ANCIENT TIMBER
MOUNT EDEN TURNERY Fobr- thousand years ago, when the Babylonian and Egyptian Empires were in the height of their glory, tefrific volcanic eruptions buried a wonderful forest at Arapuni. Quite recently the hydro-electric scheme in that interesting locality has exposed this ancient timber, which is now being skilfully fashioned at the Mount Eden Turnery, 80 Mount Eden Road, into vases, cake stands, powder boxes, tobacpo jars, pin trays, egg cups, serviette rings, paper knives, walking sticks, electric light stands, tea trays, fruit bowls, etc. These and similar articles, made in other New Zealand woods, make souvenirs of a very unique character. S
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/SUNAK19291207.2.198.14
Bibliographic details
Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 840, 7 December 1929, Page 24
Word Count
104ANCIENT TIMBER Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 840, 7 December 1929, Page 24
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Sun (Auckland). You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in