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Compton's
Posted by:
1313Julian
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Date: July 23, 2012 05:41PM
Anyone know of a publisher called Compton's (perhaps Compton's Encyclopedia), active in the 1940s. My mother worked for them, when she was a young woman. Any idea of where this business was located?
Re: Compton's
Posted by:
jd
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Date: July 25, 2012 06:19PM
All I remember about Compton's Pictured Encyclopedia is that it was the "source authority" for a whole slew of TV quiz shows like Jeopardy and the GE College Bowl. Some shows even gave them out as "Grand Prizes". From wikipedia it says Compton's was bought by Emcyclopedia Britanica (a Chicago company) in 1961, and later sold to the Chicago Tribune. And sold many times since.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compton%27s_Encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compton%27s_Encyclopedia
Re: Compton's
Posted by:
Rustymuscle
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Date: July 26, 2012 06:29PM
1967 Directory still shows a Compton's Pictured Encyclopedia. Address was 425 N. Michigan.
