But many give little indication of just how old they are. And some others will have calendars or years added to them.
Some, like the Blue Valley Butter blotter at the top of this page have a clear copyright printed on them (that one is from 1934). The fountain started to die out by the 1960s and blotters weren’t nearly as common by then. Most blotters are from the 1920s through the 1950s. They vary in size but are generally somewhere around 4″ x 6″ or 4″ x 8″. I’m generally surprised at how few actually seem ‘used.’ That speaks either to the fact that blotters weren’t really being used all that much or that large quantities were produced. But for some reason, plenty have escaped that kind of damage. Because of that, you’ll find these often with splotches of ink on them. They are typically thicker than your standard trading card and they were used to help wipe the excess ink from the tips of pens. In short, ink blotters were popular in the days of fountain pens. One of the more unique types of cards I collect are ink blotters and, to be honest, there are more than a few collectors that don’t even know what they are.
But I also collect all sorts of other things, including trade cards, strip cards, food cards, postcards, and generally anything that’s flat and smaller than an 8X10 photo. Like many do, I collect tobacco and caramel/candy cards, which are really my focus. My collection is pretty varied and, while I generally ‘just’ stick to cards, the types of those cards I collect has a wide range.
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