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Abraham Alexander Ribicoff Blotter

A blotter printed with blue and red ink, with a blue profile of Abraham Alexander Ribicoff on the right. The left reads, “Elect Judge A. A. Ribicoff to Congress. Able.…Sincere. You’re Better Off With Ribicoff. Pull The Second Lever. He wants to Serve You.” There are monthly calendars for October, November, and December 1948, with November 2nd marked in red./tiles/collection/3/31447.xml
Reverse of blotter, solid blue/tiles/collection/3/31449.xml
A blotter printed with blue and red ink, with a blue profile of Abraham Alexander Ribicoff on the right. The left reads, “Elect Judge A. A. Ribicoff to Congress. Able.…Sincere. You’re Better Off With Ribicoff. Pull The Second Lever. He wants to Serve You.” There are monthly calendars for October, November, and December 1948, with November 2nd marked in red.
Reverse of blotter, solid blue
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Date

1948

Dimensions

4 1/8 × 8 1/8 in. (10.5 × 20.6 cm)

Accession Number

2006.235.000

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

Ink blotters were a common desktop tool, and candidate Abe Ribicoff gave voters reason to keep this one nearby. He printed a three-month calendar on one side of his 1948 campaign giveaway, along with his many slogans and tips on which lever to pull in the voting booth. On the other side was absorbent paper used to blot wet writing ink. After his first successful run for Congress, Ribicoff went on to serve in the House and Senate through 1980, long after fountain pens and blotters had faded from popularity.

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