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Show 18 A WONDERFUL WHITTLEB. Qeorgi A. Jones of Philadelphia Challenges Chal-lenges the World. Gcorgo A. Jones of Philadelphia challenged tho world to produce his squal as a whlttlor. The challenge brought a reply from D. F. Clay of Fernwood, who offcrod In evldonco a wonderful dlsplny of his work. Mr. Clay Is 7G years old and a machinist ma-chinist by trade. In tho Illustrations given hero nro shown two varieties of chains, each of which ho cut out of one piece of wood. Tho fivo-slded link, or anchor chain, shown Is of cedar. Tho Idea was taken by Mr. Clay from a watch chain. Another soctlon of this chain Is tho eight-link production referred to abovo, with a fancy bit forming a pentagon, the hollowedout lnsldo containing a double loop knot mado of tho Btlck's core, extending laterally when pulled. Tho pentagon, with flvo sides open, revolve on the core. A chain made of links, caok containing con-taining six links, Is of tho twist variety va-riety and lays flat. Mr. Clay has mado many articles besides chains, such as tweezers, plnchors nnd furniture sots, hut ho has mado a specialty of chains and believes that In that line ho stands foremost. |
