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CHERRY-STICKS.—CABINETS.
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gold; and they had either a hook towards the upper end, or.
were surmounted by a round knob of turned ivory (woodcut
79).* Cherry-bark was thought very ornamental; and in Dr.
(W. 79.)
Abbott's collection is a bow made of three pieces of another
wood, fastened together lengthways, and covered with- that
bark. It was removed by beating (as when boys make a
3
(W. 80.)
L*'iO--;. - ,U
pin
whistle), and transferred to another stick. The same process
is still adopted in making the Turkish cherry-stick pipes.
Boxes and cabinets were of many shapes and sizes, according
* See P. A. of Ancient Egyptians, vul. ii. (woodcuts 477, *78 .
103
gold; and they had either a hook towards the upper end, or.
were surmounted by a round knob of turned ivory (woodcut
79).* Cherry-bark was thought very ornamental; and in Dr.
(W. 79.)
Abbott's collection is a bow made of three pieces of another
wood, fastened together lengthways, and covered with- that
bark. It was removed by beating (as when boys make a
3
(W. 80.)
L*'iO--;. - ,U
pin
whistle), and transferred to another stick. The same process
is still adopted in making the Turkish cherry-stick pipes.
Boxes and cabinets were of many shapes and sizes, according
* See P. A. of Ancient Egyptians, vul. ii. (woodcuts 477, *78 .