Houghton International Inc., Valley Forge, Pa., is bringing back its industrial periodical, The Houghton Line, to celebrate the company’s 150th anniversary. In 1908, Houghton President Charles E. Carpenter introduced the periodical. The initial target audience was the Houghton agents, but the booklet quickly became popular with customers and eventually reached a circulation of over 200,000. By the time it was retired in 2008, it had become the longest-running industrial publication in history.
In addition to Houghton product information and advertisements, it included public interest stories and provocative opinions. “We are thrilled to bring this issue back for our 150th anniversary and take a trip down memory lane with articles that span the 100 year history of The Line.”
The special anniversary issue of The Houghton Line contains a collection of material from past issues, including wise and witty quotations, social and political commentary, letters to the editor, a Prohibition-era short story, articles on such topics as war, marriage, and the 1952 presidential election, and a biography of “A Most Remarkable Business Woman” who helped lead Houghton at the turn of the 20th century.
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