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Postcard: iPod Music Classic

The iPod Classic (trademarked, marketed, and stylized as iPod classic and known before its sixth generation as simply the iPod) is a portable media player marketed by Apple Inc. To date, there have been six generations of the iPod Classic, as well as a spin-off (the iPod Photo) that was later re-integrated into the main Classic line. All generations use a 1.8-inch hard drive for storage. The "Classic" retronym was introduced with the introduction of the sixth-generation iPod Classic on 5 September 2007; prior to this, an iPod Classic was simply referred to as an iPod.

Condition: MINT
Quantity: 1
Price: US$4.00
Catalog: EG004

Postcard: Enegizer

On January 10, 1899, American Electrical Novelty and Manufacturing Company obtained U.S. Patent No. 617,592 (filed 12 March 1898) from David Misell, an inventor.[8] This "electric device" designed by Misell was powered by "D" batteries laid front-to-back in a paper tube with the light bulb and a rough brass reflector at the end.[9] Misell, the inventor of the tubular hand-held "electric device" (a.k.a. electric torch or flashlight), assigned his invention over to the American Electrical Novelty and Manufacturing Company owned by Conrad Hubert. In 1905, Hubert changed the name again to The American Ever Ready Company, selling flashlights and batteries under the trademark Ever Ready. In 1914, The American Ever Ready Company became part of National Carbon Company. Hubert stayed on as the president. The trademark was shortened to Eveready. In 1917, National Carbon Company merged with Union Carbide to form The Union Carbide and Carbon Company. From 1917 until 1921, Eveready used the trademark "DAYLO" for their flashlights and on their batteries. In 1959, employee Lewis Urry invented the long-lasting alkaline battery. The company did not aggressively market the invention, however, and instead continued to market the old Zinc-carbon battery. As a result, the company lost significant market share to Duracell.
Prior to 1980, the company's alkaline battery had been called the Eveready Alkaline Power Cell. In 1980, it was rebadged under its current name, Energizer. In 1986, Union Carbide sold its Battery Products Division to Ralston Purina Company for US$1.4 billion, becoming the Eveready Battery Company, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary. At that time, the Eveready and Energizer batteries held 52 percent market share. The company under Ralston lost market share to rival Duracell. In 1992, it bought the British Ever Ready Electrical Company from Hanson Trust, the manufacturer of Gold Seal and Silver Seal batteries.
In 1999, Eveready sold its rechargeable battery division, although it still markets them for retail sale.
In 2000, Ralston spun off Eveready, and it was listed on the New York Stock Exchange as Energizer Holdings, Inc., its current name. Energizer continues to market value priced batteries under the Eveready brand name. Energizer currently maintains production facilities in Asheboro, North Carolina; St. Albans, Vermont; Maryville, Missouri; Switzerland and Singapore. The current technology center is located in Westlake, Ohio. In 2005, the Columbia dry cell battery developed by National Carbon Company (predecessor of Energizer) was designated an ACS National Historical Chemical Landmark in recognition of its "significant improvement over previous batteries, meeting consumer demand for a maintenance-free, durable, no-spill, inexpensive electrochemical power source". In 2006, Energizer merged its Playtex division.
In 2009, Energizer acquired its shaving division from S.C. Johnson & Son, including Edge and Skintimate.

Condition: MINT
Quantity: 1
Price: US$10.00
Catalog: EG003


















Postcard: Who's a happy Cow?

Gateway Incorporated, an Acer Inc. subsidiary, is a computer hardware company headquartered in Irvine, California, USA which develops, manufactures, supports, and markets a wide range of personal computers, computer monitors, servers, and computer accessories. It became a well-known brand in 1991 when it started shipping its computer hardware in cow-spotted boxes and for its creative advertising in Computer Shopper and other magazines. In the early and mid-2000s, the company struggled; after years as a fixture on the Fortune 500 list of largest companies worldwide, the company was not listed in 2006, having dropped to number 508. AOL acquired Gateway.net, the online component of Gateway, Inc., in October 1999 for US$800 million. On September 4, 2007 Gateway announced that it had signed a definitive agreement to sell its professional business segment to MPC Corporation. This includes the company's Nashville-based configuration center.[2] MPC subsequently ceased its services and filed for bankruptcy protection in early 2009, leaving Gateway business customers stranded without access to support or warranty services. This incident has caused substantial damage to the Gateway brand, a company that formerly boasted high marks in customer support reviews. The company has yet to offer any relief to customers caught up in the MPC Corporation collapse, leaving hundreds of thousands of Gateway computer owners without access to support and refusing to honor system warranties. On October 16, 2007, Acer Inc. completed its acquisition of Gateway for approximately US$710 million. Its final share price of US$1.90 was far below the US$4.00 average price in the mid 1990s and drastically below a high of US$84 in late 1999. The US$1.90 per share was just barely over half of the split adjusted IPO price of US$3.75 in 1993.

Condition: MINT
Quantity: 1
Price: US$4.00
Catalog: EG002






































Postcard: Motorola - T2688

This "youth" phone is really all about no-frills. What we really liked were the T2688's slim silhouette--the thickest part of the T2688 is only 18.5mm thick!-and its adorable animated graphics of a cat chasing a bird, and a mad scientist whose experiment goes hysterically wrong.

Condition: MINT
Quantity: 1 Set (4 pieces)
Price: US$30
Catalog: EG001