Front:
GREATER TEXAS
resinow
1937
TEXAS
OXXIXI
AS
CENTENNIAL
DALL
1836
Pan-American Lock
Interior,
ARTHUR A. EVERTS CO.
Exterior,
ARTHUR A. EVERTS CO.
$50,000 CENTENNIAL KEY, Made by ARTHUR A. EVERTS CO., DALLAS, TEXAS
8A-H539
$75,000
Back:
$50,000 KEY
The world's most gorgeous and expensive key, designed
and made by Arthur A. Everts Co., Dallas jewelers-where it
is on permanent exhibition. Used to officially open the gates
of the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition. The center diamond,
the Queen Maria Luisa, weighs nearly 14 carats; there are
over 200 other diamonds in the key as well as rubies, em-
eralds. sapphires, zircons, amethysts, Texas azure topaz,
Texas pearls, star sapphire, onyx from Davy Crockett's birth-
place, and a festoon of Oriental pearls. Applied in four colors
of gold are stalks of corn, a prairie schooner, cotton boll, oil
derrick, steer's head, the Alamo, state seal, La Salle's ship
and General Houston's sword. The six Texas flags are in col-
ors. The key is nine inches long, over one pound gold weight.
$75,000 LOCK
The Everts Lock for the gates of the 1937 Greater Texas
and Pan-American Exposition; 22 inches long, with 21 dia-
mond-set gold keys set with over 1000 gems. Map of the
Americas in four colors of gold. Every capital city is a dia-
mond. The discovery ships are on diamond waves. Small
duplicate diamond keys were presented as a friendly gesture
from Texas and the U. S. to the presidents of the 21 Pan-
American nations. All made and presented by Arthur A.
Everts Co.
Everts Co., show place of the South, one of America's
largest and most beautiful jewelry stores, has customers from
coast to coast. You are always welcome. Selections of mer-
chandise sent anywhere on approval without obligation.
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