Blotters

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Vintage Blotters

Written references to blotting paper in America have been found dating to as early as 1791. It was not until the 1850s that blotting paper came into common use in America, when Joseph Parker and Son started manufacturing blotting by means of the Foundrinier Paper Machine. In 1872, a patent was issued for improved blotting paper which featured a smooth surface on one side. Rocker blotters were an important piece of desk equipment from the late 1880s until the 1950s.


R118	Black Amethyst Figural Elephant rocker blotter, ca. 1930s depression era. Figural elephant on rocker base measures 3.5 wide and is about 2.75 inches tall. Clips included to hold blotting paper. Excellent condition	$75


R143	Rocker Blotter and Stamp Box Set - The stamp box is marked L.V. Aronson 1924 - That could mean 1924 as in the year, the time is appropriate although I tend to think of this set as being made more around 1900. It could also mean that 1924 was the item number for the stamp box. Lovely detailing of small raised flourished circles on the face of the rocker blotter and lid of the stamp box. The hinged lid on stamp box opens to reveal one wide space for stamps, base is footed. Large handle on the rocker blotter makes it easy to grab hold of and use. The rocker blotter face measures 2.25 x 4 inches, overall height is 3 inches, Stamp box measures 2 x 2.75 inches at base and is 1 inch tall. The hinge on the stamp box lid is just slightly askew, it's not in any danger of falling off and the lid closes neatly, but you do have to guide it into place. Beautiful set for your desk.	$100


B1650	Figural Souvenir Blotter - Pen Wiper. Cute little white dog sits atop this souvenir blotter from Virginia Beach, Virginia. Top piece is tan leather with some decorative swirls around the edge. Printed in center: Dog-gone-it Blot Me Out. Virginia Beach, VA. Center layer is a red felt pen wiper and bottom layer is dark green blotter paper. No marks on the red pen wiper, a couple of small ink blots on the front edge of the green blotter. Some of the original brown/tan paint on the doggy has worn, but his black eyes and pink nose still make him pretty darned cute! Measures 4.25 x 4.25 at widest base points, the figural doggy is 1.75 inches tall. Very good condition.	$30

BLOTTER CLIPS for FIGURAL ROCKERS

Many times the figural glass rocker blotters from the 1930s Depression era are missing the clips that hold on the blotting paper. This includes the Scotty Dog, Elephant, Sailboat and Pony. We now have available reproduction clips for this series that look almost exactly like the original clips used.

CLIPS

Set of 2 Rocker Blotter Clips

NEW ROCKER BLOTTERS

H250-00	J. HERBIN ROCKER BLOTTER Maple finished solid wood rocker blotter in traditional styling. The perfect size for your desk and for your signatures. Top face measures 1.5 x 3.25 inches and is about 2.75 inches tall.	$29

ALPHABET BLOTTERS

Elegant and functional blotters are printed on one side with vintage alphabets.

Blotter printed with an artistic ornamental elegant alphabet. White blotting paper. Measures approx 7 1/8 x 4.25 inches.

ABC-BLOTTER1

Artistic/Ornamental Alphabet Blotter
Sorry, temporarily out of stock

Blotter printed with business style alphabet. White blotting paper with soft blue threads in background. Measures approx 3.25 x 8 inches.

ABC-BLOTTER2

Business Writing Alphabet Blotter

BLOTTING PAPER

Don't Forget the Blotting Paper!

Handy to have around whether you are doing repairs or just writing a letter! High grade 110LB absorbent blotting in white, each sheet measures 4 x 9 inches. This is not the flimsy cardboard-like paper some people are passing off as blotting paper these days!

BLOT	Blotting Paper, pack of 4 sheets	$1
BLOT25	Blotting Paper, pack of 25 sheets	$5.75
BLOT50	Blotting Paper, pack of 50 sheets	$10

ADVERTISING BLOTTERS

Advertising blotters, up until the 1950s and the introduction of practical ballpoints were as common as business cards are today. Nearly every company in business in the 1920s through the 1950s handed out blotters with their advertising on the front. We are pleased to offer select advertising blotters from days gone by!

B1630	Moore repro blotters were reprinted about 10-15 years ago and and look very much like the originals since they were done from originals. We're selling these repro Moore Pen Co blotters as a set of four. Each blotter measures about 3.5 x 6.5 inches. Nice little collectible and a lot less expensive than original Moore blotters, these you can actually afford to use if you choose to do so!	$10/Set
B1634	Parker advertising blotter, ca. 1990s, white with black imprint. Measures 2.75 x 4 5/8 inches. Never used, perfect condition.	$5
B1641	Lowe's Flowers in Oklahoma City, OK, ca. late 1940s-early 1950s Full color, laminated floral advertisement - From You on Her Birthday. Measures 2.5 x 5 inches. Excellent condition. Industrial Chemicals Chicago, Chicago River and Indiana RR Delivery. Ca. WWII era. Blue and red print on white. Measures 8.5 x 4 inches. Light aging along lower edge.	$2
B1643	Vintage Calendar Blotter Insert - If you're into collecting old blotters, this is an unusual insert that would have been packed in with a batch of advertising blotters that I can only guess had dated calendars on them. Cardboard inserts (not a blotter!), measures 3.75 x 8.75 which was a common blotter size. Sort of hard to date, but I'll guess ca. 1930s since that was the same era as the blotters this was found with. A neat little bit of ephemera that I'm sure was almost always thrown away after the box of blotters was gone!	$5
B1644	Magnificent bright orange Waterman advertising blotter that was originally enclosed with a bottle of Waterman Ink. Advertises the 52 1/2 V fountain pen for $2.75 complete with a very detailed illustration and gold nib shown. This is a thinner blotter than most, it was inserted over the ink bottle into the box. Measures 2 x 7 inches. Never blotted with, but the backside is "aged" white. While it's not bent, you can see where the blotter was curved into the ink box. Dates to mid-1920s, maybe a little older and is a hard to find blotter.	$35
B1646	Sanford Blotter - Sanford's Fountain Pen Inks, Library Paste, Typewriter Cleaner with a nice illustration of a Sanford's master bottle of Writing Fluid. It seemed to be quite the thing for companies to call their ink something other than ink in those days! Sanford's had Writing Fluid, Sheaffer had Skrip, etc etc. Blotter is ivory with blue printing, measures 3.5 x 6.25 inches. Excellent condition.	$15
B1647	Esterbrook Pens Blotter - A simple imprint on a blotter designed to look like a desk blotter with red corners on grey. From Kaufmann's in Grand Island, Neb. I'd guess this was produced at that juncture where steel dip pen nibs were starting to be replaced by fountain pens - note the imprint on this blotter! Measures 3 1/8 x 5.75 inches. Excellent condition.	$15
B1648	Waterman JIF Italian Blotter - Full color advertising blotter for Waterman JIF student fountain pens. Measures 5.25 x 3.75. Never used to blot with (clean backside) and in excellent condition. Rare!	$25
B1649-VT	Albemarle Blotting Paper Sample Booklet - From the days when advertising blotters were as common as business cards! Albemarle was one of the major blotting paper makers. This is a sampler which a printer would have showed you when you went in to order advertising blotters. It holds 8 different enameled and high gloss blotting samples. The high gloss enameled finish would be where the printed advertisement went, the back side is high grade blotting paper. Blotting samples included are in blue, white and bright pink, glossy sides are white, metallic silver and metallic gold. Each sample measures 3.25 x 6.25 inches. Each sheet of blotting paper is printed with the name of the blotting, size, color and weight. Cover is printed on an odd shade of blue-grey blotting in black ink, final page is indexed card stock so that you could file this sample blotter booklet with other paper sample booklets. Not dated, but I'll make a guesstimate that it is from the 1950s since metallic blotting paper was not common in the 20s, 30s, or 40s. The brass rivet in the corner would not date it much past the 1950s. I may be off on the dates, but not too far! The cover shows just a hint of fading on the left edge, otherwise this blotter sample booklet is in excellent condition.	$25
B1652	Advertising Blotter - Wilson-Jones columnar forms from the days when accounting was still done on paper with pen and ink. Printed on white gloss in red and blue, goofy horse with pencil behind it's ear and imprint from Asthalter's in Musacatine, Iowa. Asthalter's was an office supply store in business from 1907 - the mid 1970s. Measures 3.25 x 3 inches, un-used white blotting on back side. Mint condition.	$3
B1653	American Writing Paper Corp Eagle-A Papers Holyoke Massachusetts advertising blotter, cute hippo, bright kelly green, white and black, no advertising imprint. Measures 3.5 x 6.25 inches, back side is dark blue blotting with just the faintest hint of ink blots, perhaps used once or twice. Very good condition.	$2
B1654	Columbia Ribbon & Carbon Manufacturing Co Inc Glen Cove NY advertising blotter, �For the finest spirit duplicated copies use Marathon Supercoated Ready-Master Hectograph Units. Advertising imprint for Petersen�s Office Equipment & Supply Muscatine Iowa. Measures 3.5 x 6.25 inches, back side is dark blue blotting, never used to blot in mint condition.	$3

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