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Question: When are toothpicks more than toothpicks'?nounlt;jG. CICheslAnswer: When they’re theEiffel Tower.YCM“They may be toothpicks toyou, but they’re timber to me,IIsavs Phil Harris, retired cabinetmaker of 1376-4 Gaviota Ave..!as he puts finishing touches onthe last of over a dozen objectshe is entering in the HobbyShow’, May 16-19, at MunicipalAuditorium.From the tower, which stands j seven feet high and took about j 24,000 toothpicks, to the smallest, a ten-inch model, Phil says. “It’s been good picking all the'iffway!* * * *HE Bl YS 100,000 toothpicks j at a time andf after much research at the Public Library, draws his careful plans and! makes the models to exact scale. Also exhibited will be aand a work-five-foot bridge ana aing duplicate of the double fer-ris wheel on the Pike,According to Lois De Lano, manager of the event for theRecreation Denartment. thisDepartment,year’s exhibits include exotic orchids, tropical fish, magic shows, puppet shows and dancing.Hours will be from noon toPHIL HARRIS(Photo by Jasper Nutter) 10 p.m. and there is no admis* •24,000 Toothpickssion... lt;y.yt * • *
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Long Beach Independent Press Telegram
Long Beach, California, US
Sun, May 11, 1958
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