Thursday, October 20, 2016

Dennison Die Cut

This Dennison Die Cut wasn't in the best condition when I found it, but I couldn't pass it up.  I've never seen it before and I loved the artwork.



I previously posted these Dennison place cards.

Dennison Manufacturing began life as a box maker, specifically jewelery boxes, in 1844.  In 1911, they expanded their line to include greeting cards, gummed labels, sealing wax and crepe paper. This lead to a line of holiday supplies including their popular and now highly-collectible line of Halloween party guides known as the Bogie Books.

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1917

There was no Bogie Book published for 1918 due to the Spanish Flu pandemic.

1919

1920 
The 1920 edition can viewed in it's entirety here.

1921

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Dennison ceased publication of the Bogie Book in the 1930's, but continued to produce Halloween decorations into the 1960's. They merged with Avery International, an office supplies company, in 1990.

5 comments:

  1. Wow - Love this artwork on the bogie books - it is easy to see why these are highly collectable.

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  2. Love these and the story behind the company. Cool post! I bet these are way out of my wallet's capacity, though! :)

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    1. The originals can sell in upwards of $100, however, there have been reprints which sell in the $12 range.

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  3. I have a pdf of one of those. Maybe I'll post it tomorrow

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