Moran – Page 3

My diver’s license?

Art by Earl Moran for Brown & Bigelow, July 1946, #35627

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 average price of a vintage pin-up advertising blotter tracked by Blotto! has surged 54% from the first half of 2021 to the first half of 2022 from $6.95 to $10.75. This was highlighted by the sale on eBay of three Earl Moran pin-up blotters featuring Marilyn Monroe for between $31.99 and $86.00 in AprilContinue reading “Talk About Inflation!”

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!”