Smithsonian opens display of jeweled art

Friday, July 11, 2003

WASHINGTON -- Fishing would never be the same with a fly reel studded with hundreds of rubies and sapphires. And what mouse could resist a diamond "cheese wedge" in a solid gold mousetrap?

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