. . . "1948Z"^^ . . . . . "The Fingerhut Companies, Inc."@en . "Fingerhut is a catalog/online retailer.Fingerhut was founded in 1948 by William Fingerhut and his brother Manny, selling automobile seat covers. In 1952, the business re-positioned itself to a mail order catalog company and diversified its goods to include towels, dishes, and tools."@en . . .