Lefax
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Lefax was a company founded in 1910 by J. C. Parker in Philadelphia that produced a range of personal organisers. In its early days, the biggest customers were power plant engineers whose technical handbooks had grown too big to carry.
In 1921, a London printer and stationery marketer, Norman & Hill Ltd., began importing the organizers, called Lefaxes. Several years later, they began to make the personal files under their Filofax
brand.
The Lefax trademark was registered 5 October 1926. Its use in the engineering industries was so pervasive that some journals were published in Lefax format.
In the 1980s Lefax was bought out by London Wood Partners, a British firm, and in 1992 the company was acquired by its rival, Filofax
. The original intention was that Lefax would be Filofax's top of the line range but the Lefax brand was eventually phased out. Currently the Filofax website, despite acknowledging the product's American origins, and despite owning the Lefax brand, makes no mention of Lefax by name.
In 1921, a London printer and stationery marketer, Norman & Hill Ltd., began importing the organizers, called Lefaxes. Several years later, they began to make the personal files under their Filofax
Filofax
Filofax is a company based in the UK that produces a range of well known personal organizer wallets. The organizers are traditionally leather bound and have a six-ring loose-leaf binder system. The design originated at Lefax, a United States company based in Philadelphia who exported products into...
brand.
The Lefax trademark was registered 5 October 1926. Its use in the engineering industries was so pervasive that some journals were published in Lefax format.
In the 1980s Lefax was bought out by London Wood Partners, a British firm, and in 1992 the company was acquired by its rival, Filofax
Filofax
Filofax is a company based in the UK that produces a range of well known personal organizer wallets. The organizers are traditionally leather bound and have a six-ring loose-leaf binder system. The design originated at Lefax, a United States company based in Philadelphia who exported products into...
. The original intention was that Lefax would be Filofax's top of the line range but the Lefax brand was eventually phased out. Currently the Filofax website, despite acknowledging the product's American origins, and despite owning the Lefax brand, makes no mention of Lefax by name.