 | Paperwork and Historic Documents |
Lawyer's Letter Re: Trademark Grant. Dated July 15, 1964. This is a copy of the letter advising receipt of the Certificate of Registration of the Trademark of "GI Joe." Attached to the letter is a 2 page copy of that certificate. Totals 3 pages. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Cost Summary #5 April 10, 1964. This is an updated Cost Summary regarding the packing out of the original GI Joe figures in boxes. 2 pages. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Confidential Ditto Letter to the Heads of Sales Organizations. Dated July 22, 1964. This letter from Sydney Brandeis illustrates just how "grass roots," the initial release of GI Joe, really was! This letter is requesting that sales people and thier families phone department stores in thier area and ask for GI Joe products to help build interest in Joe! Great piece of GI Joe history! 1 page. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Copy of Original Contract between Hasbro and Sanyei Factory. Dated May 11, 1964. This is a copy of the original contract for the order of "goods" from Sanyei corporation, Tokyo Japan. It includes one cover "contract" page and 22 "Acceptance Notes." Each acceptance Note details quantities, detailed descriptions and costs of virtually every original GI Joe item as ordered from Japan. Some pages have hand written notes in the margin. These documents put to rest the argument that Japan-ordered items were not the first items released. 23 pages. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Original Typed Sales Letter to "Start The Offensive!" Not Dated but from 1964. This is a letter that was later copied and sent to sales organizations and in-house Hasbro personnel regarding the proper marketing of GI Joe. It is an exciting "Call to arms" type letter. Also a copy of a sketched "carton sticker" is attached. 3 pages. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Inter-Office Memos and Drawing Re: Assembly of GI Joe. Dated March 26 & 30, 1964. This is an original Hasbro Inter-Office Memo from Don levine to Sam Speers attached to the return memo from Sam. Don's memo requests a description of exactly how the "artist manikin" is going to be assembled. Sam Speers' memo answers the question in impressive detail with a copy of a drawing of the body attached. 4 pages. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Hand Written Notes From Factory Plastic Inspection. Dated May 1, 1964. These pages are hand written notes going over each of the pieces in the line and inspecting them for approval. It lists dozens of items with notes after each as to whether they are "OK" or in some cases what changes need to be made. The inspection was done by Mr. Levine with a Mr. Song as notated at the top of each page. 3 pages. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Hand Written Notes From Factory Plastic Inspection. Dated April 30, 1964. These pages are hand written notes going over each of the pieces in the line and inspecting them for approval. It lists dozens of items with notes after each as to whether they are "OK" or in some cases what changes need to be made. The inspection was done by Mr. Levine with a Mr. Lau as notated at the top of each page. 3 pages. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Don Levine's Notes about Sales Numbers. Not Dated. 2 pages of notes listing the number of "deals" for various GI Joe items. The first page is on Levine's personal memo stationary. 2 pages. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Hand Written Notes Regarding Costs of 1967 items with Photo. Not Dated. This is two hand written loose leaf pages detailing costs of the 1967 additions to the GI Joe line. The notes appear to compare the cost between Hong Kong and Japan on certain items and refer to trying to lower them. Also included is a photo of a prototype packaged Morter set. 2 pages + photo. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Product Developement Inter-Office Memo 1967 Line. Dated July 6 & 15, 1966. This is an amazing Document that has it all! This is an Inter-Office Correspondance from Sam Speers to Don Levine. This is a 17 page document in total. It features a description of each new proposed set. Hand drawings of many new items, production notes and small polaroid photos that were later taped on the pages for reference after prototypes had been developed! Two of the sets were never made! We have scanned each of these pages for better viewing. Page #2 Page #3 Page #4 Page #5 Page #6 Page #7 Page #8 Page #9 Page #10 Page #11 Page #12 Page #13 Page #14 Page #15 Page #16 Page #17 To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Product Developement Inter-Office Memo Parachute. Dated October 7, 1966. This is a three page copied document going over many of the changes in the development of the parachute. The parachute and pack had many problems throughout production and this document sums them up. It is a two page memo from Sam Speers to Don Levine and a single page copy of a drawing. 3 Pages. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Hand Written Notes about Packaging Cadets w/Polaroid Photos. Not Dated. These pages list each of the items that came with the Annapolis and Air Cadets with notes about changes and positioning within package layout. Each page also has a photo of a mocked up prototype package taped to it. 2 Pages. Page #2. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Original Drawings for Astronaut Accessories. Dated October 19, 1969. These are technical drawings of the Front Pack, Wrist Camera and Propellant Gun with notes. 2 pages. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Copies of Drawings for Unproduced Radar Set. Dated October 19, 1966. This is a two page document showing drawings of the Radar set that never came out in 1967. 2 pages. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Inter-Office Memo assigning 1967 Stock Numbers. Dated Sept. 19, 1966. This is a single page memo from Jerry Einhorn to most everyone at Hasbro assigning the stock numbers for the 14 new items for 1967. 1 Page. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Original Drawing of a Discarded Parachute Design. Not dated. This is the original hand drawing for an early design of the parachute that was later changed. It actually has the word void written on it in Red marker. 1 page. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Combat Engineer Costing Documents and Original Photo of Prototype. Dated August 5 & 23, 1966. This is an interesting file document. It includes a color 4 x 6 photo of the mocked up prototype package and toy. Attached are two pages: the original estimates of cost with hand scratched notes and the third page: The Price List from the factory listing exact costs for the item. Very Interesting item. 2 pages + photo. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Combat Construction Costing Documents and Original Photo of Prototype. Dated August 5 & 23, 1966. This is an interesting file document. It includes a color 4 x 6 photo of the mocked up prototype package and toy. Attached are two pages: the original estimates of cost with hand scratched notes and the third page: The Price List from the factory listing exact costs for the item. Very Interesting item. 2 pages + photo. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Demolition Costing Documents and Original Photo of Prototype. Dated August 5 & 23, 1966. This is an interesting file document. It includes a color 4 x 6 photo of the mocked up prototype package and toy. Attached are two pages: the original estimates of cost with hand scratched notes and the third page: The Price List from the factory listing exact costs for the item. Very Interesting item. 2 pages + photo. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Copies of Technical Drawings for Tank Commander Radio. Dated November 7, 1966. This is two separate pages describing the Tank Commander radio and Tripod assembly. 2 pages. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Hand-Written Notes on Hong Kong Hilton Note paper. Dated November 14, 1966. These are Don's hand written notes while visiting Hasbro's factory in Hong Kong in 1966. They are detailed costing notes on the Astronaut in large box written in red pen on Hong Kong Hilton Stationary. 2 pages. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Price Adjustment for Deep Freeze Jacket and Gloves. Dated October 5, 1966. This is a price (cost) adjustment for the Deep freeze jacket and Gloves from Sanyei, Hasbro's Japanese Factory. The letter originally came with the first sample of the items. 1 page. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Product Development Inter-Office Memo Re: Phrases for Talker Figures. Dated November 2, 1966. This is an interesting document listing the proposed phrases that each talking GI Joe might say. It is 4 pages each listing 15 different phrases for each service. 4 pages. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Product Development/Sales/Inventory Document Group. MUST SEE! Memos are dated August 17, 1966. We have kept this group together because that is how it was discovered, although it actually represents 3 different documents. First are copies of hand-written pages showing item numbers, sales for 1965 of those items, 1966 opening order and Inventory on Hand for all items in all four services. That is 4 pages. The next part of this group is copies of ledger pages labelled Sale Analysis and Inventory for all items for all services. That is 4 pages. The last part of this document is a 4 page Analysis and Recommendations Inter-Office memo to Don levine from Fred Pressman. These pages detail for each service what is doing well, what is down and how these items can be repackaged to sell as new items in the coming year. Also are new products being suggested, such as the never released General! Each of these pages features polaroid photos of mock ups taped to them, including the General! Take the time to look at this one! Total of 12 pages. Page#1 Page#2 Page#3 Page#4 To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Inter-Office Memo Re: Box Art & Copy. Memo is Dated Oct 24, 1966 from Jerry Einhorn. The attached 4 pages are dated June 1, 1966 and list out all of the copy and proper trademarks etc. to appear on the new boxes for that year. Plus one additional letter regarding the copy for the boxes. 6 pages. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Hand Written Notes Re: Molds and Artwork. Dated July 22, 1966 with other notes added at later dates. Has note regarding completion of Original Artwork and Molds for several different Joe items. 1 Page. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Letter from Sanyei Factory Confirming Price w/Sample of Parachute. Dated September 2, 1966. This is a letter from Sanyei, the factory in Japan that originally accompanied a sample of the Parachute. Has confirmed price quote. 1 page. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Price Lists for Fighter Pilot from Sanyei Factory. Dated August 23, 1966. These two Price lists for the 1967 Pilot figure accessories. Hand written on each is the notation, "Wrong Cost," with the correct cost noted. 2 pages. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Letter from Mattels Factory in Hong Kong Re: Mold cost. Dated August 9, 1966. This is an interesting document. Apparently Mattel had purchased Hong Kong Industrial, one of Hasbro's Factorys. This letter is from Mattel to Hasbro regarding mold production for GI Joe. It is my understanding that Hasbro never did business with the factory after it had been bought by Mattel. 3 pages. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Invoice from Cheung Kong Ind. for GI Joe Head Molds. Dated November 7, 1966. This is an original invoice for the head molds for 600 sets of molds for GI Joe, 200 sets for the Foreign Head and 100 sets for the Japanese Head. Very interesting Doc. 1 page. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Group of Polaroid Photographs of prototype Packages. No Date. This is 6 Black and White Polaroid Photographs of prototype items from 1967. The group includes: Westpoint, Annapolis and Air Cadets, Tank Commander, Pilot and the box back. Each is obviously a one-of-a-kind piece (as it is a polaroid.) These were used for various tracking during the development process. 6 Photos. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. New Product Discussion Note with Mattel Factory. Dated August 5, 1966. This is a letter from HKI, then owned by Mattel with Discussion notes attached. The 23 pages of notes are about virtually every new product from 1967 with changes, fabric and mold specs, you name it. A very informative group of paperwork. 24 pages. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Letter Re: All manufacturing moving to one Factory. Dated August 5, 1966. This is a letter to Bill Pressman from T.S. Loh of HKI assuring Hasbro that all goods would hence forth be made at HKI and that Sub-contractors would be eliminated. 1 page. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Copies of Hand-Written Notes on Hong Kong Hilton Note paper. Dated August 5, 1966. These are copies of Don's hand written notes while visiting Hasbro's factory in Hong Kong in 1966. They are detailed costing notes on many products including foreigns written on Hong Kong Hilton Stationary. 2 pages. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Cost Breakdowns of 1967 GI Joe Products. Various dates in 1966. This group consists of 17 pages. Each page is a detailed proposed cost breakdown of a product. Every new item for 1967, including a couple that were never released, is included in this group. 17 pages. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Sanyei Price lists, Mold Charges and Cost Documents. Various dates in 1966. Very informative group with information regarding a great deal of products, everything from boots to an unproduced Cowboy and Indian GI Joe! Mostly Sanyei stationary, two spreadsheets. 36 pages. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Product Development Duplicate Parts Needed List. Not Dated. This is a list of "Duplicate Parts Needed" from product development. 1 Page. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Price List for Bulk parts from Sanyei Factory. Various Dates. Two pages detailing Bulk parts cost. 2 pages. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Printing Cost Estimate for 6 x 8 cards. Dated September 8, 1966. This is a ditto detailing the cost of producing 6 x 8 cards for accessory packs. 2 pages. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Packaging Cost Estimate for Accessory packs. Dated September 8, 1966. This is a ditto detailing the cost of packaging accessory packs. 2 pages. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Radar Costing Documents and Photo of Prototype. Dated August 5, 1966. This is an interesting file document. It includes a color 4 x 6 photo of the mocked up prototype package and toy. Attached are two pages: the original estimates of cost with hand scratched notes and the third page: The Price List from the factory listing exact costs for the item. Very Interesting item. 2 pages + photo. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Fighter Pilot Costing Documents and Photo of Prototype. Dated August 5, 1966. This is an interesting file document. This set was never released! It includes a color 4 x 6 photo of the mocked up prototype package and toy. Attached are two pages: the original estimates of cost with hand scratched notes and the third page: The Price List from the factory listing exact costs for the item. Very Interesting item. 2 pages + photo. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Air Cadet Costing Documents and Photo of Prototype. Dated August 5, 1966. This is an interesting file document. It includes a color 4 x 6 photo of the mocked up prototype package and toy. Attached are two pages: the original estimates of cost with hand scratched notes and the third page: The Price List from the factory listing exact costs for the item. Very Interesting item. 2 pages + photo. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Fighter Repair Costing Documents and Photo of Prototype. Dated August 5, 1966. This is an interesting file document. This set was never released! It includes a color 4 x 6 photo of the mocked up prototype package and toy. Attached are two pages: the original estimates of cost with hand scratched notes and the third page: The Price List from the factory listing exact costs for the item. Very Interesting item. 2 pages + photo. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Breeches Bouy Costing Documents and Photo of Prototype. Dated August 5, 1966. This is an interesting file document. It includes a color 4 x 6 photo of the mocked up prototype package and toy. Attached are two pages: the original estimates of cost with hand scratched notes and the third page: The Price List from the factory listing exact costs for the item. Very Interesting item. 2 pages + photo. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Snow Rescue Costing Documents and Photo of Prototype. Dated August 5, 1966. This is an interesting file document. It includes a color 4 x 6 photo of the mocked up prototype package and toy. Attached are two pages: the original estimates of cost with hand scratched notes and the third page: The Price List from the factory listing exact costs for the item. Very Interesting item. 2 pages + photo. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Tank Commander Costing Documents and Photo of Prototype. Dated August 5, 1966. This is an interesting file document. It includes a color 4 x 6 photo of the mocked up prototype package and toy. Attached are two pages: the original estimates of cost with hand scratched notes and the third page: The Price List from the factory listing exact costs for the item. Very Interesting item. 2 pages + photo. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Annapolis Cadet Costing Documents and Photo of Prototype. Dated August 5, 1966. This is an interesting file document. It includes a color 4 x 6 photo of the mocked up prototype package and toy. Attached are two pages: the original estimates of cost with hand scratched notes and the third page: The Price List from the factory listing exact costs for the item. Very Interesting item. 2 pages + photo. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Machine Gun Costing Documents and Photo of Prototype. Dated August 5, 1966. This is an interesting file document. It includes a color 4 x 6 photo of the mocked up prototype package and toy. Attached are two pages: the original estimates of cost with hand scratched notes and the third page: The Price List from the factory listing exact costs for the item. Very Interesting item. 2 pages + photo. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Rifle Rack Costing Documents and Photo of Prototype. Dated August 5, 1966. This is an interesting file document. It includes a color 4 x 6 photo of the mocked up prototype package and toy. Attached are two pages: the original estimates of cost with hand scratched notes and the third page: The Price List from the factory listing exact costs for the item. Very Interesting item. 2 pages + photo. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Mortar Set Costing Documents and Photo of Prototype. Dated August 5, 1966. This is an interesting file document. It includes a color 4 x 6 photo of the mocked up prototype package and toy. Attached are two pages: the original estimates of cost with hand scratched notes and the third page: The Price List from the factory listing exact costs for the item. Very Interesting item. 2 pages + photo. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. West Point Cadet Costing Documents and Photo of Prototype. Dated August 5, 1966. This is an interesting file document. It includes a color 4 x 6 photo of the mocked up prototype package and toy. Attached are two pages: the original estimates of cost with hand scratched notes and the third page: The Price List from the factory listing exact costs for the item. Very Interesting item. 2 pages + photo.To Bid on this item Now Click Here. Selling Price of Packing Materials. Not Dated. Lists prices of items such as grommets, cards, bags, inserts etc. 1 page. To Bid on this item Now Click here. Bullet Proof Vest Cost Document. Dated August 5, 1966. Details cost of Vest. Includes photo of prototype Vest. 1 page. To Bid on this item Now Click Here. |
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