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I'm waiting patiently for someone to show off a collection of Gridiron Greats blotters...
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Doesn't seem to be a lot of this stuff out there
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You will not find a lot of pre-war items at most card shows. Some of the bigger ones attract a few dealers that specialize in vintage football and they may have some nice stuff. Most baseball dealers don't even know what exists pre-war other than perhaps Chicles and Mayos. There's always great stuff at the National. Also a lot of nice things in some of the on-line auctions including ebay.
The Packer's Walkers Cleaners are a regional set. Most of the other items shown so far were distributed on a wider scale but how wide is subject to debate (much like pre-war baseball). There's plenty of stuff out there to explore / discover, though. You just need to take the time to learn about it and know what to look for. That's part of the fun for me! jeff Last edited by jefferyepayne; 02-16-2015 at 08:39 AM. |
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Ink blotting paper was used to blot off excess ink from documents being written with a fountain pen. A blotting paper sheet typically had absorbent material on one side and advertisements on the other. Ink blotting paper was attached to a device called an Ink Blotter that would allow the author to rock the blotting paper over a document to blot off the excess ink. For whatever reason, ink blotting paper is often called an Ink Blotter as well which can be confusing. Many football Ink Blotters (actually ink blotter paper) exist but around 1937, a set of 12 ink blotters of famous football players was produced. They can be found with and without advertisements on them and in three different sizes: small, medium, large plus on a calendar. Here are a few I have with and without advertising on them. Red Grange Tom Shevlin Walter Eckersall Here are a couple of other ones from the 1950s 25 Year All-American Team Bronko Nagurski jeff Last edited by jefferyepayne; 02-16-2015 at 04:14 PM. |
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Ok, I guess the ink blotters weren't a hit. Let's go in a different direction.
In 1926 Red Grange starred in a movie called "On Minute to Play". It was sponsored by a Candy Company called Shotwell Mfg. and they produced two sets of Grange cards that were distributed with a Red Grange candy bar they created. The first is a 24 card set that depicts scenes from the movie. They are blank backed so often called the "Blank Back" set. The second is a 12 card set that depicts Red Grange in his football uniform. They have an advertisement on the back so often are called the "Ad Back" set. A few blank backs: A few ad backs: I haven't seen the signed photo or the album that were available from Shotwell as mentioned in the ad on the back of the cards. Maybe somebody on Net54 has these and could show them. Here is the Red Grange candy bar wrapper. There are at least three known versions of the Shotwell Red Grange wrapper. You will also sometimes see empty Red Grange candy bar boxes up for sale as well. jeff Last edited by jefferyepayne; 02-17-2015 at 04:37 PM. |
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The Blotters look Pristine. What do you store them and the Wrapper in? if i may ask
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Also in large top loaders ... I think that's what you were asking. jeff |
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Yes sir. The '76 Crane Discs are probably the only thing i have odd sized. i've been trying to figure out what to store them in besides just a plastic sleeve. I don't have anything i'd deem bank worthy... Now that brings up another thought about insurance.
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Everything about those blotters is a hit! Thanks for posting them.
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