Pin-up art by Al Buell published by Gerlach-Barklow Co., 1944
Category Archives: Buell
Blotto! 2025 Update
Still as misguided as ever! An update to the original Blotto! issued in 2021 but with a substantially more comprehensive list of pin-up ink blotters with updated prices as well as featuring 30 new blotter pictures. NEW! 2025 Update edition: A 40-page update with 30 full color pictures and 2,500+ blotter checklist with recent valuesContinue reading “Blotto! 2025 Update”
All Clear
Al Buell, c. 1940s
Come and get it
Buell and Beer
Al Buell for The Osborne Co., c. 1940s, source: eBay One of the funny things about pinup advertising ink blotters is that they sometimes cross over into other collectible realms such as Marilyn Monroe collectibles, train memorabilia and in this case vintage beer brand collectibles or “breweriana.” This foursome of ink blotters advertising Heigh-Ho beerContinue reading “Buell and Beer”
Shy and Retiring
Al Buell, The Osborne Co., c. 1940s
Case Dis-missed
Al Leslie for Louis F. Dow Co., November 1948, #B45049 Al Leslie was the pseudonym used by Al Buell when he produced pin-up art for the Louis F. Dow Co. in the 1940s. Al Buell’s middle name not coincidentally happened to be “Leslie.” Al Buell produced pin-up art for the Gerlach-Barklow Company and later forContinue reading “Case Dis-missed”
Who’s Afraid?
Art by Al Buell for the Gerlach Barklow Co., 1944
Misguided Collectors’ Guide!
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!”
Blotto! 