ELEPHANTS’ FEET ARE TURNED INTO USEFUL JARS (May, 1924)
Well, that’s rather disturbing.
ELEPHANTS’ FEET ARE TURNED INTO USEFUL JARS
Waste-paper baskets, tobacco jars and receptacles for various uses made out of elephants’ feet have appeared in German shops. Equipped with hinged covers, tightly lined interiors and with bands of polished metal about the top, these novelties are attractive in appearance and their stability and durability are said to appeal to the purchaser seeking “something different” in the way of a useful curio.
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There’s nothing quite as “attractive” as dessicated, severed feet on your desk. I use mine to store powdered rhino horns to maintain my virility.
Seriously, it’s sad to see evidence of such atrocities, no matter how long ago they happened, especially since I’m sure the elephants were much more intelligent than the people who stole their feet.
There’s a Glen Larson cartoon about an elephant receiving a telephone call revealing what happened to his missing leg.
My favorite is the evil genius duck.
I think you mean Gary Larson.
Isn’t Glen Larson the guy who did Knight Rider?
but where are the umbrella stands? I couldn’t possibly have the waste paper basket without the umbrella stands. Goes a treat in my trophy room with the grizzly bear and the tiger skin rug.
Perfect for storing peanuts!
“…about an elephant receiving a telephone call….”
I bet it was a trunk call
Postal 2: Apocalypse Weekend, yeah!
“…turned into useful jars.”… I guess that’s better than leaving them to do something useless like holding up an elephant…
Heck, that would give me a great place to store those California Condor eggs and Snowy Egret feathers…
they also make great soup bowls and hats!
Just wait, soon there will be a stamped of footless eliphants with knives in there trunks coming at everyone who bought these. They aim low.
I have never seen the jar feet, but when I was little my next door neighbour had a foot stool, that was made from an elephants foot ( ironic ) …. I always thought it was just made to look like a foot, but upon closer inspection I realised it still had the hairs on its legs…. man I was sooo shocked….that must have been a baby leg, cos it was still little…..gross man who buys stuff like that, ” mmmm this would go perfect with the drapes honey..”
? ? “I use antlers in all of my decorating!” ? ?
(Not obscure/ Hint: Disney / Did the ? ? work?)