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Old 05-05-2007, 02:24 PM
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Posted By: Alan Elefson

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I'd like to start this thread to have folks show their baseball ink blotters. Please see the picture below of the only one I own (I think it is an ink blotter, as it is blank backed and fairly thick). This company made several female sports blotters (I have seen a Female bowler and a Female hockey player). Does anyone know when this is from? Based on the telephone number and the style of cloting, my guess was late 1930s-1940s, but I am not an expert. Again, please feel free to show your vintage blotters!
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Old 05-05-2007, 02:29 PM
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Posted By: Dan Bretta

The scan is kind of blurry, but it looks 1940s to me.

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Old 05-05-2007, 02:43 PM
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Posted By: Mike

I just missed out on an early thirties Foxx blotter (tennis shoes) a couple weeks ago. If any one in here, bought it, I will give you double what you paid for it. If you are in here, you know which one I mean. Thanks in advance. Hope this isn't out of line Leon. I'm desperate

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Old 05-05-2007, 02:48 PM
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Posted By: Dan Bretta

Mike, he's still got that thing listed on his website - I was just looking earlier today. I would love to get my hands on that D&M baseball display he has, but it's out of my price range.

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Old 05-05-2007, 02:54 PM
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Posted By: Mike

I spoke to him, and he sold it a while back. Sort of a pet peeve of mine, is dealers who never adjust their web site. I know a very succesful dealer who sells a ton of stuff, and hasn't updated his site in months. Drives me a bit nuts. If I was a dealer, and I am not, that is one thing I would keep up to date

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Posted By: ernest reyes

Here are the two blotters I have







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Old 05-05-2007, 02:59 PM
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Posted By: Dan Bretta

That top blotter is awesome Ernest. Very nice...can you tell us anything about it?

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Posted By: ernest reyes

I don't really know much about it. Both cards measure about the size of the typical blotter- 3 1/2 x 5 1/2. (I don't have it in front me to measure exactly) The top card is printed on thick cardboard and also glued to a thick piece of blue cardboard. The bottom card is missing the blue cardboard, but has remnants of the blue cardboard on the back. Also, the top card has very detailed printing (with a very clear union mark), whereas the bottom card is a little blurry (the union mark is smeared).

If anyone knows more please let me know.

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Posted By: Rob Fouch

I won a John Evers blotter on ebay last week. Know nothing about it. Took a chance that it was authentic. Any idea on value (assuming it's real)?


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Posted By: Max Weder

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Posted By: Glenn

this is one of my favorite items.

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Posted By: Jim Clarke

Here is one I picked up from Lew

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

That's a sweet one JC.

Excuse my ignorance, but beyond advertising what is the purpose of a "Blotter"?

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Posted By: barrysloate

In the era of the fountain pen you would dip the nib of your pen into an inkwell and continuously fill it with ink. It was very messy and a blotter came in handy...and no, I am not that old!

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

Thanks Barry, it looks like maybe only the Maltine one above was used for that purpose. I guess that would mean the blotter died with the advent of the ballpoint pen?

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Posted By: Glenn

I think people often used only the blank side of the blotter. My Maltine ad has about 100 times as much fountain pen ink on the back as it does on the side I posted above. They do still make them today, but obviously they are no longer a standard household/office item.

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Posted By: barrysloate

Yes, I think the Bic pen ended the age of the blotter.

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