XVlll 



RANDOM NOTES ON NATURAL HISTORY. 



I have a few duplicates of the following 



Which I will send post-paid on receipt of price. Catalogue mailed on receipt of 2-cent stamp. 



IVORY SKULL. 



A very rare curiosity, carved by the 

 .Japanese. Perfect in form, and about 

 the size of the engraving. 



Each $1.50. 



Japanese Pen Holder and 

 Paper Cutter. Made of 

 very hard dark wood and 

 finely carved. Length » inches. Each f.O cents. 



Japanese Paper Knife. 

 Made of bamboo and flne- 

 Iv carved. 

 Length, 11 inches ; width 1J4 inches. Each 50 cents. 



WALRUS TOOTH. 



IVz to 2H inches long 

 Each 50 cents. 



THIS IMAGE, 



OR 



CHINESE "JOSH," 



IS 



CARVED FROM A WALRUS 



TOOTH. 

 And varies in length and form. 



They average about 2}^ inches in 

 length. 



Price each, $3.00. 



THESE BUTTONS are made by the 

 Chinese of some very rare green stone- 

 The eye and button are all one piece. 



Diameter, 7-16 inch, or about the size of 

 the engraving. 



They are extensively used by ladies for dress use 

 and charms. Price each, 25 cents. 



AMBER, with a gree bug im- 

 bedded in the centre, a hole in 

 the top so as to be used for a 

 charm. Each piece is about the 

 size of the engraving or a trifle 

 larger. Each $1.00. 



TOOTHPICKS, made by the Japan-] 

 ese, and done up in the form of an| 

 umbrella. 



Three and a half inches long. 



One dozen umbrellas, 10 cents. 



JAPANESE PIPE CASES, 



Made of bone and finely carved. 

 Length, 8 inches ; diameter, 1 inch. Price each, $1.50. 



PISH HOOK. 



Made by the Alaska Indians. 

 The curved part is made of 

 some very hard, tough, dark- 

 colored wood, wliile the 

 hook or cross i)iece is made 

 of bone and iibout 5 1-5 

 inches lonf."-, fastened with 

 sinew. The Hook is 7 inches 

 long- by 3 1-4 inches deep. 



I have but a few of tliese, 

 and do not know where to 

 fret any more. Each $1.75. 



F. M. OII-HAM, 1123 Eighth Street, Oakland, California. 



:B<3TNrE: stvifs. 



A NEW TOOL FOR TAXIDERMISTS. 



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We have finally obtained Scissors that combine good material and powerful lever- 

 age. Can be used to cut all small wires, but will be particularly- useful for breaking 

 bones. Length seven and three-quarter inches. Price $1.25, prepaid, by mail. 



WANTED. 



Nice Skins or the Eggs 



OF 



Passenger Pigeon. 



TRAYS. 



No Cabinet should be without them. Two of one 

 size just equal one of the next. They are the best pos- 

 sible partitions. Easily changed about, easily cleaned. 

 Samples by mail for five cents. 



2 X l^xM, per dozen 10 perlOO C5 



3x3x%, " " ... .13 " 75 



4x3xM. " " 13 " 85 



6x4xM, " " 15 '• 1.00 



Fifty or more of one size at one hundred rate. They 

 are too bulky to be mailed. 



