tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post9204072516042571542..comments2024-03-28T10:34:56.034-04:00Comments on Philofaxy: A Journey Back In Time - Part 2Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-88467546071177451662012-01-15T06:06:21.327-05:002012-01-15T06:06:21.327-05:00gmax - thank you for that link. That is quite a co...gmax - thank you for that link. That is quite a collection of vintage binders. I hadn't seen one of those travelfaxes before either.<br /><br />Best Wishes<br />DavidDavid F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10494695138868118332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-53245450416089825412012-01-14T19:29:34.734-05:002012-01-14T19:29:34.734-05:00An example of one of the wallets mentioned in the ...An example of one of the wallets mentioned in the catalogue can be seen <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tinkerhell/5349140471/in/photostream/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-28020466117038560762012-01-14T13:08:45.797-05:002012-01-14T13:08:45.797-05:00@abc def
Thanks for the link, it's a shame th...@abc def <br />Thanks for the link, it's a shame that their scan isn't very high resolution. <br /><br />Interesting details though Aldergate Street is the office that was bombed during WWII and the office that they lost all the records from. <br /><br />Newgate Street the address on my catalogue is an adjacent street, look on Google Maps and you will see the two streets close to each Steve Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062727836545335187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-55869918556659110702012-01-14T12:57:36.567-05:002012-01-14T12:57:36.567-05:00@David F - great to hear that the jottas are still...@David F - great to hear that the jottas are still going strong in some quarters.<br /><br />p.s. Am I the only one who feels an irresistible urge to print out these scanned pages at the correct size, punch them and put them into a binder?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-91326137816542674492012-01-14T12:48:10.916-05:002012-01-14T12:48:10.916-05:00Great posts thanks Steve.
I've not had so muc...Great posts thanks Steve.<br /><br />I've not had so much filo fun since I got the "Large Assortment" on ebay - a selection of one of each of the popular leaves from the late 1980s.<br /><br />Looking at the cost comparisons, we should bear in mind that the Filofax Punch was disproportionately expensive compared to the rest of the range. In 1989 it cost £99, which is mighty Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-66286495244523401442012-01-13T20:56:03.728-05:002012-01-13T20:56:03.728-05:00The same style catalog from 1939 http://www.flickr...The same style catalog from 1939 http://www.flickr.com/photos/filofaxuk/4635725454/in/set-72157624126176802.<br /><br />It carries the number ?38 on the top as opposed to the 137.abc defhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04345956948728676826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-9991270615663032582012-01-12T16:28:57.882-05:002012-01-12T16:28:57.882-05:00Gerard, Steve - I still have a couple of Filofax &...Gerard, Steve - I still have a couple of Filofax 'Jottas', which take Personal Size pages on one side only. It's comfortable with about 5 or 6 sheets in, no more.<br /><br />I wore one out during the late 80s/early 90s. One of my current two is in pretty much mint condition and remains more or less unused, the other sees service pretty much every week - I carry it in my jacket pocketDavid F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10494695138868118332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-86456618769584774142012-01-12T15:38:24.869-05:002012-01-12T15:38:24.869-05:00Steve,
Thanks for posting the final details - it&...Steve,<br /><br />Thanks for posting the final details - it's intriguing to see how sophisticated things were all those years ago.<br /><br />There are many 3x5-inch "jotta" type pads available from Levenger (shirt pocket briefcase) in the US and Smythson (pocket memo, as seen in The Da Vinci Code) in the UK, but I'm not aware of any that will hold Filofax Personal pages.<br /><Gerardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12161724366696139219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-66204542727390797332012-01-12T14:42:07.017-05:002012-01-12T14:42:07.017-05:00David
I think we need to consider in context what ...David<br />I think we need to consider in context what a Bankers Wallet might look like... <br /><br />Think of an era with no bank cards or credit cards to carry. An era of bank notes that went from quite low values. <br /><br />Pre decimalisation there was a 10 shilling note. <br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_England_note_issues<br /><br />So people would have been carrying more Steve Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062727836545335187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-83085086801161059472012-01-12T13:19:18.083-05:002012-01-12T13:19:18.083-05:00Just out of curiosity - page 14 of this second par...Just out of curiosity - page 14 of this second part of the catalogue. What is a banker's wallet?<br /><br />Best Wishes<br />DavidDavid F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10494695138868118332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-50403724320415443992012-01-12T07:04:25.232-05:002012-01-12T07:04:25.232-05:00Really interesting & thanks for these 2 posts!...Really interesting & thanks for these 2 posts! I have a 30 year old Winchester & it makes me wonder how much it would have originally cost.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07657083184744111032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-65240705385182847162012-01-12T03:42:56.754-05:002012-01-12T03:42:56.754-05:00Again, many thanks for posting this. It is fascina...Again, many thanks for posting this. It is fascinating naterial.<br /><br />I guess most of us had our first contact with filofax etc., in the early to mid 80s.<br /><br />Does anyone posess or has anyone seen any pre-80s binders, inserts etc.,? It would be really interesting to see the binders in particular. Thanks again.<br /><br />Best Wishes<br />DavidDavid F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10494695138868118332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-49119983361624024522012-01-12T03:29:33.880-05:002012-01-12T03:29:33.880-05:00There are websites that will calculate UK inflatio...There are websites that will calculate UK inflation for any given amount and dates. So, the top of the range binder that was £1/7/6d (£1.375) in 1937 would now be £63.47. A Personal Malden at the current retail price of £72 (with contents) looks very similar.<br /><br />What has changed is the outsourcing of all production to the Far East. This has saved massively on production costs and Tim Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04320789185450598620noreply@blogger.com