Northern Ordnance Incorporated ink blotter

Titles: Northern Ordnance Incorporated ink blotter (Supplied title)

Description: Northern Ordnance Incorporated ink blotter. Rectangular cardboard-like blotter (unused) depicts Grandpop, Brown & Bigelow's advertising chimpanzee character, on the right on a beach, sitting on a turquoise seat underneath a black umbrella white eating a banana. Behind him there are two smaller primates, one holding a log while the other cuts it. The top right corner reads, "KUTITUP / LUMBER CO" in a red box. The left side is yellow with black text that reads, " 'Winning a War Is / No 'Snap' ' / NORTHERN ORDNANCE INCORPORATED / MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA / MONEY BUSINESS IS FOR MONKEYS." The United States Navy Bureau of Ordnance logo is located in the top center of the blotter. Printed by Brown & Bigelow of St. Paul, MN.

Dates

• Not earlier than 1942 - Approximately 1945 (The Northern Ordnance Company was created as a subsidiary of Northern Pump Company in 1942. The wartime themes of the blotters in this accession lot date them to being created approximately between 1940 and 1945.) (Creation)

Creation

• made by: Brown & Bigelow
• made for: Northern Ordnance Incorporated
• made for: United States, Navy

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 2013.36.6

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 8 3/8 inches length
• 3 1/2 inches width

Subjects

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