GeoWood Rattle Duckie - Professor Duckie

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Owner:
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Released:
Friday, August 15, 2014
Origin:
Washington, United States
Recently Spotted:
In Jára Cimrman arboristou

This is not collectible.

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Current Goal

The mission of this Rubber Duckie is to travel far and wide. Maybe it will inspire people to sing the Rubber Duckie song from Sesame Street.

About This Item

Rubber ducks have been around for about 65 million years. The modern rubber one is a little newer. Basically, it started with “vulcanized rubber”, the stuff that you drive on. In 1844, Charles Goodyear mixed it with chemicals and polymers to make it more durable and patented the process.

The origins of the rubber duck are a little murky, but it goes something like this: In the ’40s, the Rempel company of Akron, Ohio made the first iteration. It was a hollow, walking rubber duck with a sick mohawk. This duck was meant for land but, as indoor plumbing became more common in the ’50s, it found its way into suburban homes and bathtubs.

Contrary to popular belief, “rubber” ducks weren’t made of rubber for very long. Instead, as the bath toy became more popular, manufacturers opted for softened plastic. Later on, it changed to vinyl plastic. But the name rubber ducky has endured.

The travel bug tag as well as the duck are homemade.

Shake me. I rattle.

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Tracking History (38394.6mi) View Map

Visited 7/15/2023 Lilyfrog04 took it to "RIP" in the Peabody Maine - .26 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 7/15/2023 Lilyfrog04 retrieved it from Claudel Corner Maine   Visit Log

Very cool that you are homemade, have traveled far and are in pristine condition. Also that you share some history in your description. Let's travel a bit!
Dropped Off 10/1/2022 bullseyeshooter placed it in Claudel Corner Maine - 1,436.56 miles  Visit Log

Drop to move along.

Retrieve It from a Cache 8/20/2022 bullseyeshooter retrieved it from ASP Geobash XV New York   Visit Log

Finally at a place to move it along, Sorry for the delay
Discovered It 5/21/2022 TAGandGSDs discovered it Maine   Visit Log

Spotted this at the ASP Bash, sorry for the late log.
Dropped Off 5/13/2022 mrmom placed it in ASP Geobash XV New York - 1,179.16 miles  Visit Log

TB drop
Retrieve It from a Cache 5/13/2022 mrmom retrieved it from One Fish, Two Fish Florida   Visit Log

Heading up north to ASP geobash
Dropped Off 5/13/2022 GO-N-TELL placed it in One Fish, Two Fish Florida - 5.95 miles  Visit Log

Safe travels. Please log trackables properly.
Visited 5/11/2022 GO-N-TELL took it to Florida Keys Key Lime Florida - 9.29 miles  Visit Log
Visited 5/11/2022 GO-N-TELL took it to Whistle Stop Caboose Florida - 1.75 miles  Visit Log
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