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Walter Drake, a pioneer
in direct mail, began operations in 1947 in
Colorado Springs with a single novel idea. In his one-room
office, he created a character named “Tommy Turtle” and parents all over the country
signed up for their children to receive personalized, upbeat pen pal letters and
gifts from Tommy. In the beginning, he advertised in House Beautiful and Harper’s
Bazaar magazines. After achieving success in this endeavor, Mr. Drake gradually
added more and more products including stationery and address labels for writing
letters to family and friends which became very popular during the 1950’s and 60’s
as America became a more mobile society.
Today, the business Walter Drake started more than a half century ago, is a leading
direct marketer of kitchenware, household products, organizers, personal health
care items, gardening and outdoor décor, personalized gifts, calendars and stationery.
The extensive line of products offered
provide unique problem solvers and specialized items for all ages to enjoy.
Christmas cards --
the spin-off idea that evolved from address labels and stationery are still designed
exclusively for the catalog, along with exclusive stationery items including calendars, address labels and
family organizers.
Personalization continues to be a benchmark of the company. Techniques such as hand
painting, printing, embroidery, engraving and foil stamping highlight personalized
products. For a great selection of unique timesaving products and gifts,
Click here.
With operations in Wisconsin and customers from all over, Walter Drake is still providing unique products and
values expected from a long-time company. Along
with the website, the business now consists of several catalog brands: Walter Drake,
HomeWares, Easy Comforts, and Christmas Cards by Walter Drake.
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Employment opportunities may exist in the key areas of merchandising, creative,
inventory planning, customer service, marketing, information systems, printing,
finance, fulfillment and human resources.
Visit our Job Board to learn more about our current open positions and to apply.
Benefits Information Walter Drake & Miles Kimball offers a competitive salary
and benefits package that includes:
- Bonus Potential
- 401k
- Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
- Education Assistance
- Gainsharing
- Employee Computer Purchase Program
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Short and Long Term Disability
- Generous Product Discounts
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Wellness Program
Employment Verification
To verify employment on a past or current employee:
1) Call
1-800-367-5690, you will need to provide the employer code (11043) and employee's
social security number.
OR
2) Visit The Work Number; you will need to provide the
employer code (11043) and employee's social security number.
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We are always looking for new and innovative products to sell via our website and catalog. Please contact us at the following address with any products you wish to submit.
Please supply us with a detailed description, product photos or possibly a sample of your product.
Walter Drake
Attn: Product Ideas
250 City Center
Oshkosh, WI 54906
newideas@wdrake.com
Please submit all customer service issues by
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Please review our Vendor Compliance Manual at www.mileskimball.com/vcm for information
about how to do business with Walter Drake and Miles Kimball Co.
Product Submissions can be sent
to our Oshkosh address; Attention: Merchandising or
emailed to sfarrell@wdrake.com | | | | Back to top of page | | | | Walter Drake Locations |
Our Executive Office
250 City Center
Oshkosh, WI 54906
Phone: 920-231-3800
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Did you know?
- Miles Kimball Company has invested $150,000 in lighting upgrades at the distribution center that has resulted in the annual electricity savings of 1,100,000 kilowatt hours. This is the equivalent of providing electricity to 100 homes or the energy of 1990 barrels of oil. The impact of this project is reducing our carbon footprint by 2,522,920lbs of CO2 annually. Click here for more detail.
- Miles Kimball Company uses corrugate shipping containers made from over 60% post consumer content.
- Miles Kimball Company is committed to recycling. Annually, our distribution center recycles 600 tons of cardboard, 60 tons of office paper.
- From 2005 to 2007 our use of lighter weight paper has reduced our total wood use by 1,472 tons, or 10,191 trees. The energy saved was 21,806 million BTU’s, enough to power 240 homes each year. Greenhouse gases were reduced the equivalent of 4,364,582 lbs CO2, or the emissions from 396 cars per year. Wastewater was reduced 10,219,474 gallons. Click here for more details.
- The Miles Kimball Foundation donates more than $100,000 each year to support charitable, scientific, literary and educational institutions
Click here to see our entire environmental policy and vision statement.
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