PEARL IN A MUSSEL.
HAMILTON v MAN’S FIND. LARGE PEAR-SHAPED SPECIMEN Tropic skies, blue seas, and a background of coconut palms are usually associated with the finding of pearls, but it was in no such setting that Mr Samuel Pearson, of Tranmere Road, Cl.audelan’ds, discovered a pearl which equalled in lustre some of the finest products of the oyster. About a fortnight ago Mr Pearson purchased some mussels at a Hamilton shop. When he opened one for consumption a glistening pear-shaped object was revealed. The lustre of its pink shades proclaimed it immediately as a pearl, and those who have examined it are unanimous in stating it to be of considerable value, not only for its size, but because of its' shading, which runs from light to dark pink. The pearl is threequarters of an inch in length, and tapers in width from three-eiighths to a quarter of an inch. Mr Pearson intends to keep his find as a curio, and will probably have it mounted as a tie-pin.
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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXXII, Issue 2768, 28 August 1931, Page 5
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