Timeline of Sharpies for project

1857
Frederick W. Redington and William H. Sanford, Jr. found Sanford Manufacturing Company in Worcester, Massachusetts. The company focuses on producing and selling ink and glue.

1866
The company expands and relocates to Chicago.

1899
After narrowly escaping the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, Sanford's original factory succumbs this time to yet another disastrous fire. By 1900 Sanford has rebuilt its headquarters in downtown Chicago.

1927
In celebration of Sanford's 70th birthday, the company commissions Norman Rockwell to create a painting for advertising use. The ad appears in several magazines with the caption, "It's lucky for you, child, your Gran'dad wrote this will with Sanford's Ink!"

1930's - 1940's
Sanford continues to grow. Quality products and strong distribution help the company prosper, even through the Great Depression. In 1940 the company changes its name to Sanford Ink Company

1964
Sanford turns its focus to the emerging marker business and introduces the Sharpie marker. The Sharpie Fine Point black marker becomes the first pen-style permanent marker. It writes on almost any surface from glass, wood and stone, to plastic, metal and, of course, paper. NBC talk show hosts Johnny Carson and Jack Parr are some of the first celebrity endorsers.

1979
A new style tip is introduced in four colors, the Sharpie Extra Fine Point marker.

1989
The Sharpie Ultra Fine Point is introduced. With its slim barrel, metal pocket clip and precise tip that produces clean and accurate lines, the Sharpie Ultra Fine becomes the first marker to truly write like a pen.

1991 - 1997
The popularity of Sharpie markers continues to soar in the 1990's due in part to the $5 billion memorabilia industry. Autograph seekers and celebrities alike use Sharpie markers on everything from posters and trading cards to balls and jerseys.

1997 - 2002
Over this six-year stretch, five different Sharpie markers make debuts. Sharpie markers are also introduced in a variety of new colors, including Aqua, Berry, Turquoise and Lime. By the end of 2002, over 200 million Sharpie markers have been produced, enough for approximately two Sharpie markers for every household in America! Sharpie gains added notoriety with its successful advertising and marketing campaigns. Sharpie jumps into sports marketing by sponsoring PGA golfers Arnold Palmer, David Toms, Chad Campbell and Gary Player. Sharpie becomes the title sponsor of NASCAR®'s most popular event, the Sharpie 500, as well as sponsoring NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver Kurt Busch. Terrell Owens and Sharpie score a touchdown -- an unexpected, now famous end-zone celebration in 2001 results in approximately $5 million in publicity.

2002 - 2005
New Sharpie products really gain momentum during this time with the launch of 6 new Sharpie product lines, and the introduction of 12 more colors, bringing the spectrum of Sharpie to 24 bold colors! An American icon celebrates 40 years...Sharpie celebrates its major milestone by teaming up with Kurt Busch and renaming the home of Sharpie - Shelbyville, Tenn., to Sharpieville USA for the day in March and working with athletes and celebrities in the kick-off of "Autographs for Education", a program where Sharpie teams up with sports figures to support community-based educational organizations. Only the most trusted highlighter deserves the most recognized name in marking. Accent Highlighters are repositioned under the Sharpie name.
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More history on Sanford:
Offering more than 3,000 products and brands that include Sharpie, Paper Mate, uni-ball, Parker, Grumbacher and Waterman, Sanford is an undisputed leader in the writing instrument and art industry.

Of course, in 1857 Frederick W. Redington and William H. Sanford, Jr. never dreamed that the small Massachusetts-based Sanford Manufacturing Company they founded would grow into a market giant. The two were more concerned about selling enough ink and glue to simply make a living.

It wasn't long before the business grew and the company moved to Chicago in 1866 - just five years before the Great Chicago Fire that destroyed the Sanford's Chicago location and possibly the entire company. However, drawing on the determination that got Sanford this far, new facilities were soon built and it was back to business as usual.

The coming decades would see Sanford outlast the Great Depression and two World Wars. In 1947, just following World War II, the Sanford Ink Company, as it was now called, was forced to move locations to make room for a new expressway. The company settled in Bellwood, Illinois, where it remains to this day.

But just because the location has been constant over the last five decades doesn't mean Sanford was. At the time of the move to Bellwood in 1947, Sanford consisted of 100 employees and sales of $500,000 - a new milestone for the budding enterprise. Yet, compare that to today's 3,000 employees and almost $1 billion in annual sales.

This burst of growth can be traced to the mid-sixties, when Sanford moved its focus away from ink production and concentrated on the exploding marker business. Business also grew through numerous acquisitions, which led to an expanding line of writing instruments. The most recent examples were our acquisitions of Paper Mate in 2000 and rotring in 1998. Also in 1998, Sanford split into two divisions: Sanford North America and Sanford International. This division allowed the company to better serve customers at home and abroad.

It was in August, 1985 when Sanford made the leap to go public. On February 14, 1992, Sanford itself was acquired by the Newell Company, now Newell Rubbermaid, a Fortune 500 company. Today, Sanford has locations in Bellwood, IL; Lewisburg and Shelbyville, TN; Janesville, WI; Santa Monica, CA; Ontario, Canada; Hamburg, Germany; Mexico City, Mexico; Bogotá, Colombia, Caracas, Venezuela; and King's Lynn, UK.

As one of Newell Rubbermaid's largest divisions, Sanford stands as an international leader in the writing instrument and art supplies industries.
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Largest markets: US, UK, Canada, and Australia.
Parent Company: Newell Rubbermaid
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Facts on Country of Origin: US

Population:
301,139,947 (July 2007 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 78 years
male: 75.15 years
female: 80.97 years (2007 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP):
$43,800 (2006 est.)

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)

Government type:
Constitution-based federal republic; strong democratic tradition
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Manufacturing Country: UK

Population:
60,776,238 (July 2007 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 78.7 years
male: 76.23 years
female: 81.3 years (2007 est.)

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP):
$31,800 (2006 est.)

Government type:
constitutional monarchy
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Manufacturing Company: Canada!!!!!

Population:
33,390,141 (July 2007 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 80.34 years
male: 76.98 years
female: 83.86 years (2007 est.)

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP):
$35,700 (2006 est.)

Government type:
constitutional monarchy that is also a parliamentary democracy and a federation
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Manufacturing Country: Australia

Population:
20,434,176 (July 2007 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 80.62 years
male: 77.75 years
female: 83.63 years (2007 est.)

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP):
$33,300 (2006 est.)

Government type:
federal parliamentary democracy
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Kara- 10 ways Globalization has affected her:
1. Kara loves mexican food
2. Kara likes bottled water from clear streams in Canada
3. Kara looks at pandas from China in the zoo!
4. Kara plays Japanese video games! Yaya japan! (DDR)
5. Kara enjoys Victorian Architecture fromEngland!
6. Kara's clothes are made in Losotho (where is that?!)!!!
7. Kara's favorite band, (HIM) is from Finland.
8. Kara likes vampires, from Romania. ( do they exist?!)
9. Kara likes Italian food.
10. Kara likes French food!!!

Savannah- 10 ways globalization has affected her:
1. Savy listens to J-pop and J-rock. (japanese)
2. Savy listens to European Techno.
3. Savy loves sushi and gyouza!
4. Savy plays Rpgs from Korea and Japan.
5. Savy's clothes are made in Pakistan.
6. Savy loves Indian food.
7. Savy used to be in Taekwondo, a korean martial art.
8. Savy watches anime that are japanese over the internet.
9. There is Korean artwork in my house!!
10. In Korea, Savy was on the foreigner's soccer team, and it is a major sport there.