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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 21 May 1926, p. 13

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· .,. I t) .May 21, 1926 WILMETTE LIFE 13 1· SHIP EXHIBIT RECALLS DAYS OF SPANISH RULE Model of Spanish Vessel at Worthen-Carrico Store W Or'k of Wilmette Youth There is on display at the dry goods s tvre of the \Vorthen-Carrico company, 1148 vVilmettc avenue, an interesting exhibit recalling the romance the seas and the maritime might that once was Spain's. It is the model of a Spanish vcs:'lcl, C< n~tructed of cedar and light-weight canva s, the work. of ]. A. E<tdington, :-;on of. Mr. and Mrs. A . R. Eddington, who returned last week from Ft. Latulcrdale, Fla., where for the past eight months he has · hecn a:-;sociated with Sutton and Routt, architerts of that city. The exhibit at the store also includes some of the architectural de signs hy .\f r. Eddington, who has been making rapid strides in his profession, especial ly since entering the field in Florida. The tiny craft is patterned ~fter the fighting ships of that period which immediately preceded the time when Queen Isabella and King F erdrnand flrove the Moors from Spain. Faith fu lly reproduced, the exqui. ite little model possesses a historical value in addition to its purelY decorative effect. · ~rea t rich ly-guilded or ·· I · .... ) 4 ; I .I "' I 16 MORE GREAT FACTORIES YIELD TO THE STRAIGHT EIGHT PRINCIPLE uuuooooooou ~ - I.... . " . I l r l .I I ' .L l .. I considerabh· iro111 the gal leons of the ~panish Armada, that ill-fated fleet which ~ ailed out oi the Bay of Biscay to raYish Erwland in the golden dan oi Sir Francis Drake and the go~cl Queen Bess, onh· to strew its shattered wrecks up and ~l o\\'n the rockY shores oi Corn\\'all. Young Edding--ton has gone hack to a more remote . period " ·lrcn the era ft of the . hip's architect \\'a s lr ss rmbcllishcd " ·ith the art of thr sculptor. Uses No Glue The model is picturcsfJllC and realistic. Tts proud figure-head rraches for \\'ar I in thr shape of a delicate scroll. 'The bulging sails are decorated '"ith bright!~· colored emhlrms, clepictingthe royal insi~n:t of the Castillian monarch.; and the brilliant coats-of-arms of haught~· Dons of old Spain. Tt carrie-. lR p·uns . Onr hundred tin~- pul le,·. .; con troll the rigging a nd lam·ards. There is a crmY's nest and a ·sh ip's lantern. Shinwricrht Eddincrton u.;ed no glue . His ship is rivctl'<l t~gether in true and workfllanlike mannl~r \\'ith lit tle nails . Six coat's of paint re nd er her imper ,·ious to " ·ind. \\' (1 \ 'C and weathrr. Tu.;t prior to returnintr to \\'ilm ettr ,,·it h t hi . .; till\· era ft. }.f r. Edclincrton loaned it to tlw Floranada club. of Ft. Laucll'rdalt·. \\'here it was on exhibition for ;t wel'k and ,,-hl'rt' hundr.ecls of peop le ra lkd to adm ir e it. IN LONDON STRIKE \f r . a nd \f r:;. 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And in this lise are names to conjure with, eminent names like Lancia, Sunbeam, Packard, Isotta .. Fraschini, Locomobile, Panhard-Levassor, Jordan, tJupmobile, Bugatti and so on. Europe pioneered the Straight Eight, and it's the type her factories build and her engineers endorse. q Flexible, able, efficient, the Straight Eight is as simple as the Straight" Six. Due to the steady flow of its kinetic energy, the Eight's operation is 25% smoother than the Six in the, exercise and fJ the first Light Straight application of its power. In point of weight and fuel !tght. It brings you all consumption per horsepower, the Straight Eight DIANA EIGHT PRied the advantages of the Range from Straight Eight Motor easily shows the same economy as the Six,and it plus Simplif.cd Control, has the Six's accessibility. So, it's the "Straight" the Easiest Steering in Six owner who l 1~kes our best Straight America, Safety V isioo and the Composite-Steel Eight salesman- he sells himself an Eight. 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