Housewares Exposition Highlights Computer Furniture Boom
At the 79th International Housewares Exposition in Chicago, firms unveil sturdy affordable computer furniture and accessories. Items include a Data-Vac for printers, Total Gym rehabilitation gear, a $450 Farberware Electronic Ultra Chef, and low cost gadgets like Easy Menders and a washboard pegboard.
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Chicago
Gary Liebsher
Charleswood Furniture Corp
Wright City
Metropolitan Vacuum Cleaner Co
Suffern
N.Y
West Bend
Total Gym
San Diego
Pollenex
George Burns
Norelco
Singer
Farberware Electronic
Arlene Groesjak
Perfume for the home perfumes and fancy bottles clash
Home fragrance makers push complex scents beyond rose and lemon as Glade Spin-Fresh and Benuzit lead a rapid, test-driven market. Consumers and panels guide product development, with new solid ornaments and toilet-roll fragrances shaping shelves. Allergic risk and non toxic claims frame safety notes from experts.
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Marc Edwards
Glade
Dave Perkins
Crackett Co
Louis Seabolt
Benuzit
Edwards
Agre
Seabolt
al Rabin
Alberta Culver Co
Multiclip mystery wins design prize and orders roll in
Wonderclip Ltd of Birmingham markets the nylon toothed strip device as a universal Clip used to secure pipes, roses, cables, and more. It won the Duke of Edinburgh’s Designers Prize for its simple, effective design. Sales tally reaches 1 million in Britain, with Holland and Canada distribution and U.S. deal in progress.
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Wonderclip Ltd
Birmingham
England
Duke of Edinburgh
David Brown
W. Armes Co
Sudbury
Brown
Britain
Holland
United States
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S.A. Stevens
Syracuse
Perkins
Cazenovia Antiquarian Book Fair
Caterfovia
Central New York Antiquarian Booksellers Association
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Los Angeles
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