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- Circa - 1934
- Advertiser -Blue Valley Creamery Co.
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- Size - 3-5/8" x 7-7/8"
- Price Guide - $10.00- $15.00 (VG-EX)
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Often included with advertisements,
ink blotters, like trade cards, were a
good way to attract potential
customers. Most collectors consider ink
blotters as a type of a trade card like
this one issued by Blue Valley Butter
in 1934. Ink blotters were popular in
the days of fountain pens. They are
typically thicker than your standard
trade card as they were used to help
wipe the excess ink from the tips of
the pen. They are sometimes found with
ink stains on the back. Because many
survived over the years you could find
them without the stain at a good price,
commonly selling on ebay for about
$10.-$15.
Because people kept them on their
desks, the advertiser’s message would
always be in front of them, and
generate way more advertising
‘impressions’ than many of the
conventional trade cards. The blue
Valley Ink Blotter illustrates a boys
and girls baseball team playing ball in
front of a Blue Valley billboard sign,
wearing Blue Valley baseball uniforms.
Two girls looking on with skirt
informs, and one boy shouting "Get in
the game." The bottom right reads Good
food-good sport-good health" with "©
Blue Valley Creamery Co. 1934" at the
bottom.
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1934 Blue
Valley Butter Ink Blotter Back |
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