Title: Advertising Ink Blotters
Inclusive Dates: circa 1900-circa 1950

Creator:

• Baker, George S., collector

Call Number: M2006-028

Extent: 6.3 c.f. (17 archives boxes and 1 oversize folder)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Advertising ink blotters dating from the first half of the 20th century and consisting of 72 albums and miscellaneous loose blotters collected by George S. Baker. A significant portion of the collection consists of blotters from Milwaukee and other Wisconsin locales but blotters from other states are also represented. Subjects include automobiles and services, clothing, food, household goods, manufacturing, medicine (remedies and tonics), politics, and transportation. There are several folders and albums labeled miscellaneous which represent other advertising. The two oversize blotters are from Chevrolet and Union Mutual Life Insurance.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-m2006028

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Acquisition Information

Presented by George S. Baker, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Accession Number: M2006-028

M2006-028	Series: Loose Blotters
Box   1 Folder   1	Ad agency-blotter samples
Box   1 Folder   1a	Anti-drinking
Box   1 Folder   2-9	Automobile
Box   1 Folder   10-14	Automotive
Box   1 Folder   15	Children
Box   1 Folder   16-19	Clothing
Box   1 Folder   20-25	Food
Box   1 Folder   26	Hotel
Box   3 Folder   1	Hotel (advertising page)
Box   1 Folder   28-30	Household
Box   1 Folder   31-32	Insurance
Box   1 Folder   33-35	Manufacturing
Box   1 Folder   36-44	Medical
Box   1 Folder   45-46	Milwaukee business
Box   2 Folder   1	Milwaukee business (continued)
Box   2 Folder   2-7	Miscellaneous
Oversize Folder	Miscellaneous (continued)
Box   3 Folder   2-3	Miscellaneous (album pages)
Box   2 Folder   8	Political advertisement
Box   2 Folder   9	Theatres
Box   2 Folder   10-13	Transportation
	Series: Albums	⇧
Box   4	Automobile
Box   4	Automotive
Box   4-5	Manufacturing
Box   5-6	Materials
Box   6	Medical
Box   6-10	Miscellaneous
Box   11	Office
Box   11	Telephone
Box   11	Transportation
Box   11	Trade cards
Box   12-14	Wisconsin (Milwaukee)
Box   15-17	Wisconsin