Osborne Co Z Ink Blotters Calendar Samples 1942

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***REASONABLE BEST-OFFERS CONSIDERED PRE-AUCTION OR DIRECT PURCHASE - ITEMS TO BE SOLD VIA THIS VENUE ONLY (PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST OFF-VENUE SALE)! Item: Vintage ca. 1942 Lot Set Collection of Eleven (11) Promotional Advertising SALESMANÃ,Â'S SAMPLES Variety Packet Assortment of Artist-Rendering Series "Those Good Old Days" Z Blotters Ink Blotters Art Calendars by The Osborne Company Friendly Advertising. These are the ORIGINAL predecessors to todayÃ,Â's Direct Mail Advertising Coupons :~) ***A MUST-HAVE "COUP" for the Advertising Memorabilia Aficionado (especially in the industries of Automotive, Banking, Coal & Fuel, Medical/Patient Supplies/Equipment, Photocopying/Printing, Real Estate/Title Insurance)!!! Age/Period: Vintage - ca. April, 1942 (1940s) - World War II/WWII-era Total Quantity: Eleven (11) Size: 9 1/4"W x nearly 4"H Material(s): Heavy-Duty Styrofoam-esque (in feel) ? Cardboard (whatever material "blotters" are made from) Condition: NEAR MINT *Ten (10) of the "Z Blotters" are NEAR MINT+, with no noted rips, tears, bends, folds, creases or writing; only one (1) of the "Huntingdon Valley Trust Company" Blotters has nominal lower right-hand corner folds/creases *The Exterior Packet Envelope does evince normal age coloration and handling wear, as well as a couple of minor tears and rips on its edges Exterior Packet reads "This Envelope Contains Samples of Ã,Â'Those Good Old DaysÃ,Â' - Z Blotters - The Osborne Co, 957 S. Bronson Ave, Los Angeles 6, Calif (California) - The Osborne Company Friendly Advertising Reg. U.S. Pat. Office Clifton, N.J. (New Jersey) ***See Item Description below for further detailed information per individual advertising card CONTENTS (each of these STURDY durable yet DECORATIVE Desktop Blotters bears the name of the individual company it is promoting, and a rendering of a famous ARTISTIC image - all of which appear to be by the same "in the style of Currier & Ives" Artist whose name is difficult to decipher - possibly "Lammers?" - and in addition to the unique information contained on each individual blotter, ALL are also imprinted with "The Osborne Co., 957 S. Bronson Ave, Los Angeles 6, Calif" and "This is a sample of Ã,Â'Those Good Old Days,Ã,Â' Z Blotters" - info): 1 - Hegeman Motor Service - Los Angeles, California - March-April-May 1942 Mini-Calendars - Artistic Image = The Toll Gate 2 - Hegeman Motor Service - Los Angeles, California - March-April-May 1942 Mini-Calendars - Artistic Image = The Canal Boat 3 - Huntingdon Valley Trust Company, Huntingdon Valley Pennsylvania - Artistic Image = The Roadside Lime Kiln 4 - Huntingdon Valley Trust Company, Huntingdon Valley Pennsylvania - Artistic Image = The Cigar Store Wooden Indian. 5 - Randall Coal & Fuel Co., Inc. - Michigan; DEWey - Artistic Image = The River Steamboat. 6 - Union-Fidelity Title Insurance Company - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Artistic Image = The Covered Bridge. 7 - Union-Fidelity Title Insurance Company - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Artistic Image = The Village Blacksmith Shop. 8 - Wagner Photoprint Co. - New York City, Room 616 - Photostat Service - Artistic Image = The Old Oaken Bucket. 9 - Wagner Photoprint Co. - New York City - Photostat Service - Artistic Image = The Village Filling Station. 10 - Louis Yellin, Inc. - Philadelphia, Nebraska - Artistic Image = The Old Grist Mill. 11 - Louis Yellin, Inc. - Philadelphia, Nebraska - Artistic Image = The Old Box Sled read more

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