One man’s mission to share with the world the fine art of cufflinks.
Each blog a different pair and each blog a different story. Read on in this series.....
Your scribes Godfather was an Alaskan and for many years was a senior executive of Pan American Airways before the bankers took over one of the worlds great airlines.
Its logo was iconic and symbolised all things exotic in the world of travel…..from the Panama Canal or a “Clipper” to Key Largo this private airline founded in 1927 set the bench mark for all airlines for decades. The first Boeing 747’s were all Pan Am planes of which the second ever 747 built by Boeing is still in service to the day as a converted freighter. (The first is in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington by the way).
2001 A Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick indicates what could have been for Pan Am in the coming age of space travel.
Cue in to “Also Sprach Zarathustra” by Richard Strauss and of course that most famous of phrases “Open the pod bay HAL”.
Now back to Alaska……my Godfather spent the majority of his life travelling and leading a life of adventure. Being Alaskan he also taught me to be aware and conscious of indigenous people wherever I went. Whether they be Australian Aborigines or the Ainu People of Japan. The Australians have a wonderful message that reads something like this:
"I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of this land we are meeting on and remind people that we are on their traditional land. I also acknowledge the Elders past and present of their people“
It’s worthwhile remembering these lines on your travels.
Today’s cuff links have a motif of the great Eskimo people of Alaska in memory of my dear Godfather. They are gold plate with blue enamel infill and are worn with a blue Ralph Lauren silk tie.
Til Later
ONWARD
Each blog a different pair and each blog a different story. Read on in this series.....
Your scribes Godfather was an Alaskan and for many years was a senior executive of Pan American Airways before the bankers took over one of the worlds great airlines.
Its logo was iconic and symbolised all things exotic in the world of travel…..from the Panama Canal or a “Clipper” to Key Largo this private airline founded in 1927 set the bench mark for all airlines for decades. The first Boeing 747’s were all Pan Am planes of which the second ever 747 built by Boeing is still in service to the day as a converted freighter. (The first is in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington by the way).
2001 A Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick indicates what could have been for Pan Am in the coming age of space travel.
Cue in to “Also Sprach Zarathustra” by Richard Strauss and of course that most famous of phrases “Open the pod bay HAL”.
Now back to Alaska……my Godfather spent the majority of his life travelling and leading a life of adventure. Being Alaskan he also taught me to be aware and conscious of indigenous people wherever I went. Whether they be Australian Aborigines or the Ainu People of Japan. The Australians have a wonderful message that reads something like this:
"I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of this land we are meeting on and remind people that we are on their traditional land. I also acknowledge the Elders past and present of their people“
It’s worthwhile remembering these lines on your travels.
Today’s cuff links have a motif of the great Eskimo people of Alaska in memory of my dear Godfather. They are gold plate with blue enamel infill and are worn with a blue Ralph Lauren silk tie.
Til Later
ONWARD
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