[Histonet] Re: Big Chief tablet?

[Joe Nocito]

yeah, Joe the Toe. Am I being selfish, self-centered and obnoxious? Oh yeah, 
I'm always obnoxious.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Richmond" <RSRICHMOND <@t> aol.com>
To: <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 9:07 AM
Subject: [Histonet] Re: Big Chief tablet?


> Is there ANYTHING that isn't in Wikipedia these days?
>
> The Big Chief tablet was a popular writing notebook for several
> generations of young children in the United States. It featured widely
> spaced lines, easier to write in for those learning to write. Its
> prominence, though, was the cover's representation of a native
> American in full headdress, hence "Big Chief." - The copyright for the
> Big Chief tablet originally went to the Western Tablet Company of
> Saint Joseph, Missouri but was sold to the Mead Corp., a leading
> stationery manufacturer. In January 2001, Everett Pad and Paper
> purchased Springfield Tablet, the latest manufacturer of Big Chief.
> They closed operations of their plant, after 80 years of being open,
> and Big Chief is currently no longer being produced.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Chief_tablet
>
> or on eBay?
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/5-Old-Big-Chief-Tablets_W0QQitemZ120174958313QQcmdZViewItem
>
> This auction will show you pictures of five of them.
>
> Bob Richmond
> Samurai Pathologist
> Knoxville TN
>
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