The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-23
Intense And VividaCoIecions
And Handicrafis In HobbyShow
South American Dragons,
Worldwide Shells, Clo-
issonne Vases, Ship
Models

Opening the treasure boxes of
Key West and showing the skill
OF collection and of handicraft
Of Old Key West, the Junior
Chamber of Commerce Hobby
and Handicraft Show opened this
morning at the Old Postoffice
Building.
Taking cursory glance around
the visitor is impressed with the
large, green, iguana from South
America, he of the nut cracker
jaws and vicious tail. Rattler's
jaws and skin are also shown in
Tropical Reptile Institute ex-
hlbit where Harold Williams
handles venemous Serpents and
reptiles as any other would kit
tens.
To the right is a IL case show
by Mrs. Nina de Leslie Calleja of
shells collected from all over the
world. The tiny spirallations and
beautiful tints of shells from Aus
tralia, South Africa, the Philip
pines, Hawaii, the Mediterranean,
Key West, and scores of other
places are neatly placed in shells
for the perusal of malocologists.
Gorgeous and beautiful are the
vases from the collection of DR..
and Mrs. Stephen w. Douglass
including cloisonne from the
Orient. These vases have inlay
sections ringed with tiny brass
and show exquisite workman
ship. Silver cloisonne vases with
silver inlay are brilliant to the
view. Then -thefe@=are hand
wrought brass vases and old,
brass candleSticks.
More Exhibits
COnchs, sea fans, sea plumes,
a large sharks jaws, sea horses,
porcupine fish, huge sponges all
from the ocean floors from the
Bay and Key West waters are an
interesting exhibit from Chester
Thompson's Marine Curio Shop.
Pflueger has two interesting
mounted fish not often caught
here, a brown Cobia and a bril-
liant blue and yellow Spanish
jack.
Workmanship of the High
School Manual Training Glass is
shown in the end tables, lamp
stands, lawn chairs and maya
zine racks exhibited. Tropical
motif house numbers are also
there. E. L. Patterson has on
display model of the Santa
Maria, Columbus flagship 6n the
voyage to America with II land
ing not more than a hundred
miles from Key West. IneXNen-
sive materials are used but the
effect is remarkable. A ship
model from the 1905 is owned
by E. ]. Bayly. Key West Boat
Club has on exhibit a speedboat
made from a dinghey by H. A.
Duffy and a streamlined aqua
plane. Key West Model Air
plane Club has an exhibit of pro-
cesses in building model airplanes
and also a beautiful display of
the delicate ships. A more ex-
perienced model airplane builder,
Howard England, has a fine
group of airplanes of the present
and future, and also highly or
namental pistol grips and gun
stock.
War Relics
Among weapons are swords
from many wars, by Mrs. Eva B.
Warner, a Philippine bow and
arrow, bayonets. a Cuban Ma
chete by E. ]. Bayly and Wilbert
Moehrke. Scout troops have en-
tered knot boards and board of
the tropical woods found in this
area. The Junior Chamber of
Commerce has on display three
of the historical signs it is plac-
ing around the city.
Beautiful workmanship of the
nimble fingers of Key West
Spanish and Bahama women are
revealed in the dresses and play
suits of the W.P.A. Sewing Room
Project, the gorgeous patched
guilt with blue topside, the
Spanish drawn work with tracery
as of lace and the interesting
coconut craft of hot mats, sun
visors and hats of the W.P.A.
Handicraft project.
The exhibit will run a week
with hours from 8 a. m. to 6