"66" Retired, I was
an Elevator Service Mechanic
for 40 Years. Married
47 years.
To the same one! "Maris"
aka Roger
We have three grown sons One in Sultan, Wa. One in Weston, Ne. and one near us here in Vallejo, Ca.
I first noticed tokens when we lived
in Wenatchee Wa. in the 60's. I bought one and was hooked. Soon we
were transferred to Anchorage Alaska, by the Otis Elevator Co, our third transfer
so far.
Then I just had to have some of those Alaska Tokens.
We transferred back to Seattle in Dec. 1970, where I soon met Clarence E. Heppner! *I don't know how, but he could smell a token 10 miles away. "Hep" soon became my mentor along with Forest Dunham. A short time later I was introduced to Bary Bender. *(Boy what a lot of knowledge between those three).
At first I started collecting Seattle
"good for's" and then on to one of each town. When new tokens became
hard to come by I started saving anything I could put in a 2 X 2,
from Wa.; i.e., Masonic Pennies, Dairies, Fraternal pieces, Hotels, then
Weird "good for's" from anywhere. *Does any of this sound familiar
to any one so far?
I managed to acquire a fair collection
of Tokens and Medals.
In 1985 we moved to Vallejo Ca. to stay with the Elevator trade. Well now I collect Tokens from Vallejo, Mare Island, & Solano County. Also Tulare & Kings Co.
* I was born in Tulare * in 1938 *
I am slowly liquidating my various other
accumulations.
Up
Jumps eBay.com
When you have time, drop me a note and tell me a little about your self and your life as a token collector and I will make a page like this for you on this web site. Include want lists, dreams, a photo of yourself, or a picture, by Email, or send pictures by snail mail.
Thanks Vallejo
Bob
The Ebay Silver-Bear