One of Tony's children is seen here peeling a "tagua" seed. Tagua is a wonderfully dense, white material also known as vegetable ivory. During the XIX century Europeans used tagua for making fine buttons and other luxury accoutrements.
Quote: Nice and unusual looking old Bose you have there JM. Send some of them nuts up here...they are great for lathe turning little whatnots!
The problem is that I live overseas and customs won't let them in for sanitary (?) reasons. I'll try to bring some in my suitcase the next time I travel to the US. I agree, that's a great material very much like ivory.
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Quote: Nice and unusual looking old Bose you have there JM. Send some of them nuts up here...they are great for lathe turning little whatnots!
The problem is that I live overseas and customs won't let them in for sanitary (?) reasons. I'll try to bring some in my suitcase the next time I travel to the US. I agree, that's a great material very much like ivory.
RIIiiigh! I forgot, we don't want your bugs coming here and beating up our bugs
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