Ivory Beads will be closing

[Hammer Gun]

Jim, The best to you and your wife, You have helped make the PGCA a grand organization

[GH-16]

Jim,

Your phone call to me the other day broke my heart when you informed me of your wifes situation and the store closing.

I'll always think fondly of the first time I walked into the store and you greeted me, a total stranger with "Welcome, make yourself at home, the shop is yours, look at anything you want"

The next thing I knew I was being invited on your Argentina dove hunt and fine friendship has developed from it.

You, Jerry & Glenda are very special people and the doublegun communitity will feel the loss of your shop.

All the best,

Your Argentina shooting pal,

Paul

p.s.
I'll buy you the best cigar we can find in Cordoba in June!!!!

[Dean Romig]

Ivory Beads - certainly one of the few iconic gun dealers of our era. You have been good friends to the entire Parker collecting community and you will be missed for a long time to come. Prayers to you and your wife and best wishes for the future, whatever your and Jerry's plans may be.

[Sowega 01]

Jim,

I will keep you and your family in my prayers. I can't thank you enough for all the help you have given me concerning many a double gun over the years.

Best regards,

Asa

[Bill Murphy]

Jim and Jerry, your business is a piece of history, like some other important players in the fine gun business over the years. Good luck in the future, in health and business. Bill Murphy

[Phil Yearout]

Sorry to hear of the health issues; best of luck to you and your family.

[Austin W Hogan]

It was always a pleasure to see both of you, Ivory Beads will be missed.

Best, Austin

[Larry Mason]

Thank you Mr. Thynne for taking the time to answer a novices questions over the phone as if I was standing right there in your gun room. Having only my grandfathers 10GA you
patiently informed me of the gun and pointed me the the PGCA. My prayers go out to you and your family.

Larry Mason

[Dean Romig]

I think every PGCA member would be delighted to see a nice article on the history of Ivory Beads, along with some nice pictures, in a future issue of Parker Pages. t would be a nice way to honor Jim and Jerry as they have always been great friends of the Parker Gun Collectors Association as well as being members too.