Blotter – Page 18

A cool breeze and a hot number

Art by Jerry “T. N.” Thompson, 1960

Gone With the Wind

Art by Willy Pogany for Louis F. Dow Co., c. 1946, B 45042

What you don’t owe won’t hurt you

Earl Moran for Brown & Bigelow featuring Marilyn Monroe, March 1951, #30763

Tomorrow’s Star

Art by Earl Moran for Brown & Bigelow, c. 1930s, #39115

The Northwest’s Nicest

Art by K. O. Munson for Brown & Bigelow, June 1949, #38646

Jeepers, peepers

Art by Gil Elvgren for Brown & Bigelow, April 1950, #39524

See-Worthy

Pin-up art by Ted Withers for Brown & Bigelow in 1956, #35649

To A Real Friend, Marie

Art by Fritz Willis for Brown & Bigelow in 1963, 232-384-10

Splendid View

Art by Gil Elvgren for Brown & Bigelow in 1962

We have published an 80-page pin-up advertising ink blotter collectors guide, albeit an incomplete one, with more than 1,500 pin-up advertising blotters catalogued. The guide features 100 full-color pictures of pin-up advertising blotters from our personal collections as well as a checklist and useful tips on grading, collecting and determining the age of a blotter.Continue reading “Misguided Collectors’ Guide!”