The above is my grandfather’s first business card from the year 1945. In itself, it is remarkable that he kept a single business card for so long, but what’s more amazing is that he’s kept every business card for the past 65 years! At least, his own, that is, I’m sure a few have fallen through the cracks over the years.

I’ve begun to upload the cards to a Flickr set and will update this as I find the time to retouch and upload the cards. Also, I’ll have to listen back to a video I filmed where my grandpa time-stamps each one and tells a bit about the backstory.

But yo, a card from 1945! Check out that phone number. Brilliant.

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