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- Circa - 1920s
- Advertiser - Gulf Refining Company
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- Size - 2-3/4" x 5-3/4"
- Price Guide - $35.00- $60.00 (VG-EX)
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Often included with advertisements,
ink blotters, like trade cards, were a
good way to attract potential
customers. 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. 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.
This Gulf Refining Company ink blotter dates to both the early days of
20th century motoring, and baseball.
Day's of reeded shin guards, and gas
pump globes. This ink blotter
advertises "At the Sign of the Orange
Disc ~ That New Improved Supreme Motor
Oil" The artwork depicts a runner
sliding into home plate, just ahead of
the ball about to be caught by the
catcher - "Safe!" Another
Gulf Service Station ink blotter circa
1940s (below) depicts an umpire
signaling that "Gulflube Motor Oil" and
Good Gulf Gasoline" are "Both Safe"
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Gulf Service Station "Both
Safe" Ink Blotter |
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Gulf Refining Company Ink
Blotter Back |
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