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Our look into the old Hoge Brush Company files has provided many beautiful examples of vintage stationery. Today that concept goes meta, as we have a beautiful piece of letterhead sent to Hoge Brush — from a letterhead manufacturer!...

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In an earlier installment of the Hoge Brush Company Files, we looked at a letterhead design that featured a gratuitous look at a girl's backside. The letter featured in today's installment also features a hint of a girl's underside, but this one seems...

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When I was a kid, my father owned an interior decorating shop. He would frequently go to people's homes to install drapes, blinds, curtains, and so on, and during my teen years I would sometimes accompany him and serve as his helper. We would often use...

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Here's another surprise from the Hoge Brush Company files: a letter from the Walter T. Kelley Company, a Kentucky-based vendor of beekeeping supplies. This somehow feels akin to the earlier letter we saw from a chicken coop company....