PUDDLES, SPLASHES, BLOODY KNEES, SPLUTTER. Did the parent of the 1950s think about blotting up domestic disasters at work? Paddle Brand shoes are first advertised in the early 1920s and … [Read more...]
Mopping up at home
BLOTTERS ARE A FAVOURITE TYPE OF EPHEMERA - WHY? MADE OF PAPER. REFLECT ABSOLUTELY THE TIME WHEN THEY WERE PRODUCED (LOOK AT THIS SET). THEY ARE OBSOLETE WITH ALL with THE EXCEPTION OF KING CHARLES IT … [Read more...]
Its a man’s world
MORE BLOTTERS: THIS TIME AIMED AT MEN. The office The images are attributed to Walter Jardine, commercial illustrator. We like the scenes from the beach and home. Jardine did a series of … [Read more...]
Blotters
WHAT IS THE CORRECT TERM FOR THIS LARGELY OBSOLETE ITEM - BLOTTING PAPER OR BLOTTERS? This type of ephemera presents a wonderful surface for advertising. We pick up some of the themes from the … [Read more...]