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JOSEPH B. FRIEDMAN PAPERS, 1915 - 2000
#769
(8 cubic feet: 13.5 DB, 1 (.5) Flt B, 1 Flt B, 1 F/O, 2 O/S Fldr)
by: Marianne Riley, August 2001
Biography
Joseph B. Friedman (1900 - 1982) was an independent American inventor with a broad range of
interests and ideas. Born in Cleveland, Ohio on October 9, 1900, Joseph was a first generation
American and the fifth of eight children for Jacob Friedman and Antoinette Grauer Friedman.
By the age of fourteen, he had conceptualized his first invention, the "pencilite" lighted pencil,
and was attempting to market his idea. Over the course of his inventing career, he would
experiment with ideas ranging from writing implements to engine improvements, and household
products to sound and optic experiments. He was issued nine U.S. patents and held patents in
Great Britain, Australia and Canada. His first patent was issued for improvements to the
fountain pen on April 18, 1922, (U.S. patent #1,412,930). This was also the first invention that
he successfully sold, to Sheaffer Pen Company in the mid 1930s. In the 1920s, Friedman began
his education in real estate and optometry. He would use both of these careers at different points
in his life to supplement his income while improving his invention concepts. Although he was
working as a realtor in San Francisco, California, the 1930s proved to be his most prolific
patenting period, with six of his nine U.S. patents being issued then. One of these patents would
prove to be his most successful invention - the flexible drinking
straw.
While sitting in his younger brother Albert's fountain parlor, the Varsity Sweet Shop in San
Francisco, Friedman observed his young daughter Judith at the counter, struggling to drink out of
a straight straw. He took a paper straight straw, inserted a screw and using dental floss, he
wrapped the paper into the screw threads, creating corrugations. After removing the screw, the
altered paper straw would bend conveniently over the edge of the glass, allowing small children
to better reach their beverages. U.S. patent #2,094,268 was issued for this new invention under
the title Drinking Tube, on September 28, 1937. Friedman would later file and be issued two
additional U.S. patents and three foreign patents in the 1950s relating to its formation and
construction. Friedman attempted to sell his straw patent to several existing straw manufacturers
beginning in 1937 without success, so after completing his straw machine, he began to produce
the straw himself.
The Flexible Straw Corporation was incorporated on April 24, 1939 in California. However,
World War II interrupted Friedman's efforts to construct his straw manufacturing machine.
During the war, he managed the optometry practice of Arthur Euler, O.D., in Capwells'
Department Store in Oakland, California, and continued to sell real estate and insurance to
support his growing family. Joseph obtained financial backing for his flexible straw machine
from two of his brothers-in-law, Harry Zavin and David Light, as well as from Bert Klein, a
family associate. With their financial assistance, and the business advice of his sister
Betty,
Friedman completed the first flexible straw manufacturing machine in the late 1940s. Although
his original concept had come from the observation of his daughter, the flexible straw was
initially marketed to hospitals, with the first sale made in 1947.
Betty Friedman played a crucial role in the development of the Flexible Straw Corporation.
While still living in Cleveland and working at the Tarbonis Company, she corresponded regularly
with her brother and directed all of the sales and distribution of the straw. In 1950 Friedman
moved his family and company to Santa Monica, California. Now doing business as the Flex-Straw Co., sales continued to increase and the marketing direction expanded to focus more
strongly on the home and child markets. Betty moved west in 1954 to assume her formal
leadership role in the corporation. Additional partners and investors were added over time,
including Art Shapiro, who was initially solicited as a potential buyer of the patent. On June 20,
1969, the Flexible Straw Corporation sold its United States and foreign patents, United States
and Canadian trademarks, and licensing agreements to the Maryland Cup
Corporation. The
Flexible Straw Corporation dissolved on August 19, 1969.
Dr. Joseph Bernard Friedman died on June 21, 1982. He was survived by his wife of over 50
years, Marjorie Lewis Friedman, his four children Judith, Linda, Pamela and
Robert, and seven
grandchildren.
Scope and Content
The Joseph B. Friedman Papers encompass the years 1915-2000, with the bulk of the material
ranging between 1925 and 1965. This collection is a near complete source for the understanding
inventive process of an American entrepreneur. In the case of the flexible straw, the evolution of
the invention can be traced from early concept drawings through its manufacture and production,
to the development of advertising and marketing materials. Records of necessary design
modifications in the flexible straw and legal issues concerning Friedman's invention through its
various stages are present here. In addition to providing a detailed linear account of the flexible
straw, these papers reflect the varied interests and additional accomplishments of Friedman's
invention career. The collection is arranged in three series to reflect the subjects of the material,
namely personal papers, invention materials, and corporate records. Materials within each series
are arranged by topic and type, and then chronologically.
Series 1: PERSONAL RECORDS, ca.1920s-1940 contains family photographs, personal
correspondence, education and employment records. Friedman's education records are in
Subseries A, while the records of his careers in optometry, insurance and real estate are
contained in Subseries B. Subseries C contains personal financial records, including bank
statements and income tax returns. Correspondence, photographs, family history items and death
certificate are located in Subseries D.
Series 2: INVENTION & PATENT MATERIALS, 1915-1967 consists of invention records that include
original concept drawings, legal records and patents, marketing correspondence, and the business
records of Friedman's sole proprietorship invention business, the Commercial Research
Company. It is important for researchers to note that information on the assignment of straw
patents and their machinery, all associated legal records to those specific issues, as well as patent
defense case research, and straw advertising and marketing after 1938 may be found in Series 3.
Series 2 is divided into several subseries. Subseries A - I are patented inventions arranged
chronologically by patent issue date, and include research and development, legal records and
correspondence, and advertising and marketing materials. Subseries J - M contain unpatented
inventions and business records, as well as multiple concept drawings and invention lists that
refer to both patented and unpatented inventions. Researchers interested in the conceptual
development of the straw should review the information contained not only in Subseries E:
Drinking Tube and Subseries H: Flexible Straw, but also in Subseries L: Invention Lists &
Drawings for straw ideas that were drawn on lists or sketches with other concepts. Additionally,
researchers interested in the manufacturing device for the straw should review Subseries I:
Apparatus & Method for Forming Corrugations in Tubing, as well as Subseries K: Unpatented
Inventions, for the Flexible Straw & Method of Forming Same information.
Series 3: FLEX-STRAW CORPORATE RECORDS, 1938 - 1967 includes correspondence relating to the
company and its formation, financial statements, tax returns, legal documents, patent
assignments, royalty information, patent defense case research and records, and documents
pertaining to the advertising and marketing of the flexible straw. Researchers should note that all
conceptual and developmental details relating to the straw and its manufacture, as well as the
original patents and their specifically associated legal correspondence can be found in Series 2.
Series 3 is divided into several topically arranged subseries. Subseries A consists of the
organizational materials for the company, including the minutes, by-laws and limited employee
records. This subseries also contains two day books belonging to Joseph B. Friedman recording
his appointments and personal notes from 1947 and 1950. Subseries B includes company
related correspondence, organized by the correspondent. It begins with general correspondence,
from 1939 - 1963, and continues with the letters of Bert Klein (1945 - 1950), David Light &
Harry Zavin (1938 - 1962), and Betty Friedman (1940 - 1954). Much of the operational
information on the company may be found in the letters Betty Friedman wrote and received from
her brother. Subseries C holds the financial records of the company, including financial
statements, ledgers, bank statements, check books, tax returns and royalty statements. Subseries
D consists of legal records and correspondence, including such topics as changes in entity type,
patent assignments, fair trade agreements and patent defense. Subseries E contains the
advertising and marketing records of the company. This includes published material relating to
the Flex-Straw specifically, as well as some advertising for flexible straws in general. Pencil
concept drawings of Flex-Straw packaging and advertising art are drawn on the reverse of Pette
calender pages, and international advertising materials for the product are also present. Product
testimonials, distributor bulletins, and corporate letterhead that traces the progression of company
locations can also be found here.
Related Materials
Straw samples and an original dispensing device (ice cream disher) are located in the Division of
Cultural History, National Museum of American History
A mandrel prototype from the original flexible straw manufacturing machine is held by the
Division of History of Technology, National Museum of American History
Provenance
Daughters Judith B. Rosen, Linda A. Reiss and Pamela B. Leeds, and son Robert A. Friedman
donated this collection and its related artifacts to the Archives Center of the National Museum of
American History on May 1, 2001.
Container List
Box |
Folder |
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Series 1: PERSONAL RECORDS, ca. 1920 - 1983 |
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Subseries A: Education, c. 1920s - 1940 |
1 |
1 |
General Education Records & Correspondence, c. 1920s, n.d. |
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2 |
Education, Algebra, 1937 |
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3 |
Real Estate Education, c. 1920s |
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4 |
Optometry Education, 1940 |
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Subseries B: Employment & Business Records, 1920 - 1978 |
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5 |
Optometry General Records, Correspondence & Photographs, 1920-1982 |
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6 |
Arthur E. Euler, Optometry Practice Records & Correspondence, 1942-1944 |
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7 |
Real Estate & Insurance Licenses, 1939 - 1978 |
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8 |
Real Estate & Insurance Business Records & Correspondence, 1928 - 1950 |
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9 |
Real Estate & Insurance Business Records, n.d. |
O/S-17 |
1 |
Real Estate & Insurance Business Records, n.d. |
1 |
10 |
Real Estate & Insurance, Blank Forms, c. 1930s - 1940s |
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11 |
Other Employment Correspondence, 1943 |
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Subseries C: Financial Records, 1928 - 1978 |
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12 |
Residential Legal & Insurance Records, Correspondence, 1928 - 1955 |
2 |
1 |
Automobile Records & Health Insurance, 1936 - 1964 |
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2 |
Tax Returns & Records, 1940, 1943, 1947 |
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3 |
Tax Return, 1964 |
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4 |
Tax Return & Records, 1965 |
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5 |
Tax Records, 1969 |
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6 |
General Receipts, 1934 - 1956, n.d. |
O/S-15 |
1 |
Banking Records, April - Aug., 1936 |
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2 |
Banking Records, Sept., 1936 - March, 1937 |
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Subseries C: Financial Records, 1928 - 1978 |
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3 |
Banking Records, April - June, 1937 |
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4 |
Banking Records, Aug., 1937 - Jan., 1938 |
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5 |
Banking Records, May - Nov., 1946 |
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6 |
Banking Records, Feb. - Aug., 1948 |
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7 |
Banking Records, Sept., 1948 - Jan., 1949 |
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8 |
Banking Records, Misc. Checks, Bank Books, 1946, 1948-1950, 1954-1978 |
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Subseries D: Family Records, 1923 - 1983 |
2 |
7 |
Correspondence, 1923 - 1954 |
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8 |
Correspondence, n.d. |
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9 |
Family Photographs, 1924, 1944 - 1979, n.d. |
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10 |
Blank Travel Postcards, 1968, n.d. |
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11 |
Recreation, 1941 - 1958, n.d. |
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12 |
Family History, 1938 - 1951, n.d. |
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13 |
Medical Notes & Articles, 1950 - 1983, n.d. |
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14 |
Death Certificate, Autopsy Report, 1982 |
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Series 2: INVENTION & PATENT MATERIALS, 1915 - 1967 |
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Subseries A: Fountain Pen, 1924 - 1954 |
3 |
1 |
Fountain Pen, Research & Development, 1924 - 1954 |
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2 |
Fountain Pen, Legal Records & Correspondence, 1924 - 1938 |
O/S-16 |
1 |
Fountain Pen, Legal Records, n.d. |
3 |
3 |
Fountain Pen, Advertising & Marketing, 1925 - 1936 |
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O/S Fldr 2 |
Fountain Pen, Advertising & Marketing, 1935 |
O/S-16 |
2 |
Fountain Pen, Advertising & Marketing, 1936 - 1937 |
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Subseries B: Safety-Razor Handle, 1927 - 1959 |
3 |
4 |
Safety-Razor Handle, Research & Development, 1927 - 1959 |
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5 |
Safety-Razor Handle, Legal Records, 1927 - 1930 |
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6 |
Safety-Razor Handle, Advertising & Marketing, 1936 |
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Subseries C: Dispensing Device, 1930 - 1936 |
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7 |
Dispensing Device, Research & Development, 1930 - 1936 |
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8 |
Dispensing Device, Legal Records & Correspondence, 1930 - 1935 |
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9 |
Dispensing Device, Advertising & Marketing, 1933 |
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Subseries D: Folding Screen, 1933 - 1938 |
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10 |
Folding Screen, Research & Development, 1933 - 1935 |
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11 |
Folding Screen, Legal Records & Correspondence, 1935 - 1936 |
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12 |
Folding Screen, Advertising & Marketing, 1935 - 1938 |
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Subseries E: Drinking Tube, 1936 - 1946 |
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13 |
Drinking Tube, Research & Development, 1937, n.d. |
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14 |
Drinking Tube, Legal Records & Correspondence, 1936 - 1946 |
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15 |
Drinking Tube, Advertising & Marketing, 1937 - 1938 |
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Subseries F: Gas Range, 1936 - 1940 |
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16 |
Gas Range, Research & Development, 1938 - 1940, n.d. |
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17 |
Gas Range, Legal Records & Correspondence, 1936 - 1938 |
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18 |
Gas Range, Advertising & Marketing, 1938 - 1940 |
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Subseries G: Confection, 1936 - 1940 |
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19 |
Confection, Research & Development, n.d. |
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20 |
Confection, Legal Records & Correspondence, 1936 - 1938, n.d. |
O/S-16 |
3 |
Confection, Legal Records, n.d. |
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O/S Fldr 2 |
Confection, Advertising & Marketing, n.d. |
3 |
21 |
Confection, Advertising & Marketing, 1936 - 1940, n.d. |
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Subseries H: Flexible Drinking Straw, 1938 - 1955 |
4 |
1 |
Flexible Straw, Research & Development, 1938 - 1951, n.d. |
O/S-17 |
2 |
Flexible Straw, Research & Development, 1947 |
4 |
2 |
Flexible Straw, Legal Records & Correspondence, 1948 - 1955 |
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Subseries I: Apparatus & Method for Forming Corrugations in
Tubing, 1930s - 1950s |
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3 |
Apparatus & Method, Research & Development Correspondence, 1937-1938 |
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4 |
Apparatus & Method, Research & Development Drafting & Blueprints,
1939 |
O/S-17 |
3 |
Apparatus & Method, Research & Development Drafting & Blueprints,
1948 |
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O/S Fldr 1 |
Apparatus & Method, Research & Development Drafting & Blueprints,
1938-1940, 1950 - 1956, n.d. |
4 |
5 |
Apparatus & Method, Research & Development Photographs, c.1930s-1940s |
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6 |
Apparatus & Method, Research & Development Drawings & Published
Material, c. 1930s - 1950s |
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7 |
Apparatus & Method, Legal Records & Correspondence, 1940 - 1953 |
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Subseries J: Unissued Patent Applications, 1937, 1959 - 1962 |
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8 |
Adjustable Closure, 1937 |
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9 |
Combined Fluid Receptacle and Straw for Use Therewith, 1959 - 1962 |
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Subseries K: Unpatented Inventions, 1915 - 1967 |
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10 |
Pencilite, 1915 - 1920 |
O/S-17 |
4 |
Box Camera, 1921 |
4 |
11 |
Continuous & Stereoscopic Projection, Research & Development, 1925-1964 |
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12 |
Stereoscopic Projection, Legal Records, 1926 |
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13 |
Continuous Motion Projection, Legal Records & Correspondence, 1934-1937 |
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14 |
Round Towel, 1935 - 1938 |
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15 |
Vacuum Flask, 1940 |
O/S-16 |
4 |
Reflector License Plate, 1941 |
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O/S Fldr 2 |
Photophonic/Sound, Research & Development, 1943 |
4 |
16 |
Photophonic/Sound, Research & Development, 1943 |
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17 |
Photophonic/Sound, Legal Records, 1943 - 1956 |
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18 |
Photophonic/Sound, Advertising & Marketing, 1943 |
5 |
1 |
Container and Drinking Straw Therefor, 1950 |
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2 |
Disposable Dispenser, 1956 |
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3 |
Flexible Straw & Method of Forming Same, Research & Development,
1963-1967 |
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O/S Fldr 2 |
Flexible Straw & Method of Forming Same, Research & Development,
1967 |
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4 |
Flexible Straw & Method of Forming Same, Legal Records &
Correspondence, 1966 - 1967 |
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Subseries L: Invention Lists & Drawings, 1921 - 1958 (includes
both patented and unpatented concepts) |
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5 |
Invention Lists, 1921 - 1945 |
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O/S Fldr 2 |
Invention Lists, 1939 |
O/S-16 |
5 |
Individual Concept Invention Drawings, 1927, 1956 |
5 |
6 |
Individual Concept Invention Drawings, 1924 - 1962, n.d. |
2 |
15 |
Multiple Concept Invention Video Cassette, "Flex-Straw Machine -
prototype - c.1946; 3-D Movie Experiments - 1929 (With Albert &
Joseph Friedman)" OV 769.1 (RV 769.1 available) TRT 7:20sec |
O/S-16 |
6 |
Multiple Concept Invention Drawings, 1932 - 1943, n.d. |
5 |
7 |
Multiple Concept Invention Drawings, 1924 - 1958, n.d. |
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8 |
Unidentified Invention Drawings, 1926 - 1955 |
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9 |
Unidentified Invention Drawings, n.d. |
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Subseries M: Commercial Research Company, 1930s - 1960s |
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10 |
General Correspondence, 1936 - 1956, n.d. |
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11 |
Company Identity, (Letterhead) c. 1930s - 1940s |
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12 |
Published Material & General Invention Research, 1924 - 1958, n.d. |
O/S-17 |
5 |
Published Material & General Invention Research, 1949, n.d. |
6 |
1 |
General Invention Receipts, 1949, n.d. |
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2 |
Address & Phone Number Notes, c. 1930s - 1940s |
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3 |
Business Cards, c. 1920s - 1960s |
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Series 3: FLEX-STRAW CORPORATE RECORDS, 1938 - 1970 |
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Subseries A: Organizational Materials, 1938 - 1967 |
7 |
1 |
Corporation Record Book (Binder) n.d. |
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2 |
Corporation Record Book, Notes on its Creation, n.d. |
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3 |
Corporation Record Book, Articles [of Incorporation, Permit to Sell
Securities] 1939 - 1940 |
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4 |
Corporation Record Book, By - Laws [& Share Transfers] 1951, n.d. |
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5 |
Corporation Record Book, Minutes, 1939 - 1969 |
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6 |
Customer & Distributor Lists & Addresses, Shipping Records, c.1947-1948 |
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7 |
Dun & Bradstreet Reports, Customers & Competitors, 1938 - 1967 |
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8 |
General Receipts, Invoices, 1945, 1947 - 1951 |
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9 |
Personnel Records, 1943, 1948 - 1953 |
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10 |
Plant Security Recommendations, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, 1951 |
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11 |
"To Do" Notes, Joseph B. Friedman & Betty Friedman, n.d. |
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12 |
Calender/Date Book, Joseph B. Friedman, 1947, 1950 |
14 |
9 |
Corporate Seal, c. 1939 |
O/S-16 |
7 |
Corporate Stock Certificates, 1949 - 1952, n.d. |
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Subseries B: Correspondence, 1939 - 1963 |
8 |
1 |
Correspondence, General, 1939 - 1940 |
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2 |
Correspondence, General, 1941 |
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3 |
Correspondence, General, 1943 - 1944 |
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4 |
Correspondence, General, 1945 - 1946 |
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5 |
Correspondence, General, 1947 |
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6 |
Correspondence, General, 1948 |
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7 |
Correspondence, General, 1949 |
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8 |
Correspondence, General, 1950 |
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9 |
Correspondence, General, 1951 - 1955 |
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10 |
Correspondence, General, 1956 - 1958 |
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11 |
Correspondence, General, 1960 - 1963 |
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12 |
Correspondence, General, n.d. |
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13 |
Correspondence, Bert Klein, 1945 |
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14 |
Correspondence, Bert Klein, 1946 |
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15 |
Correspondence, Bert Klein, 1947 |
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16 |
Correspondence, Bert Klein, 1948 |
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17 |
Correspondence, Bert Klein, 1949 - 1950 |
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18 |
Correspondence, David Light & Harry Zavin, 1938 |
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19 |
Correspondence, David Light & Harry Zavin, 1939 |
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20 |
Correspondence, David Light & Harry Zavin, 1940 |
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21 |
Correspondence, David Light & Harry Zavin, 1941, 1945, 1948 - 1949 |
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22 |
Correspondence, David Light & Rose Zavin, 1954, 1956 - 1957, 1962 |
9 |
1 |
Correspondence, Betty Friedman, 1940 |
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2 |
Correspondence, Betty Friedman, 1944 |
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3 |
Correspondence, Betty Friedman, 1945 |
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4 |
Correspondence, Betty Friedman, 1946 |
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5 |
Correspondence, Betty Friedman, 1947 |
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6 |
Correspondence, Betty Friedman, Jan. - June, 1948 |
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7 |
Correspondence, Betty Friedman, July - Dec., 1948 |
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8 |
Correspondence, Betty Friedman, Jan. - March, 1949 |
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9 |
Correspondence, Betty Friedman, April - June, 1949 |
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10 |
Correspondence, Betty Friedman, July - Sept., 1949 |
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11 |
Correspondence, Betty Friedman, Oct. - Dec., 1949 |
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12 |
Correspondence, Betty Friedman, Jan. - April, 1950 |
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13 |
Correspondence, Betty Friedman, July - Dec., 1950 |
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14 |
Correspondence, Betty Friedman, 1951 - 1952 |
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Subseries B: Correspondence, 1939 - 1963 |
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15 |
Correspondence, Betty Friedman, 1953 - 1954 |
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16 |
Correspondence, Betty Friedman, n.d. |
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Subseries C: Financial Records, 1943 - 1969 |
10 |
1 |
Financial, Cash Ledgers, 1943 - 1944, 1947 - 1951 |
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2 |
Financial Statements, 1945 |
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3 |
Financial Statements, 1946 |
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4 |
Financial Statements, 1950 |
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5 |
Financial Statements, 1951 |
O/S-17 |
6 |
Financial, Comparative Sales Spreadsheet, 1948 - 1951 |
10 |
6 |
Financial Statements, 1952 |
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7 |
Financial Statements, 1953 |
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8 |
Financial Statements, Jan - March, 1954 |
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9 |
Financial Statements, April - June, 1954 |
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10 |
Financial Statements, July - Sept., 1954 |
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11 |
Financial Statements, Oct. - Dec., 1954 |
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12 |
Financial Report, Jan., 1955 (Includes Comparative Financials 1948-1954) |
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13 |
Financial Statements, Jan - March, 1955 |
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14 |
Financial Statements, April - June, 1955 |
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15 |
Financial Statements, July - Sept., 1955 |
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16 |
Financial Statements, Oct. - Dec., 1955 |
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17 |
Financial Statements, Jan. - June, 1956 |
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18 |
Financial Statements, July - Dec., 1956 |
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19 |
Financial Statements, 1957 |
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20 |
Financial Statements, 1958 |
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21 |
Financial Statements, Jan. - June, 1959 |
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22 |
Financial Statements, July - Dec., 1959 |
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23 |
Financial Statements, 1960 |
11 |
1 |
Financial Statements, 1961 |
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2 |
Financial Statements, 1962 |
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3 |
Financial Statements, 1963 |
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4 |
Financial Statements, 1964 |
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5 |
Financial Statements, 1965 |
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6 |
Financial Statements, 1966 |
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7 |
Financial Statements, 1967 |
O/S-16 |
8 |
Financial Statements, 1968 |
11 |
8 |
Check Book, March, 1955 - May, 1965 |
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9 |
Check Book, May, 1965 - Aug., 1970 |
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10 |
Bank Statements, Aug., 1952 - March, 1954 |
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11 |
Bank Statements, Feb., 1955 - Feb., 1956 |
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12 |
Bank Statements, Dec., 1961 - Nov., 1962 |
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13 |
Bank Statements, 1968, Bank Book, 1951 - 1969 |
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14 |
Tax Returns & Correspondence, 1939 |
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15 |
Tax Returns & Correspondence, 1940 |
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16 |
Tax Returns, 1941 |
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17 |
Tax Statements & Correspondence, 1942 |
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18 |
Tax Returns, Records & Correspondence, 1952 |
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19 |
Tax Returns, 1953 |
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20 |
Tax Returns, 1954 |
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21 |
Tax Returns & Records, 1955 |
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22 |
Tax Returns & Correspondence, 1956 |
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23 |
Tax Returns & Correspondence, 1958 |
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Subseries C: Financial Records, 1943 - 1969 |
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24 |
Tax Returns & Correspondence, 1959 |
12 |
1 |
Tax Returns & Correspondence, 1960 |
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2 |
Tax Returns, 1961 |
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3 |
Tax Returns, 1962 |
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4 |
Tax Returns & Correspondence, 1963 |
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5 |
Tax Returns, 1964 |
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6 |
Tax Returns & Correspondence, 1965 |
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7 |
Tax Returns, 1966 |
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8 |
Estimated Tax Records, 1967 |
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9 |
Tax Returns, 1968 |
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10 |
Tax Returns & Records, 1969 |
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11 |
Stockholder Distributions & Allocations, 1947 - 1957 |
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12 |
Royalties, 1950, 1959 - 1962 |
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13 |
Royalties, 1963 - 1969 |
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Subseries D: Legal Records, 1938 - 1969 |
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14 |
Legal, General Records & Correspondence, 1938 |
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15 |
Legal, General Records & Correspondence, 1939 |
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16 |
Legal, General Records & Correspondence, 1940 |
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17 |
Legal, General Records & Correspondence, 1941 |
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18 |
Legal, General Records & Correspondence, 1947 - 1948 |
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19 |
Legal, General Records & Correspondence, 1949 - 1951 |
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20 |
Legal, General Records & Correspondence, 1952 |
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21 |
Legal, General Records & Correspondence, 1953 |
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22 |
Legal, General Records & Correspondence, 1954 |
13 |
1 |
Legal, General Records & Correspondence, 1955 |
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2 |
Legal, General Records & Correspondence, 1956 |
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3 |
Legal, General Records & Correspondence, 1957 |
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4 |
Legal, General Records & Correspondence, 1958 |
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5 |
Legal, General Records & Correspondence, 1959 |
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6 |
Legal, General Records & Correspondence, 1967 |
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7 |
Legal, General Records & Correspondence, 1969 |
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8 |
Legal, General Records & Correspondence, n.d. |
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9 |
Legal, Fair-trade Agreement, 1949 - 1953 |
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Legal, Trademark, 1954 - 1955 |
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11 |
Legal, Patent Defense, Research - Competitor's Patents |
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12 |
Legal, Patent Defense, Records & Correspondence, 1947 - 1967 |
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Subseries E: Advertising & Marketing, 1938 - 2000 |
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13 |
Advertising & Marketing, Press & Print Mentions, c. 1950s - 1983 |
O/S-17 |
7 |
Advertising & Marketing, Press & Print Mentions, 1938 - 1960 |
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Advertising & Marketing, Hospital Ads, n.d. |
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14 |
Advertising & Marketing, Hospital Ads, c. 1950s - 1960s |
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Advertising & Marketing, General Consumer Ads, c. 1950s - 1960s |
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16 |
Advertising & Marketing, Television Sponsorships, c. 1950s |
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17 |
Advertising & Marketing, International Ads & Literature, c. 1950s -
1960s |
14 |
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Advertising & Marketing, Ad & Display Photographs c. 1950s - 1960s |
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2 |
Advertising & Marketing, Distributor Bulletins, 1947 - 1968 |
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3 |
Advertising & Marketing, "The Flex Angle" Newsletter, Vol. I, #1-4,
1961 |
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Advertising & Marketing, General, Non Flex-Straw Print Ads, c.1950-2000 |
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O/S Fldr 2 |
Advertising & Marketing, General, Non Flex-Straw Print Ad, 1940 |
O/S-16 |
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Advertising & Marketing, General, Non Flex-Straw Print Ads, 1941 -
1991 |
14 |
5 |
Advertising & Marketing, Testimonials, 1949 - Jan., 1962 |
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Advertising & Marketing, Testimonials, Reader's Digest, April, 1962 |
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Advertising & Marketing, Testimonials, March - July, 1962 |
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Advertising & Marketing, Corporate Identity (Letterhead) c. 1940s -
1960s |
O/S-16 |
10 |
Advertising & Marketing, Corporate Identity (Letterhead) n.d. |
O/S-17 |
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Advertising & Marketing, Ad & Package Design Sketches, n.d. |
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