tess White just did a brilliant
Thesher shark necropsy last week. Tess can send you photos. Tess is
preparing to do a model next fall. We now know all about Thesher sharks.

Scott

On Tue, May 10, 2022 at 9:35 AM Mike Rutherford <
Mike.Rutherford at glasgow.ac.uk> wrote:

> Hi,
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> I’m hoping someone can help. We have a plaster model of a thresher shark
> from the Hunterian collections at the University of Glasgow, it was
> purchased from Wards Natural History Establishment, Rochester, N.Y. USA in
> 1920 and was on display for a while before ending up in a neighbouring
> museum’s store room as part of a long term loan. I’m either looking for an
> idea of what it would cost to get a new life size thresher shark model or
> an idea of what this original plaster model would be worth.
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> I’ve been in touch with Ward’s but am still waiting for a reply.
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> Any thoughts much appreciated.
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> Cheers,
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> Mike
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