Connor Thermo Automatic Wringer Washer Ink Blotter — Mitchell's Electric, Beausejour, Manitoba — Vintage Advertising

A bright, graphic piece of small-town Canadian advertising: an ink blotter promoting the Connor Thermo wringer washer, handed out by Mitchell's Electric in Beausejour, Manitoba. The front promises "Practical Magic!" from the self-adjusting automatic wringer — "That Saves Time · Labour · Clothes · Money" — beside an illustration of the machine and a top-hatted magician working his wand. Blotters like this sat on shop counters and desks, useful advertising that stayed in front of customers every day. A great piece for laundry-room decor, appliance and advertising collectors, or anyone with Beausejour or Manitoba roots. The pink blotting-paper back is blank.

Details
Brand / product advertised: Connor Thermo wringer washer, with the self-adjusting automatic wringer
Dealer: Mitchell's Electric, Phone 65, Beausejour, Manitoba
Type: Advertising ink blotter
Measurements: 6 in. x 3.25 in.
Materials: Printed card front with pink blotting-paper back
Colours: Red, blue and yellow printing on cream card; washer and magician illustration
Markings / text: "It's Practical Magic!" / "Connor Thermo" / "With the Self-adjusting Automatic Wringer" / "That Saves Time · Labour · Clothes · Money" / "Mitchell's Electric — Phone 65 — Beausejour, Man."
Age / era: Not dated on the piece; the two-digit phone number and artwork style suggest the 1940s–1950s (estimate only)
Included: 1 Connor Thermo advertising ink blotter (single piece, front and back as photographed)

Condition
Very good for a paper advertising piece. Front printing is bright and clean with strong colour. Light wear shows at the edges and corners, and there is a faint crease line across the lower portion, visible mainly on the pink back, with minor marks on the blotting side. No writing or ink-blotting use is apparent on the back. Please review the photos closely.

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