Comment by Eric Keith Longo on February 20, 2016 at 4:47pm

Well done! Attractive set.

Eric

Comment by Mike P on February 20, 2016 at 8:52pm

Thanks Eric!

Comment by Eric Keith Longo on February 20, 2016 at 11:27pm

Hi Mike,

Perhaps something like the linked item below...

First Alice & first mother-in-law Pert Kelton

I went and built my first set with photographs, then had the Gleason secretarial freakout, which left me with three magnificent SP's in matching ink and no Gleason at all. Without losing sanity or breaking the bank, one can find a really cool vintage Gleason with time, but not on a photograph. So, I turned to my own Kelton which is a C.1950 album page - viola. Now I am going to wind up with two framed items -  the original Ralph (early ballpoint) and Alice (fountain) on matching album pages, and the original Norton (fountain) and "second" Trixie (ballpoint) on matching 3.5" x 5" photographs. The first Trixie was Elaine Stritch for I think just one episode - that would be like including the cop (Carney) from the last minute of the first episode in 1951 when there was no Norton. The real fun will come trying to find a vintage photo to frame with mine, or yours!

Again, lovely set!

Eric

Comment by Eric Keith Longo on February 20, 2016 at 11:32pm

You know what I just did? I just talked myself unknowingly into finding a vintage Elaine Stritch...great. ;) And you just know she will only appear in ballpoint on a photo or something like that.

Eric

Comment by Micko on February 21, 2016 at 12:27am

Lovely set Mike! I too have a set with one of those Gleason secretarials. Someday, perhaps I will find that elusive Gleason....

Comment by Mike P on February 21, 2016 at 7:58am

Thanks Micko! Ive been in search of. Gleason for years, but recently theyve been popping up on eBay. Just keep looking and youll find one!

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