Elephant Crossing....
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This page is
dedicated to our elephant collection that was started over 30 years ago before Harold and
I had even met. He had received an elephant from India and one from Africa as gifts. On our
first trip to Europe in 1975 we decided we would add to those two!! The number of elephants
is now probably exceeds 300, including everything from T-shirts to teapots. I intend to use
this webpage to share with others and to document our collection.
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Had
to start with this elephant. It is the second elephant given to Harold before
I even knew him. A girlfriend of his brother Carl named Cheryl brought this
back from an African Safari. The elephant is carved from wood and stands 3
3/4" in height.
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This
elephant was purchased on our trip to Hawaii in the early 1980's. He is our
29th elephant. The elephant is made of wood and holds a small votive cup for
a candle. It is 4 1/2" tall.
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Our
son Michael attended Southern Illinois University after high school in 1987.
We purchased this wooden puzzle elephant during one of our visits to Carbondale,
Illinois. The tip of his trunk is 5 inches and it is the 34th elephant in
our collection.
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This
is elephant number 36 and is my most embarrassing elephant. At first I forgot
who gave it to me. Then one night in front of my friend Marge I said I did
not remember who gave it to me. Needless to say, I will never forget again.
This elephant stands about 4 1/2" and is made of tiny sea shells.
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This
soft little elephant is only 3 1/2" tall, but he makes up for his height with
his voice! Squeeze him and he sounds off like an elephant. He was given to
us by our then future daughter-in-law Colleen in 1998.
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This
sign is the source of the name for this page. This warning sign was purchased
on our visit to Wall Drug in South Dakota. It is on the wall in the basement
as you come into the room that contains most of our elephants.
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