Alfred C. Fuller:
by Allen, Edward
Series: Britannica bookshelf Great lives Published by : Encyclopedia Britannica Press (Chicago) Physical details: 174 p. Year: 1964| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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tarting in 1906 in a basement workshop in Hartford, connecticut, he made brushes which he sold in the first week for $62. In the 1960's The Fuller Brush Company was selling $2,000,000 worth of brushes and other products a week. Over the span of 54 years, Fuller not only built a modern mass production business from a handcraft operation; he made the name Fuller Brush Man a household word and invested door - to - door selling with an integrity that was a far cry from the reputation of the yankee peddler of Fuller's boyhood.
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