Comments on: The Poor Refugee Who Invented Patek Philippe https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/the-poor-refugee-who-invented-patek-philippe/ Thu, 28 Jul 2022 02:12:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: wayne https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/the-poor-refugee-who-invented-patek-philippe/#comment-1344030 Thu, 28 Jul 2022 02:12:48 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=86132#comment-1344030 Cotour–
–lived in Florida briefly in the 1980’s and met an old-timer door-to-door “roach powder” salesman, who made very good money.

pivoting…

Door to Door
https://youtu.be/uYQdXvo469c
1:30:44
The story of Bill Porter [1932-2013] who was born with cerebral palsy and went on to become the top salesman for Watkins.

]]> By: Cotour https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/the-poor-refugee-who-invented-patek-philippe/#comment-1344001 Wed, 27 Jul 2022 18:48:15 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=86132#comment-1344001 I remember the Fuller Brush man:

https://youtu.be/00SXzMPalEI

]]> By: Robert Zimmerman https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/the-poor-refugee-who-invented-patek-philippe/#comment-1343999 Wed, 27 Jul 2022 18:12:39 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=86132#comment-1343999 In reply to Stephen Fleming.

Stephen Fleming: Are you thinking of Invention & Technology, published by American Heritage and Forbes? It did these kinds of stories, and I know because I used to write for it.

]]> By: Stephen Fleming https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/the-poor-refugee-who-invented-patek-philippe/#comment-1343992 Wed, 27 Jul 2022 17:29:20 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=86132#comment-1343992 There used to be a GREAT magazine named “Audacity”… if memory serves, it was a joint venture between American Heritage and Forbes (back when Forbes was worth reading). It was full of wonderful stories like this. I miss it.

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