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Potvin Exhibition Proceeds Will Be Used in Two PlacesThe polio campaign and the scholarship fund of the Hancock County Farmers club, division of the Findlay Chamber of Commerce, will receive the proceeds from exhibition of the famous Potvin exhibit here starting tomorrow.The collection of miniature carvings will be at polio head-?iuarters, 518 South Mfcin street, or two weeks. Hours for weekdays will be a.m.-lO pan. andon Sunday from 1*6 p.m. There will be no admission charge, but contributions will be accepted*The'village blacksmith shop in«| his home towh fascinated Moise Potvin since he was a child and from that memory he carved the most famous blacksmith shop in all the World. Wh?n electricity became available he added the animation. -'Home Sweet Homea Victorian living room in all its splendor, was one of his masterpieces. He spent three and a half years on this ivork of art and it alone is valued at $35,000. Tne violin shop shows Potvin at work mak? ing violins which are being play-de by violinists the world over.In the exhibit is the dog case showing many kinds of dogs. Little Bit of Ireland” is a beautiful country scene and MHobo Dreams of Home” a realistic scene “Africa” is a jungle scene and “Raageveit and his Cabinet” the first of its kind ever carved.
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Findlay Republican Courier
Findlay, Ohio, US
Mon, Feb 05, 1951
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