Hotchkiss

Hotchkiss may refer to one of several articles:

Benjamin B. Hotchkiss - a 19th century American engineer
* Hotchkiss et Cie - Hotchkiss Company, a French arms and car manufacturer set up by Benjamin Hotchkiss; full name: Société Anonyme des Anciens Etablissements Hotchkiss et Cie
** Hotchkiss gun - a product of the Hotchkiss company
** Hotchkiss machine gun - a product of the Hotchkiss company
** Hotchkiss (automobile) - a product of the Hotchkiss company
** Hotchkiss drive - Automotive power transmission first used by the Hotchkiss company
* Maria Bissell Hotchkiss - wife of Benjamin B. Hotchkiss and founder of Hotchkiss School and Hotchkiss Library
**Hotchkiss School - a preparatory school in Connecticut, USA
Hotchkiss, Colorado - a town in the USA
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School, two films, from 1990 and 2005

"Hotchkiss" 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. [link]

The surname "Hotchkiss" is a variant of Hodgkin.

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