Synthetic Waitomo
Synthetic stalacites and stalagmites for miniature Waitomo Cayes are among the many and varied odds and ends which are now being constructed in Wellington for the Centennial Exhibition. A realistic semblance of limestone is obtained by attaching rags to a wire frame, and then throwing lime plaster at them.
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Southland Times, Issue 23741, 13 February 1939, Page 2
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51Synthetic Waitomo Southland Times, Issue 23741, 13 February 1939, Page 2
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