{"title":"Burled Wood","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"edison-ford-estate-sheoak-burled-wood","title":"She-Oak burled wood from the Edison \u0026 Ford Winter Estate","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe-Oak burled wood from the Edison \u0026amp; Ford Winter Estate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eAll blanks will come with one COA per blank. COAs are 4\" x 6\" card stock with silver foil embossed COA seal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost blanks are cut as they are ordered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlank Tube Size Descriptions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePen blanks are 3\/4\" sq\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKnife Scale blocks are 6\" x 1-1\/2\" x 1\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRing blanks are 1-1\/2\" sq x 1\/2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Offer\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"offers\"\u003e\u003chr class=\"product-template-hr\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-description rte\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdison first visited southwest Florida and purchased the property to build a vacation home. Completed in 1886 and later named \"Seminole Lodge\", this home served as a winter retreat and place of relaxation until Edison's death in 1931. The Edison family enjoyed their home, hosting such guests as Henry Ford, and Harvey Firestone. Edison's good friend, Henry Ford, purchased the adjoining property, \"The Mangoes\" from Robert Smith of New York in 1916. Ford's craftsman style bungalow was built in 1911 by Smith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\nIn 1927, Edison, Ford, and Firestone formed the “Edison Botanic Research Corporation” to further their common interest of developing an independent source of rubber. The combined estates have 1700 plants and 400 species from six continents. Many of these were planted by the “Titans of Industry” themselves. 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