Tag Archives: federal supply service

U. S. Government Printing Office Memorandum Notebook

Here’s a really cool item I snagged on eBay: This is an early version of the Federal Supply Service notebooks I’ve reviewed here. I don’t know when they changed the information on the back, but from googling the Government Printing Office and the Federal Supply Service, my theory is that the US government used to … Continue reading U. S. Government Printing Office Memorandum Notebook

Notebook Addict of the Week: Toby

This week’s addict tweeted a photo of his collection with the note “so, this is what I had in arm’s reach today; decided to spread it out and see. :-) “ I love this collection! There’s a little of everything– Rhodia, Doane Paper, Whitelines, Federal Supply Service military notebooks, Furrow Books (a Kickstarter project), Piccadilly, … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Toby

Notebook Addict of the Week: Joe

This week’s addict emailed me the photo below, and added these comments: The attached photo is of my notebook collection.  Being in the military I take 2 or 3 pages of notes everyday.  I carry a large rite in the rain. They are very durable in both design and paper quality. I have a moleskine … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Joe

Review: Federal Supply Service Notebooks

A reader named Lisa kindly sent me these Federal Supply Service notebooks after seeing my post about them having been featured on A Continuous Lean. It was very cool to get my hands on these, as I myself am not a federal employee, and therefore can’t buy them (at least, theoretically. There are places online … Continue reading Review: Federal Supply Service Notebooks

Military Notebooks

More good notebook stuff at A Continuous Lean: This is a currently available government-issue notebook used by the military. The comments on the post got into a lot of interesting discussion about the “cool” factor of military supplies, with actual service members seeming to find it amusing that the stuff that is just boring to … Continue reading Military Notebooks