"Buffalo Wire Works Company, Inc. Established 1869 as Scheeler's Sons. Buffalo, N.Y. Philadelphia, Penna."
Originally posted on Ipernity: Buffalo Wire Works Company Blotter.
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Originally posted on Ipernity: Consumers Cigar Box Company, Red Lion, Pa.
"Consumers Cigar Box Company, Red Lion, Pa. Manufacturers of fancy and novelty boxes. Capacity 15,000 per day. 'If It's wooden boxes we make them.'"
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"The original paper pencil. No muss, no dirt, no fuss. No. 151 Blaisdell, made in U.S.A. No. 153. No. 161. 160 Crimson, 161 Vermillion, 145 Blue Print Red, 162 Carmine, 157 Orange, 154 Chrome Yellow, 155 Brown, 144 Sepia, 151 Blue, 149 Cobalt Blue, 150 Azure Blue, 146 Blue & Red, 153 Green, 148 Olive Green, 167 Purple, 147 Violet, 152 Black, 156 White. Blaisdell Pencil Co., Philadelphia, Pa."
Originally posted on Ipernity: The Original Paper Pencil—No Muss, No Dirt, No Fuss.
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"Semi-Hex Pencils. Semi-Hex, General Pencil Co., U.S.A., 498, no. 2. Smoothest of leads, comfortable to hold (rounded edges - made in 5 degrees). The Golden Rule, Belington, W. Va."
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A colorful advertising ink blotter for Scripto leads for refillable mechanical pencils. The reference to Victory Mail—"For V-mail use 2B-B-HB"—suggests that it dates to World War II.
For some other pencil advertising blotters, see The Original Paper Pencil—No Muss, No Dirt, No Fuss, Semi-Hex Pencils—Smoothest of Leads, Comfortable to Hold, and Mongol Colored Pencils—Points Like Needles! Strong as Nails!
Refill Your Pencil with Scripto Leads
10 degrees of black and 17 popular colors. 4 inches long, standard diameter. For V-mail use 2B-B-HB.
Order from Office Equipment Co. "Friendly Service." Phone: 4-6251, 202 Walnut St., Harrisburg, Pa.
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