European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Work Wiki a big water propelled wheel. Sis photos by Ted Rohm the the Goldsmith s room by Henry b. Krafts a Ramstein Sureau m u u m at War of Matoin How this fifth Gormon City up on a Diot of shiny St not j by lib wow the industrious inhabitant of Idar Oberstein which nestles Tike it jewel in Germany s Nahe Valley surrounded by towering Trees growing on ill Hills Are proud of their  for in it is much of the fabulous craftsmanship for which these artisans Are famous one out of five residents of this City of35,000 is employed in its principal Industry flit i ing polishing find Selling Prei Lous and Semi previous stones. If you were to Viu the museum you would see for example part of u tree 50 million years old. Rather it was once tree but in t now. Thousands of mlle in us have transformed the original Wood into a Pertl fied substance which radiates a Hundred different colors. This prehistoric tree which existed before Man s Advent on the Earth has become a jewel in the actual sense of the word and that s what Idar operate in is famous for jewel cutting. It considers itself the jewel Center of  least 2,000 persons Are Diamond cutters. For that you can take the word of Phlipp Becker director of the he mat Mei