Perth Amboy Advertising Blotters

In 1961, when I was in the fourth grade, I still remember 

writing with fountain pens.  We were not allowed to use 

a ball-point pen. When the fountain pen ran dry, you had to get out your 

bottle of ink and refill the pen. The bad part of using a fountain

pen is when a drop of ink would fall on your paper and you would 

have to start all over again.

I was fascinated by writing with a fountain pen that I found 

myself going into Woolworth's and buying different color inks. 

Usually when people wrote with a fountain pen they 

used a blotter to blot up the excess ink on the page they were writing on. 
The ink would also dry quicker. 

In the 40's, 50's and early 60's, blotters would be handed out 

as a form of advertisement  for a company. 

Some blotters from Perth Amboy

Square Deal Pharmacy was located on Hall Ave. 

Was gone by 1964 according to the Polk's Business Directory 

Ed Stofega's Gulf Station 

Corner of Amboy and Brace Ave. 

There is still a gas station on that corner. 

Amboy Heights Garage 

New Brunswick Ave was also gone

by 1964.

Interboro Trucking Company 

Spruce St. (Side St by No 9 School)

Also gone by 1964.