Rose Mary Lundy contacted the Website recently about a pair of green Frankoma “Billikens” that she inherited from her mother-in-law. She described them as wall pockets that read, Jester’s Day, May 7-8, 1954, Host, K.S. “Boots” Adams, on the bottoms. She even sent pictures:
“My father-in-law was a Greyhound bus driver and drove the chartered bus to the party. He was given these as a souvenir.”
Her father-in-law’s name was A.D. Lundy, who drove for Greyhound for many years out of Tulsa, where he also lived. He started driving for Greyhound soon after WWII and was employed until around 1978. He passed away in 2001.
Greyhound bus driver A.D. Lundy (Picture was taken from his Greyhound ID photo)
The party was in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
The Billikens were always referred to as “The Jesters”, but no one knew much about them, Rose Mary told us. Her mother-in-law downsized and gave them to her in the early 2000’s.
“Recently, I did a Google search and came upon the Billiken name and history. So good to know! 😊”
Thanks, Rose Mary, for sharing your story with us.
Always enjoy these bits of Frankoma history!
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It is always fun to hear some history about the lives of some of the Frankoma pieces. Thanks for sharing it with us, Kenneth.
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Frankoma brings so many good people, times, and stories together. This one is wonderful! Thank you Kenneth!
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So cool keep up the good work. Thank you Kenneth Wickham for the link in my email.
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Love the personal stories. Thank you, Kenneth!
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