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New Collecting Pistol Gun. 



24 inch, nickel plated barrel. Detachable 

 stock, 5 chambers, 38 cal., for extra long brass 

 shells. Light, strong, attractive. No 

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Alligator Claw purse $ 25 



Fine Lizard purse 85 



Pearl Shell purse 20 



Rattlesnake skin belt 75 



Rattlesnake skin bag used to hang 



from belt 1 25 



Pearl Shell Napkin ring 20 



Palmetto Fan made from Natural 



Palmetto leaves 25 



Carved Bone pen holders and pap- 

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MARINE CURIOS. 



Atlantic Starfish 4 in $ 14 



21 

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Shells! Shells!! Shells! 



Large Cameo 



Spider Shell 



Pink Murex. 



Harp Shell 



Cockle Shell 



Marlinspike 



Tent Olive, fine 



Marbled Cone 



Angels Wings, tine pairs. 



Black Murex 



Tulip Shell 



Kid Conch 



Black mouth Snail 



Banded Snail 



Scorpion Shell 



Parti la Shell 



Large Bleeding tooth. . . . 



Pearl Trochus 



White Murex 



Turk's Cap 



Trumpet Shell 



Snipe-billed Murex' 



Angel Shell 



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California Starfish 



Black Bahama Starfish 



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Brittle Starfish 



Sea Horse, very fine , 18 



Sawfish saw, 10 in. perfect 21 



Devil fish Egg 09 



Skates P^gg 08 



Hammer head sharks egg 14 



Nurse shark egg 36 



Sand dollar 07 



Hermit crab in shell 19 



Key-hole Urchin 23 



Sea Biscuit 23 



Sea Fan 12 



Club-spined Urchin 19 



Acorn Barnacle 09 



Mammoth Cala. Urchin 20 



Spiued Urchin, Atlantic 19 



Large Tarpon scales 09 



Florida Sea Urchin, small 06 



Pink Coral, large spray 11 



Branch Coral 18 



Rose Coral 09 



Honey comb Coral 18 



Venus Coral 99 



Porcupine fish 57 



Land Curios. 



Mounted Horned toad in box 69 



Tarantula " " 43 



" Alligator, 11 in 75 



Scorpion in box 35 



" Centipede 45 



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