Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Cloth
Overall: 4 1/4 × 2 1/8 in. (10.8 × 5.4 cm)
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
2002.1.2647
DescriptionA bright cotton felt cloth pen wipe, printed to resemble a geometrically patterned Persian rug with royal blue fringe. Given as a premium by cigar stores and manufacturers for blotting the ink from a nib pen. Part of a college collectible series-printed in the center with a blue pennant surrounded by an orange background with red patterns that reads "Pennsylvania" in red.ClassificationsLANDAUER COLLECTION OF BUSINESS AND ADVERTISING EPHEMERA
Collections
- Business and Advertising Ephemera: The Bella C. Landauer Collection
