ALL IN IVORY
LUXURIOUS CAR FOR INDIA The East still leads with superluxuries. Even in motor-cars. A remarkable silver and ivory 30 li.p. limousine is an Indian bride’s wedding gift from her grandmother, Bai Rabematbai, one of the richest women in India. The car, which has been specially built at the Armstrong-Siddeley works in England, cost over £2,000, and is painted silver and upholstered in silver leather with silver brocade lace trimmings. The windows are tinted blue and covered with silver brocade blinds. Two small ivory lockers have been fitted in the rear compartment containing a cut-glass powder box, two cut-glass scent bottles, an engagement book, ash tray and match box. The ivory fascias are delicately lined in pale blue, and a mirror, lit with a diffused light, is fitted in the centre, together with a silver flower vase and silver clock. The car has a self-changing fourspeed gearbox, with ivory controls as well as an ivory steering wheel and fascia board. An illuminated crescent moon and star mascot is attached to the radiator cap.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 958, 29 April 1930, Page 6
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175ALL IN IVORY Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 958, 29 April 1930, Page 6
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