March 11, 2024
Vintage "IBM" THINK Desk Top Sign ICONIC! CLASSIC! RARE! Plaque
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Vintage "IBM" 50's THINK Desk Top Sign ICONIC! CLASSIC! RARE! Plaque. Placo Plastic Laminating Corp. Vaux Hall, NJ. See photos for condition. 1950s IBM THINK Desk Plaque in Wood This is IBM's original 1950s to 1960s THINK Plaque desk display in wood with laminated THINK on front and back. The THINK slogan was coined by Thomas Watson, IBM President in 1940 and he summarized the IBM philosophy with a motto consisting of this one word. The word was the placed on nearly every conspicuous wall of every room in every IBM building and wooden desk signs made for each employee. Later, the more common models were made all of plastic. It was a first in marketing subliminal mental messages to employee's to suggest that we THINK before making a decision. IBM provided these rare plaques to their best customers in the 1950s. This treasure is seldom found and only few now exist.Size: 14" X 5"
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