Broadway Beauty

K. O. Munson for Brown & Bigelow, 1948, #38652

An Armful!

Pinup by Vaughan Bass, Louis F. Dow Co., c. February 1953, B 53042

Hard to Suit

Gil Elvgren for Brown & Bigelow, August 1952, #32528

Mighty Sweet

Gil Elvgren for Brown & Bigelow, January 1952, #31821

Now – Watch My Form!

Pinup by K. O. Munson for Brown & Bigelow, July 1947, #36647

The Verdict Was ‘Wow’!

By Gil Elvgren for Brown & Bigelow, October 1947, #37530

Looking For Trouble

By Gil Elvgren, Brown & Bigelow, July 1954, #34527

Helen of Troy


K. O. Munson for Brown & Bigelow, January 1948, #37641

Sunnyside Up

Gil Elvgren pin-up for Brown & Bigelow, c. June 1961, print code 31-304-6

If I slip I’m sunk

Pin-up by Freeman Elliott, Calendar notepad from Brown & Bigelow, July 1949

This is not an ink blotter but a close relative from that era, a calendar notepad. These are similar in size (6″ x 3 1/4″) to ink blotters and equally collectible. Freeman Elliott’s work was featured on these calendars, but I have not seen his work on ink blotters.