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Y@ 2.0

Submitted by on May 14, 2009 – 8:09 amOne Comment | 42 views

yat_purple

Our previously sold out stock of Y@ buttons are now back in stock and better than ever. The new and improved ones are now available in K&B Purple. Did you know that there is a Wikipedia entry for K&B?

Gustave Katz partnered with Sydney J. Besthoff at 732 Canal Street, New Orleans in 1905, and continually expanded through the 20th century to become a regional chain. It was well known for its unique purple color, with everything in the store (signs, cash registers, employee uniforms, etc.) being “K&B Purple”. This color became well known as a descriptive term in the local lexicon – as one might describe something as “forest green“, New Orleanians will still describe a particular shade of purple as “K&B purple.”