Fuller Brush Salesman Letter Openers | ||
| Office Antiques866 of 1911 |  |  |
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Posted 9 years ago
Chrisnp
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Here are some more little treasures from cleaning out my mother’s basement. In the heyday of door-to-door salesmen, nobody was better known than the Fuller Brush Man. Starting in the late 1950s, the company gave away letter openers as a promotional item. I found these three in ivory, pink and clear plastic.
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Cool!
Did people buy a lot of brushes? I don't recall anything like that being sold here door to door.
Love it! I actually have one of these!
This is fantastic!
Yes racer4four, they made a lot of sales. I think there were Fuller Brush door-to-door salesmen in every American city and most towns of any size.
Here's the story of the last Fuller Brush man in my home town. For all I know, he may have been the one to give these letter openers to my mother or grandmother:
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/son-takes-over-oldest-fuller-brush-mans-legacy/
Love it -- I remember these!! Nice grouping of their colors !!
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