#pugetsound
When you find something curious, do you investigate?
Tuesday, I dug into the mystery of a vintage gold Goldring fountain pen.
I became aware of fine writing instruments in my late 20s ✍️when a client gave me a gold & burgundy Montblanc pen & pencil set.
Over the years I’ve acquired some fancy rollerballs & fountain pens.✒️ They’re special, & I remember how I came to have them.
I’ve been spring cleaning, sorting through boxes, drawers & cubbies. As I decide what to keep, toss, ️recycle♻️ or donate, ️ I’m using “If in doubt, throw it out,” as a guide.
A German Goldring pen with an iridium nib turned up. ️ It was familiar. I figured it was a “garage sale” purchase.
I took it apart to clean it. As I slid open the pen barrel, I saw an odd component with a dolphin insignia. I didn’t know if it could be freed, but I got it out & inspected. On the flip side was a rubber stamp with the name, “George Xxxx.” ️ It showed his address in West Seattle near our store, Alki Surf Shop.
It was cool for a pen to have a built in stamp & blotter & I wondered if George was still around?
After a quick Google search of George’s name & address, the first hit was a property database . It suggested he’s probably either very old or no longer alive. I was curious, but not a stalker, so the search ended there. ♀️
Search engines like Whitepages, US Search & others find people & dig up contact information. ℹ️ There are search engines for finding email addresses, too. .
TO FIND A PHONE #, EMAIL OR ADDRESS ON GOOGLE, start by typing into search:
Name+City+phone
Name+City+email
Name+City+address
It’s freaky how easy it is to find people. But in the past, each year personal information was printed & distributed to everyone in something called the Phone Book☎️!
Have you ever tried to find an old friend? How did it go?
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PHOTOS/TAGS: In 2017 @dubaitara & @wcellis were in Seattle. She just celebrated a major birthday. Happy belated BD, Tara! #westseattle #SalishSea #elliotbay #Alkibeach #pugetsound; #Montblanc #montblancpen #writinginstruments #goldring #germany #fountainpens #mystery #alkisurfshop #lostandfound #googlepixel (at Alki Beach Park)
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Here’s a better photo of my Monterey Sea Lemon and Atlantic Ancula
My hands have decided to cooperate today so I’m taking some time to work on more Salish sea Nudibranchs while I listen to crooked kingdom! Did anyone else binge Shadow and Bone on Netflix?
Spring has sprung here in Seattle and my shop is feeling this burst of new energy! This April my shop will have tons of new items added, both digital and physical. Today I have added 3 new postcards and two stickers (or should I say six stickers…) to my shop. Stay tuned to see what other fun items will be added! As always, the link to my Etsy shop can be found in my bio and I hope you all a wonderful spring
Sunset over the Puget Sound back in July. Seattle, WA.
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#seattle #pugetsound #mountains #landscapephotography #landscape #america #sunset #roadtrip #travel #pacificnorthwest #pacifico #somewheremagazine #contemporaryphotography #noicemag #sailboat (à Seattle, Washington)
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