▁College ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁ 2 6 ▁years ▁before ▁his ▁ret irement . ▁As ▁a ▁child , ▁he ▁owned ▁a ▁b ull ' s ▁p izz le , ▁which ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁him ▁to ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁cattle ▁wh ip . ▁He ▁began ▁collect ing ▁pen ises ▁after ▁a ▁friend ▁heard ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁b ull ' s ▁pen is ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁and ▁gave ▁him ▁four ▁new ▁ones , ▁three ▁of ▁which ▁Sig ur ð ur ▁gave ▁to ▁friends . ▁Ac qu aint ances ▁at ▁wh aling ▁stations ▁began ▁bringing ▁him ▁wh ale ▁pen ises ▁as ▁well , ▁and ▁the ▁collection ▁grew ▁from ▁there , ▁expand ing ▁through ▁don ations ▁and ▁ac quis itions ▁from ▁various ▁sources ▁around ▁I cel and . ▁ ▁The ▁org ans ▁of ▁farm ▁animals ▁came ▁from ▁sla ugh ter h ouses , ▁while ▁fish erm en ▁supplied ▁those ▁of ▁p inn ip eds ▁and ▁the ▁smaller ▁wh ales . ▁The ▁pen ises ▁of ▁larger ▁wh ales ▁came ▁from ▁commercial ▁wh aling ▁stations , ▁although ▁this ▁source ▁d ried ▁up ▁after ▁the ▁International ▁Wh aling ▁Commission ▁implemented ▁a ▁global ▁ban ▁on ▁commercial ▁wh aling ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁Sig ur ð ur ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁continue ▁to ▁collect ▁wh ale ▁pen ises ▁by ▁har vest ing ▁them ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 2 – 1 6 ▁wh ales ▁that ▁fall ▁victim ▁to ▁str and ing ▁on ▁the ▁I cel and ic ▁coast ▁each ▁year . ▁He ▁also ▁obtained ▁the ▁pen is ▁of