We visit the Collectibles Corner for the most ephemeral of ephemera - an ink blotter!
Blotters used to be a big thing back in the day before ballpoint pens when the Bob Cratchits of the world had to keep dipping their pens in ink and needed something to absorb the extra ink.
Somewhere along the way, someone got the idea that you could give away blotters with advertising on them, leading to such examples as this one, which is pretty clever!
Loose-leaf definitely better than old school binding!
This blotter is obviously old, but it's hard to figure exactly when it's from. Lucas Brothers was in business in Baltimore from 1804-1993, so that's no help!
Here's one of their ads from 1936, with fountain pens still in full use:
Thanks to whoever didn't toss this blotter away!
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