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Month: September 2013

Posted on September 4, 2013March 20, 2021

The Thrifty Pencil

Dixon Ticonderoga ad.

A vintage blotter or advertising card for Dixon Ticonderoga. The Scottish bagpiper (bagpenciler?) character is reminiscent of Canadian Tire money and Sandy McTire.

The Plymouth Building was demolished in 1965 according to Winnipeg Buildings. The six digit phone number might be another guide to dating the ad.

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