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* [[Hotchkiss, Colorado]] - a town in the [[USA]]
* [[Hotchkiss, Colorado]] - a town in the [[USA]]
* ''[[Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School]]'', two films, from 1990 and 2005
* ''[[Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School]]'', two films, from 1990 and 2005
* [[Hotchkiss Hall]] - The Happiest Place on Earth! The Master's College


"Hotchkiss"(ホチキス or alternatively ホッチキス in Japanese, 호치키스 in Korean)is also the generic name for office [[stapler]]s in [[Japan]] and [[Korea]], probably deriving from the brand name stamped on the stapler, in much the same way as "[[The Hoover Company|Hoover]]" is used as a generic name for vacuum cleaners in the UK. The name derives from an American company named [[E H Hotchkiss]] which made staplers.
"Hotchkiss"(ホチキス or alternatively ホッチキス in Japanese, 호치키스 in Korean)is also the generic name for office [[stapler]]s in [[Japan]] and [[Korea]], probably deriving from the brand name stamped on the stapler, in much the same way as "[[The Hoover Company|Hoover]]" is used as a generic name for vacuum cleaners in the UK. The name derives from an American company named [[E H Hotchkiss]] which made staplers.

Revision as of 03:28, 22 April 2008

Hotchkiss may refer to:

"Hotchkiss"(ホチキス or alternatively ホッチキス in Japanese, 호치키스 in Korean)is also the generic name for office staplers in Japan and Korea, probably deriving from the brand name stamped on the stapler, in much the same way as "Hoover" is used as a generic name for vacuum cleaners in the UK. The name derives from an American company named E H Hotchkiss which made staplers.

The surname "Hotchkiss" is a variant of Hodgkin.