Links Museums Historical collections of scientific instruments: A source around the world a comprehensive listing History of Mineralogy / Crystallography The EUROMIN project history of mineralogy project by 8 European mineralogy museums Collecting & Collectors Collecting mineral books An introduction by Lawrence H. Conklin The H. Obodda collection mineralogy books, scientific instruments, etc. Mineralien - Steindosen - alte Bücher - Bergbaukunst from the collection of Simone and Peter Huber, Wiener Neustadt, Austria Antique Mineral Labels and their accompanying mineral specimens from the collection of Paul de Bondt (Belgium) References Annotated Bio-Bibliography of Mineralogy and Crystallography 1469-1919 by the late Curtis Schuh The Mineralogical Record Label Archive a collection of original printed mineral specimen labels, including biographies of mineral collectors and mineral dealers, and history of institutions. Instruments for Science, 1800 - 1914 Scientific trade catalogs in Smithsonian collections Museum optischer Instrumente about the evolution of the optical industry during the period 1800 - 1920 shows microscopes and spectroscopes