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This is something you seldom see offered for sale, it is a Civil War period Patriotic Ink Blotter. It measures 4” x 6” and on one side is a full color 34-star American flag (1861 – 1863), the other is dark blue and used to blot.
Today, most people aren’t even familiar with the term ink blotter, but during the 1800s it was something very common and used when writing. You would have a dip pen and inkwell to write, then would blot your writing to absorb the excess ink from the paper.
Patriotism was very high for most of the Civil War and merchants took advantage by adding such themes to their products. Something like this would also be popular with camp sutlers because of the vast amount of letter writing by soldiers. In my book “The Civil War Soldier – His Personal Items”, I go into detail about the importance of writing and receiving mail during the Civil War.
It is very rare to find these blotters today, it was inexpensive and disposed of after a period of time. This example is unused and in excellent condition, only some very slight age toning. It would make an excellent addition to a display of a soldier’s personal effects next to a letter and pen.