THE ELEPHANT GATE
A Wolverhampton firm of ornamental wrought-iron gate-makers is engaged 011 an unusual order.
It has been received from the Maharana of TJdaipur, Sir Bliupal Singh, who' requires ornamental gates large enough to admit elephants complete with howdahs. They will stand at the entrance to his palace, and have been wrought in the English Renaissance stvle of the 18th century, with an overall height of 27ft. and 18ft. of headroom for the elephants.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23339, 6 May 1939, Page 9 (Supplement)
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75THE ELEPHANT GATE New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23339, 6 May 1939, Page 9 (Supplement)
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