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This set of white envelopes measures 6.5 inches x 4.75 inches. The envelope flap is triangular, and the return address printed across the flap reads:
Apple, 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA 95014-2084
The return address is printed in Apple Garamond, Apple’s corporate font used between 1984 and approximately 2003.
The address is the former corporate headquarters of Apple used between 1993 and 2017. In April 2017, Apple moved their main campus to Apple Park.
Source: Wikipedia (fonts, campus)
This CD booklet has a bright red cover and is titled “CD-ROM discs” in the Apple Garamond font used between 1984–2003. The cover includes a badge-style graphic that declares “Great Value!” and “Apple #1 Computer Used in Schools.”
This booklet is made from clear vinyl and measures 7.5 x 9.25 inches. The front and back flap have internal pockets that hold paperwork such as software licenses, and the three inside pages can hold 2 CDs each.
The CD-ROMs contained in the booklet are all video games and include:
Source: Apple, Wikipedia
This fold-out poster is from July 1993 and lists product names and feature grids of every Apple product available at the time. Its headline reads “Everything you need to know about Apple products” in Apple Garamond, Apple’s corporate font used between 1984 and 2003. Folded, the poster measures 8.5 x 11 inches—but it unfolds into 16 panels to reveal a 34-inch wide x 44-inch long poster (nearly 3 x 4 feet).
The poster is printed on one side and includes the following product categories:
The list of devices offered included separate devices with different names and configurations—creating a dizzying array of options for consumers.
I was able to unfold this poster, perhaps for the first time, carefully enough to provide a photo from above that offers high enough resolution to read most of the grids.
The poster is printed on heavy white paper (yellowing slightly with age), primarily with black ink and dark green accents.
Source: Apple
This Apple Park T-shirt is black with the Apple logotype in five of six original Apple logo colors. “Apple Garamond” refers to Apple’s corporate font used between 1984 and 2003.
A T-shirt with a similar design is featured on page 57 of the Spring 1993 Starting Line: Apple Marketing Communications Catalog. Its description reads:
Black Apple T-shirt
Modeled after the sweatshirt John Scully wears on the cover of his book Odyssey: From Pepsi to Apple, this black Apple T-shirt is 100% preshrunk cotton with a five-color Apple name. Adult sizes S–XXL. APL166
This shirt was purchased at the Apple Visitor Center Apple Store at Apple Park. The shirt is a size 2XL, unopened in its original box. The white box is printed with a white Apple logo and measures 195mm x 195mm x 35mm.
Source: Apple
This lanyard is black with a red wooden bead accent. Its style appears to place it in the 1990s. This lanyard was acquired from the estate of a former Apple Education employee and was likely used in the 1990s at education events.
The cord of the lanyard features a white Apple logotype in Apple Garamond, Apple’s corporate font used between 1984 and 2003. The manufacturer is shown on a white tag printed with he name KOOCHY gear.
I have found similarly designed items by this manufacturer on eBay branded with other company logos. Although the company is no longer active, it now appears to be associated with the company PROMOVISION, specializing in custom lanyards.
I also have a similar version of this lanyard in my collection without the manufacturer tag.
Source: PROMOVISION
This button, manufactured by Button King, is 2 3/16 inches diameter and displays a red Apple logo and the text “I know a lot, but…I can keep a SECRET!”
The text is printed in a version of the Garamond Narrow Bold font, but it does not appear to be Apple’s official Apple Garamond font.
This button was presumably provided to employees at an event or time when NDA-type (non-disclosure agreement) information was shared.
As of 2021, Apple is still famous for their secrecy.
