| Back in the days when everyone used quill
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| | where the blotting paper was attached.
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| pens and fountain pens the one thing that
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| | Some of these rocker blotters were very
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| could be found on every office or writing
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| | ornate and made of wood, glass, silver or
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| desk was an ink blotter. Ink blotters
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| | brass and are also sought after by
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| were usually made of a soft absorbent
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| | collectors.Why not start a collection of
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| paper formed into a card and were used to
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| | vintage ink blotter today from your home
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| dry up excess ink.With the invention of
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| | town or state. You can find them at
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| ballpoint pen in the 1950s, ink blotters
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| | local antique stores and flea markets but
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| disappeared from the average office desk.
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| | the one and only place to find a large
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| Today, these vintage blotters, made in
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| | selection of vintage advertising ink
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| the 1930s and 1940s, are very highly
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| | blotters is eBay.To display your ink
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| prized and sought after collectibles.
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| | blotter collection use archival, acid
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| Ink Blotters were a very popular from of
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| | free 3 pocket protective pages that are
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| advertising that were often given away by
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| | used by currency or dollar bill
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| fountain pen manufacturers, banks,
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| | collectors. Then store the pages in a
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| merchants and especially Insurance
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| | three ring binder and lay the binder flat
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| Companies. Antique Ink blotters were as
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| | rather than upright. 3 pocket protective
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| common as business cards are
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| | pages can be purchased at your local coin
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| today.Written references to ink blotting
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| | shop, on line or on eBay. The art work
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| paper in America have been found
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| | on some ink blotters are very beautiful
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| beginning in the late 1700s. It was not
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| | and ornate. Take 2 or 3 and have them
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| until the 1850s that blotting paper came
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| | matted and framed.Glyn Farber has
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| into common use in America, when Joseph
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| | published a catalog of all known Hickey
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| Parker and Son started manufacturing
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| | Brother Cigar Store Tokens and
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| blotting paper. In the late 1800s, a
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| | co-authored a book about Louisiana Trade
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| patent was issued for improved blotting
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| | Tokens. In addition he wrote several
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| paper which featured a smooth surface on
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| | articles for The Token and Medal Society
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| one side and a blotting surface on the
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| | (TAMS) and The National Token Collectors
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| other.Rocker blotters were an important
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| | Association (NTCA). Glyn has been a
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| piece of desk equipment from the late
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| | devoted collector of Louisiana Trade
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| 1880s until the 1950s. This type of
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| | Tokens, Louisiana collectibles and Lake
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| blotter had a handle 2 to 5 inches long
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| | Charles, LA postcards for almost 40
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| and a rounded surface 2 to 3 inches wide
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| | years.
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