European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 6, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse                              20 to the end of december the shops handle mostly local Busi Ness Ivory carving in rrb Nch began More than 170 years ago when count Francis also a returned from an african trip in 1782 with sonic lie raised funds to Send some of the towns people to Paris and italian cities to Len Rii the they brought Back what they had Learned and the Ivory Industry of Krabach was prior in the towns Carvers fashioned Forks and other items from Stag some of this work is still being but the big thing in the Little town is due to its natural Ivory is perhaps More suitable for carving than any other except the substance is so resilient and that Riding whips have been Cut from whole but Only someone who has watched the cure and Devotion with which Ivory Carvers shape their precious material with milling file and scraper can judge the value of these Little creations of Ivory can be used for a variety of motifs and the rigorous seriousness of religious themes to the humorous playfulness of tiny mantel piece hut regardless of How it May be Ivory retains its pre eminent Quality a almost translucent try smooth which is warm and pleasant to the the raw materials Are purchased from King alld and who bring tic Ivory Willy from of another source is from the fac tories that manufacture billiard balls or use imry for piano this icel mar Quiry is made into Small pieces of jew Elry Ami the Supply of Ivory imported into Europe Givie rally comes from Africa smite is but much of that shipped from India is really coming by Way of Ami to a is furnished by ii vast slip res of be Tikins of pith Lynnr animals tin Smul in Pally in Seliina in inc  of the Lena and no her Rivers Dii Harizi Nln the Anhar the and Mas Nunn Srein at nne Lime to have been in Minn Over most of lie surface of the besides the elephants tooth or the Teeth of Cachalot or sperm and of some animals of the wild boar such As the wart hot of South Are used As Ivory fur commercial How among these the Hippo and Wal rus tusks prove to he the Only ones of importance for Large in addition there Are some vegetable Ivory and artificial Plant types of Ivory come mostly from South tiny artificial comic funds have been introduced As substitutes for among them Are a potatoes treated with sulphuric Kurt assistant director of the Erbach association of Ivory and Wood demonstrated the Steps in fashioning a figure from he carved u figure of a Bear approximately three inches first step was to make a rough sketch of the Bear on a piece of a piece of Hnry corresponding to the of the figure was also the pattern was then tracer on this piece of Ivory and the carving ten outline of the figure wan shaded Liy a Small wheel on a Tiivel measuring about two inches la a Small Drill was Hen used for Ilu finer such As hair and Nulu i the final touch was the of the figure with an elec Lutr Pali Semi the hand operation by Kreutter look about la but Assembly line Lechnir Jues used in the larger factories Speed up Hie work a great Afler the figure is it is brushed in a solution to bring out the and the carving is then packed for ship approximately 75 per cent of the Ivory processed in Krinch is Kruder also puts his products on Dis play beginning in Early october at american bases and posts when invited to do so by no and officers wives special services functions and other Kruder can be contacted by writing him at 6122 Erbach or phoning Krabach civilian Many american servicemen and their wives Haw found a visit to Sec Ivory carving at whether it be articles carved from Ivory such As eur clips or chess the customer can find them in the Many Little shops located in the Odenwald of Arboch been Ivory than 170 two of of the work in the stars and stripes 13