Lefax was a
company
A company, abbreviated as co., is a Legal personality, legal entity representing an association of people, whether Natural person, natural, Legal person, legal or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common p ...
founded in 1910 by J. C. Parker in Philadelphia that produced a range of
personal organizers.
In its early days, the biggest customers were power plant engineers whose technical handbooks had grown too big to carry.
In 1921, a London printer and stationery marketer, Norman & Hill Ltd., began importing the organizers, called Lefaxes. Several years later, they began to make the personal files under their
Filofax
Filofax is a company based in the UK that produces a range of personal organiser wallets. The organisers are traditionally leather bound and have a six-ring loose-leaf binder system. The design originated at Lefax, a United States company from ...
brand.
The Lefax trademark was registered 5 October 1926.
Its use in the engineering industries was so pervasive that some journals were published in Lefax format.
In the 1980s Lefax was bought out by London Wood Partners, a British firm,
and in 1992 the company was acquired by its rival,
Filofax
Filofax is a company based in the UK that produces a range of personal organiser wallets. The organisers are traditionally leather bound and have a six-ring loose-leaf binder system. The design originated at Lefax, a United States company from ...
. The original intention was that Lefax would be Filofax's top-of-the-line range
but the Lefax brand was eventually phased out.
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