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unusual facts about Ruby Red




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DR 18 201

Originally sporting a green livery with white stripes, the engine was repainted between 30 April 2002 and 10 July 2005 in a special red livery (RAL 3003, ruby red) sponsored by the model railway manufacturer, Roco.

Lusterware

In the 16th century lustred maiolica was a specialty of Gubbio, noted for a rich ruby red, and at Deruta.

Silver Shoes

In Alexander Melentyevich Volkov's The Wizard of the Emerald City, the ruby red shoes, as they are called in the manuscript, are the source of Elly's (his version of Dorothy) protection instead of the good Witch's kiss.

The Ice Limit

In the novel The Cabinet of Curiosities, while exploring 891 Riverside Drive in search of Enoch Leng, Aloysius Pendergast discovers a large ruby red meteorite sitting on display.