John S. Albanese
(1898-1969)
Prominent New Jersey mineral dealer in the 1940's, 50's and 60's. He was born in New Jersey on April 8, 1898, and although he had little formal education he became an expert on the minerals of Franklin, New Jersey. He began his business in Newark in 1941, selling Franklin specimens--his first ad in Rocks & Minerals is in the August 1941 issue. He suspended his business in August 1942 to join the Service during the war, then reopened in December 1945. In October 1946 he held his first big exhibition and sale at the Hotel Shelton in New York. He relocated to Union, New Jersey in March of 1953. John had two children; his daughter helped out at mineral shows and his son became a geoloist and moved out west. He published articles on various minerals in Rocks & Minerals, Earth Science, and The Mineralogist from 1955 to 1967, and published a 149-page book entitled Notes on the Minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey, originally issued as a newsletter in eight installments from October 1959 to July 1961. His last ad in Rocks & Minerals appeared in the February 1968 issue, and he died in Union, New Jersey in February 1969. What became of his remaining mineral stock is unknown.
References:
HAUCK, R. (2001)John Albanese--a mineral dealer from New Jersey. The Picking Table, 42,. no.1, p.18.
WERTZ, R. C. (1969) Current events. Rocks & Minerals, 44, no.5, p. 366.
Social Security Death Index
Federal Census, 1930, Newark, New Jersey
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48 x 80 mm
Stamped on the back: "Thurs. Nov. 13, 1941" |
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51 x 89
Stamped on the back: "Mon. Mar. 2, 1942" |
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39 x 66 mm
Stamped on the back: "Wed. Aug. 19, 1942" |
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40 x 60 mm
Inscribed on the back: "Purchased $2.50, Fri. April 12, 1946" |
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44 x 78
Inscribed on the back: "Purchased Fri. Oct. 11, 1946 at exhibit in Hotel Shelton, New York, City" |
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42 x 77 mm
Inscribed on the back: "Donated Mon. Nov. 18, 1946" |
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51 x 79 mm
Over-written "Orpiment" in the hand of Peter Zodac. Inscribed on the back, in the same hand: "Purchased Fri. Jan. 23, 1948" |
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47 x 73 mm
Inscription on the back: "Mon. April 18, 1949" |
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