We just got back from a little family camping trip in the Airstream (hence the lack of blog posts... Sorry). Now that I'm back, I've decided to give my desk a much needed makeover. Although I love my vintage Rolodex it's become obsolete and takes up a lot of space, considering I can fit all of the information on my iphone.
I've had it since we first started HARVEYS so I'm kind of attached to it. It has been a key part of our growing business, housing vital contact information for all of our vendors, suppliers and manufacturing partners since we began way back in 1997.
I picked it up at a Thrift Store for $8 (it still has the price written on the bottom). I love the retro styling with it's crinkle paint finish, heavy steel construction and especially the art deco flip knob. It was Made in the USA from an era when we made most of the stuff that we used.
Since I haven't really used in years and it's taking up so much room on my desk, I think it's finally time for it to go into retirement.
Farewell old friend. Thank you for almost 15 years of service.
6 comments:
NOOOOO...don't let it go! Re-tool it into some cool other thing that you can use in your office. Like use it for an old style of seatbelts that you no longer make bags out of or something cool like that and keep it on display. It IS after all a piece of Harveys history! Trish
Haha. Thanks Trish, I guess you have a point. Maybe we can put it in the HARVEYS Museum at the Santa Ana Store. Right next to the very first Sewing Machine that was used to sew the very first bag.
There ya go! That would be another awesome thing for folks to see in the museum! =)
Can you make more baguette bags? Please!
I have the EXACT same rolodex at my office! Ours has probably been here since it was brand new, and the thing is FULL! We still use it sometimes too. The weird thing is alot of the names of our contacts of these companies are crossed out with "deceased" written next to it, and their replacement's name underneath or on top. Some of them have 4 or 5 cross outs! I guess that's what you get when you work with the same vendors year after year. We've been around since 1921, and had the same insurance agent since the 30's!
Some things are built to last, you know, like your bags!
Jhenn: That's a great story. Thanks for sharing. As I was cleaning out my Rolodex, it was like a walk down memory lane. There were a lot of companies that had gone out business. For example our Sewing Machine Supplier had to close their doors because most of their customers had moved their manufacturing overseas.
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