With the development of ballpoint pen in the 1950s, ink blotting surfaces vanished from the normal office work area. Today, these vintage blotting surfaces, made in the 1940s, are very prized and looked for after collectibles. Ink Blotters were an exceptionally well known from of publicizing that were frequently given away by wellspring pen producers, banks, traders and particularly Insurance Companies. Antique Ink blotting surfaces were as normal as business cards are today.

Composed references to ink smudging paper in America have been discovered start in the late 1700s. It was not until the point when the 1850s that smudging paper came into regular use in America, when Joseph Parker and Son began fabricating smearing paper. In the late 1800s, a patent was issued for enhanced smudging paper which included a smooth surface on one side and a blotching surface on the other.

Rocker blotting surfaces were a vital bit of work area gear from the late 1880s until the 1950s. This sort of blotting surface had a handle 2 to 5 inches long and an adjusted surface 2 to 3 inches wide where the smudging paper was appended. Some of these rocker blotting surfaces were extremely fancy and made of wood, glass, silver or metal and are additionally looked for after by authorities.

For what reason not begin a gathering of vintage ink blotting surface today from the place where you grew up or state. You can discover them at nearby old fashioned stores and insect showcases yet the unrivaled place to locate a substantial determination of vintage promoting ink blotting surfaces is eBay.

To show your ink blotting surface gathering use authentic, corrosive free 3 take defensive pages that are utilized by money or dollar charge authorities. At that point store the pages in a three ring cover and lay the folio level instead of upright. 3 stash defensive pages can be acquired at your nearby coin shop, on line or on eBay. The work of art on some ink blotting surfaces are exceptionally delightful and elaborate. Take 2 or 3 and have them tangled and encircled.

Glyn Farber has distributed a list of all known Hickey Brother Cigar Store Tokens and co-composed a book about Louisiana Trade Tokens. What’s more he composed a few articles for The Token and Medal Society (TAMS) and The National Token Collectors Association (NTCA). Glyn has been a given authority of Louisiana Trade Tokens, Louisiana collectibles and Lake Charles, LA postcards for very nearly 40 years.