"The number that collect autographs is legion, but autograph collecting has other sidelines. Ralph R. Gfeller, Kansas, has what he calls a collection of 'Pencils with Personalities.' Gfeller has approximately 3,000 pencils, many of them autographed by internationally famous people, such as Winston Churchill, Madame Chiang-Kai-Shek, Thomas Edison, General John J. Pershing, Robert Ripley, Shirley Temple, and others.
His largest pencil is seven feet long, and 17 inches in circumference; his smallest is the size of a tack.
As an example of the interesting paths into which a hobby will lead one, Mr. Gfeller has traveled 25,000 miles and displayed his pencils more than 100 times in one year."
Just a small portion of some of my collections
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ReplyDeleteI cannot imagine asking some famous person to autograph a pencil! Picturing the look on their face, with such a request!
Your young ladies collection is sweet, but I really like the pin cushion collection! The turtle is so darling!
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Someday I will have the shelving set-up I want in my kitchen and I will finally be able to display my well over a hundred cow creamers.
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