Early REO and Franklin Advertising item

[TerryB]

Here's an advertising item found at a local estate that should impress "fans" of REO and Franklin marks. It even has the proverbial pretty girl as part of the ad. I would guess this is from the mid 1920's era. Most items like this were used to advertise funeral / furniture stores rather than autos. Enjoy!

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Edited February 16, 2016 by TerryB (see edit history)

[RansomEli]

Seen lots of REO collectibles but never a fan like this one. thanks for sharing.

[zipdang]

When I owned a 1935 Hupp, I started collecting the vintage advertisements for them. The car's gone, but I kept the hundreds of ads I gathered. The artistry, content, and window on period advertising is amazing. Great fun just to leaf through.

[Dandy Dave]

New Holland Engine Collectors would love to have it also. I had the privilege of running and maintaining an early New Holland engine years ago.

[Terry Bond]

Neat piece of auto advertising! This will probably get moved to the memorabilia section eventually, but couldn't resist the chance to talk about these great items.  i always look at fans at antique shows, flea markets, etc. and you'd be amazed at the automotive stuff that's available.  Admittedly some of my fans are pretty special and quite early, but there are vast numbers with auto dealer, garage, tire, and gasoline company related advertising on them.  Often, they have some totally unrelated image on the front.  The simple flat fans were the most commonly found and used to keep you cool in church or at some other event before the advent of air conditioning.  Some of the early folding fans in my collection advertise fancy hotels in London, Paris or New York.  It's a fun thing to collect and they are still reasonable.   Here are a few of my favorite recent acquisitions -

Terry

[TerryB]

Nice collection, Terry. I too have several others and they are fun and relatively inexpensive to buy as you mentioned. Antique shops and flea markets are good places to find them. Another good item to collect are old auto related advertising blotters. They too can be purchased without breaking the bank!

Terry