Tag Archives: Pin-up

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 AprilContinue reading “Talk About Inflation!”

Understanding Print Codes

Print codes can often help identify the age of a vintage ink blotter. Most publishers of blotters had print codes with the exception of Shaw-Barton. The code can be found at the base of the ink blotter. In the case of Brown & Bigelow blotters (the most prolific publisher) the codes indicate the year andContinue reading “Understanding Print Codes”

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!”