Alfred Fuller, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American businessman
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Place of Birth: Welsford, Kings, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia, Canada
About Alfred Fuller
- Alfred Carl Fuller (January 13, 1885 – December 4, 1973) was a Canada-born American businessman.
- He was the original "Fuller Brush Man." Fuller was born on an Annapolis Valley farm in Welsford, Kings County, Nova Scotia.
- He moved to Boston, Massachusetts in 1903 at the age of 18 to live with his sister.
- He went to work for the Somerville Brush and Mop Company, and became a successful salesman for them.
- In 1906, with a $75.00 investment, he started the Fuller Brush Company in Hartford, Connecticut, selling brushes door to door.
- By 1919, the company had achieved sales of more than $1 million per year. Fuller Brush went on to be recognized throughout North America, even inspiring two comedy films, The Fuller Brush Man (1948) and The Fuller Brush Girl (1950).
- In 1961 Fuller recorded the secrets to his success on Folkways Records on an album entitled, Careers in Selling: An Interview with Alfred C.
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- The company remained in the Fuller family's hands until 1968, when it was acquired by Sara Lee Corporation.
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