Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 April 1900 — Queer and Costly Fad. [ARTICLE]

Queer and Costly Fad.

The Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha has the finest collection of model ships In the world. They are nearly all made of silver and are perfect in every detail. As a boy the Duke took a keen delight in modeling vessels, a pastime which with him really became an art. His collection of “silver ships” is constantly being added to, hot only by private purchase, but by those who kno\v what may be considered the Duke’s hobby.