Back in the days when everybody used quill pens and fountain pens the one thing that could be found on every office or writing desk was an ink blotter. Ink blotters were normally made of a soft absorbent paper formed into a card and were used to dry up excess ink.
With the invention of ballpoint pen in the 1950s, ink blotters disappeared from the average office desk. Today, these vintage blotters, made in the 1930s and 1940s, are very highly prized and sought after collectibles. Ink Blotters were a very favorite from of advertising that were often given away by fountain pen manufacturers, banks, merchants and especially assurance Companies. Ancient Ink blotters were as coarse as firm cards are today.
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Written references to ink blotting paper in America have been found beginning in the late 1700s. It was not until the 1850s that blotting paper came into coarse use in America, when Joseph Parker and Son started manufacturing blotting paper. In the late 1800s, a patent was issued for improved blotting paper which featured a flat exterior on one side and a blotting exterior on the other.
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Rocker blotters were an leading piece of desk equipment from the late 1880s until the 1950s. This type of blotter had a deal with 2 to 5 inches long and a rounded exterior 2 to 3 inches wide where the blotting paper was attached. Some of these rocker blotters were very ornate and made of wood, glass, silver or brass and are also sought after by collectors.
Why not start a collection of vintage ink blotter today from your home town or state. You can find them at local Ancient market and flea markets but the one and only place to find a large selection of vintage advertising ink blotters is eBay.
To display your ink blotter collection use archival, acid free 3 pocket protective pages that are used by currency or dollar bill collectors. Then store the pages in a three ring binder and lay the binder flat rather than upright. 3 pocket protective pages can be purchased at your local coin shop, on line or on eBay. The art work on some ink blotters are very gorgeous and ornate. Take 2 or 3 and have them matted and framed.
Collecting Vintage Desk Ink Blotters
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