Lefax
Lefax was a company 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.
| Company type | Personal organizers |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1910 |
| Founder | J. C. Parker |
| Defunct | 1992 |
| Fate | Bought by Filofax, used as a brand for several years, then phased out. |
| Successor | Filofax |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Personal organizers |
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 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. The original intention was that Lefax would be Filofax's top-of-the-line range but the Lefax brand was eventually phased out.