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    Default Rocker Blotters

    This seemed like a good place to mention rocker blotters. I have found them useful on some paper with my wetter pens, and on envelopes. I just bought this one on eBay, the detail hard to see but really amazing considering $20 including shipping. Even has the ancient old blotter paper attached , all yellowed and brown from age. Such a neat find!
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    Indeed a great find. I keep one on m desk at work and one on my desk at home, and the cutest little mini rocker blotter that fits into my traveling correspondence folder. These were more essential when I used primarily dip pens, but they still come in handy.

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    That is a wonderful rocker blotter, great find!
    I've got several, many of which are ordinary old office rocker blotters, I'll be happy to post photos soon, but I'll make a seperate thread to avoid hijacking your thread.
    I've found the rocker blotters to be quite useful when writing greeting/birthday/christmas cards.

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    Nice! I have a few too but I really like your elephant.

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    That's beautiful

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    Default Re: Rocker Blotters

    To date I only use the blotter paper cut down to size to fit my study notebook. No blotter. Your example looks really nice and I am fighting that urge to start looking for blotters.
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    That's excellent!

    The elephant looks like a perfectly tactile hand-grip.

    Great find. Congratulations.

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    Default Re: Rocker Blotters

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    Hazel Atlas glass sailboat rocker blotter - there is also a glass elephant in black
    (sorry posted this elsewhere.. ought to be here with other examples)
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    Default Re: Rocker Blotters

    Quote Originally Posted by writingrav View Post
    Indeed a great find. I keep one on m desk at work and one on my desk at home, and the cutest little mini rocker blotter that fits into my traveling correspondence folder. These were more essential when I used primarily dip pens, but they still come in handy.
    Writingrav, you got me pretty intrigued about a mini rocker blotter and your correspondence folder! I have the J.Herbin rocker (thankyouuuu Goulet packages) but would love a way to organize everything for travel.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BikerBabe View Post
    That is a wonderful rocker blotter, great find!
    I've got several, many of which are ordinary old office rocker blotters, I'll be happy to post photos soon, but I'll make a seperate thread to avoid hijacking your thread.
    I've found the rocker blotters to be quite useful when writing greeting/birthday/christmas cards.
    Not hijacking at all, post away!!! :-)

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    Ah okay, you made the thread so that we can show our rocker blotters, I guess. *scratches head*

    Okay, here's my little collection (- hm, if I keep up this collecting pen/office-related stuff, I'm gonna need a bigger apartment in a few years! )

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    Bronze, maybe.


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    Brass.


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    Wood. Company, ad gift thing?


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    Asian/african?


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    Stained silver.


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    Brass. Smaller than the other one, it's my everyday rb.

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    Wow!!! Those are amazing! I particularly like the Asian/African one. Looks to have some amazing detail. I am so glad you shared!

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    Amazing what creativity went into making practical items beautiful for the desk. The "well-outfitted" writer "back in the day" certainly had a lot of choice in what she or he wanted to buy (or make) to both decorate their desk and to enhance their pleasure in writing. The rocker blotters shown above are all lovely and, really, works of art; we are lucky that these were treasured, probably for years, so that they are still intact and in great condition.

    I only have two wooden ones at this time. The mini-blotter is modern but so cute I could not resist; great for taking to Pen Posses, too!

    This is the full sized blotter; it is inlaid with brass and - I think - abalone shell:

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    I am not sure how old it is, but when I received it (won on eBay) it had this blotter advertisement card attached to it as the blotter paper, so I think it is at least from the 1940's:

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    The mini-blotter:

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    Size comparison:

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    Would love to get more rocker blotters similar to the glass or brass ones shown in this thread, but I really don't NEED any more; they sure are fun though!

    Holly

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    Default Re: Rocker Blotters

    Oh Holly, I love that inlaid one.
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    Holly - wow, that really is intricate! I am in love with the baby blotter, I need one of those. :thumbup:

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    Default Re: Rocker Blotters

    Here are a few of mine:

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    Default Re: Rocker Blotters

    Tracy, that is a beautiful rocker! thanks for sharing that.
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    Default Re: Rocker Blotters

    Quote Originally Posted by jbb View Post
    Here are a few of mine:

    Ooooooo, that middle one in particular is cool looking.

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    Wow! A whole new realm for collecting. Just what I needed. Thanks everyone this is beautiful stuff.

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