Earl Moran for Brown & Bigelow, December 1957, #36-315-12
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Mary-go-Round
Pinup by Al Buell for The Osborne Co., c. 1942
Pleasant To Si
Gil Elvgren for Brown & Bigelow, January 1970, #239-304-1
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”
I’m A-Peeling to You
Ted Withers for Brown & Bigelow, October 1956, #35650
Housemaid’s Knee
Earl Moran for Brown & Bigelow, June 1935, #34326
Vaughan Alden Bass vs Gil Elvgren
Gil Elvgren began his career with the Louis F. Dow Company in the 1930s but left for Brown & Bigelow over a contract dispute. Because Elvgren produced many popular pin-up paintings for Louis F. Dow Co., the company continued to use his works by having them overpainted and retitled by Vaughan Alden Bass to avoidContinue reading “Vaughan Alden Bass vs Gil Elvgren”
BLOTTER – CHICAGO – ADVERTISING FOR SOUTH SHORE LINE AND CHICAGO AURORA AND ELGIN – MUTOSCOPE-TYPE PIN-UP – THROW IN THE TOWEL – 1955
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Blotto! 