Sheer Comfort

Art by Gil Elvgren for Brown & Bigelow in 1960, 30-304-10

To A Real Friend, Marie

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

Midwest Milkmaid

Art by K. O. Munson for Brown & Bigelow and issued in 1949, 38651

Splendid View

Art by Gil Elvgren for Brown & Bigelow in 1962

I wonder if there are any sharks around?

Art by Joyce Ballantyne for Shaw-Barton in 1953

Talk About Inflation!

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 April with the Hubbard Pants Company as advertiser.

Blotter above depicts art by Earl Moran for Brown & Bigelow in 1949. Source: eBay

What’s sarong with this?

Art by Gil Elvgren for Brown & Bigelow in 1946