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Secrets

Chipmunk is the common name for any of 25 species of small terrestrial squirrels native to North America, Asia and Europe. But evidently, they must be fairly rare in the English Cotswolds. Master Carver Peter Calvesbert had never seen a chipmunk in the wild until he stayed at the Rhode Island home of Kirk and Karen Gorden, both HK collectors. 'K.K. Gordon' inscribed on the lid commemorates his hospitable hosts. The second lid inscription, '21.11.04', is the date that Peter finished the wax model. He included an interior ladybug because 'my workshop appears to be a ladybird sanctuary this winter.'

Although Harmony Kingdom is still manufactured at Wimberley Mills near Stroud in Gloucestershire, since Martin Perry, the founder retired in August 2005, marketing and shipping of the pieces is done from the USA office at Harmony Ball Company in Ohio. This means that we have to consolidate our orders before having them shipped to us. We are currently taking deliveries about every 6 weeks and so there may be a delay with your order if the piece is not already in stock. We will advise by email. Hope this doesn't cause a problem.