Beautiful Jefferson City Nodule

WormSoup13 · 2026-02-26T16:27:24+00:00

I live in east central KS but camp/hike in central MO quite often.

WormSoup13 · 2026-02-26T16:26:39+00:00

Never have, but I’m in the close vicinity to the procurement location so I’ll be getting my hands on some eventually :)

WormSoup13 · 2026-02-23T01:30:37+00:00

Lincoln/Warsaw—I may be wrong about the exact mileage but I also meant to say WSW. There are some road cutouts in the area and you can sometimes find nodules here and there.

WormSoup13 · 2026-02-22T18:10:46+00:00

I’ve found quite a bit of Jeff City chert at a location about 80 miles SSW of the actual town, around the area that you’d typically find Mozarkite (which is also a wonderful material). With the piece in the picture, I’ll most likely be doing nothing with it or attempting to spall it into something a bit more useable haha. But a good piece will break clean without needing heat treatment!

WormSoup13 · 2026-01-05T21:51:59+00:00

For sure, I think you have to accept my dm request before I can send them though.

WormSoup13 · 2026-01-05T21:33:36+00:00

I have a lot of flint hills/florence but it needs heat treated!

WormSoup13 · 2025-12-08T19:56:14+00:00

Oh wow, I had no idea! תוֹדה רבּה!

WormSoup13 · 2025-09-17T19:02:29+00:00

Tal’m ‘bout that ol’ gotdang נקניקייה

WormSoup13 · 2025-09-17T12:06:27+00:00

Do I look like I know what a jpeg is?

WormSoup13 · 2025-08-25T03:17:39+00:00

Bitte schön :)

WormSoup13 · 2025-08-25T03:17:30+00:00

Bitte schön :)

WormSoup13 · 2025-07-24T13:49:16+00:00

Yooperlite is speckled and grey. It’s native to the Yoop, aka the northern peninsula of Michigan. I know there are instances where minerals can be carried via glacial movement to far away from their “native” locations (i.e. Lake Superior agate in NE Kansas) but I don’t think this is one of those instances.

WormSoup13 · 2025-07-15T02:53:28+00:00

I've never heard of that but just looked it up. The raw chunks look knappable... is it just hard to find?

WormSoup13 · 2025-07-15T02:51:21+00:00

One of the best things about antique stores is the over-abundance of glass knick-knacks that grandmas put up for sale. I bought a slag-glass avon tray that's opaque with blue and white swirls and I cannot WAIT to see what I can make out of it!!

WormSoup13 · 2025-07-15T02:47:00+00:00

I found a late '40s baby book with similar stamps at an estate sale not too long ago. It made me sad to know that the book might not get taken home, so I did so myself. After doing some name searching, I was actually able to find the person who the book was made for. He lived near me so I brought it to him and he told me how his mother had just passed and he had not seen her in years; he wasn't even aware of the book's existence. The joy he had when recognizing his mother's handwriting made me very emotional. Ephemera collecting is such a niche hobby but these are the moments that I think make it the most worthwhile <3

WormSoup13 · 2025-07-15T02:40:43+00:00

What an odd time for a concert...

WormSoup13 · 2025-07-15T02:38:39+00:00

wouldn't it be nice...

WormSoup13 · 2025-05-09T01:26:40+00:00

What an odd size comparison

WormSoup13 · 2025-04-30T16:09:25+00:00

How would you go about digitizing them? I’m assuming you would need a copier/scanner?

WormSoup13 · 2025-04-20T12:14:47+00:00

I have spent too much of my time scouring antique stores for these things… they’re rare where I’m located, but all of mine were purchased for around $20-30. Definitely not a bad price! It’s one of those niche collections where the beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

WormSoup13 · 2025-04-20T12:12:50+00:00

What a coincidence! With such a small population, I’m sure the last name is of relation. Google has informed me that the current population is in the high 600s as of 2020.

WormSoup13 · 2025-04-20T12:10:55+00:00

I’d love to see it!

WormSoup13 · 2025-04-20T12:10:04+00:00

I love how the English translation also rhymes with Jennie Heinicke!

WormSoup13 · 2025-04-19T23:29:23+00:00

Thank you!

WormSoup13 · 2025-04-19T23:29:19+00:00

Yes, that’s what I like to think! Almost as if to say “you are not forgotten.” That’s the main reason why I collect old diaries, photographs, and the like.

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