I seem to remember the "f in an oval" started on the front outside cover of some of the cheaper models aimed at students, such as "The College" and "The Adventurer". This would have been about 1997. It must have been a popular move as they started putting it on the spine - certainly by 1999.
An embossed “f” on the spine is present on some examples from the end of the 1980’s, most likely to provide extra visual distinction between genuine Filofaxes and the many other brands that had emerged. The raised “f” in an enclosing oval came later as Tim mentions.
I seem to remember the "f in an oval" started on the front outside cover of some of the cheaper models aimed at students, such as "The College" and "The Adventurer". This would have been about 1997. It must have been a popular move as they started putting it on the spine - certainly by 1999.
ReplyDeleteI have got a Deskfax from 1995 with a ring around the 'f'.
DeleteAn embossed “f” on the spine is present on some examples from the end of the 1980’s, most likely to provide extra visual distinction between genuine Filofaxes and the many other brands that had emerged. The raised “f” in an enclosing oval came later as Tim mentions.
ReplyDeleteI started buying Filofaxes in 1991 and all mine have the F.
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