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VTG Dobbe Motor Sales Chevrolet Dealership Advertising Ballpoint Pen – Rosholt WI
Offered is a vintage advertising ballpoint pen from Dobbe Motor Sales, Inc. of Rosholt, Wisconsin, a Chevrolet dealership.
This is a neat piece of automotive and local-business advertising memorabilia, featuring the dealership’s distinctive red, white and blue graphic and original business information.
Details
* Advertiser: Dobbe Motor Sales, Inc.
* Automotive connection: Chevrolet dealership
* Location: Rosholt, Wisconsin 54473
* Phone printed on pen: [phone removed by ]
* Type: Promotional advertising ballpoint pen
* Barrel: Cream/ivory colored
* Trim: Chrome-tone metal
* Graphic: Original red, white and blue dealership/automotive design
* Clip: Marked DOBBE MOTOR SALES
* Era: Believed to be circa 1970s; exact production year is not confirmed
Vintage Automotive Advertising
Dobbe Motor Sales was a longtime automobile dealership in Rosholt, Wisconsin, and historical sources identify the business with Chevrolet. This pen preserves the dealership’s name, location and telephone number in its original promotional format.
The combination of a Chevrolet dealership connection, small-town Wisconsin business history, vintage advertising graphics and original phone number makes this an appealing collectible for automotive advertising collectors, Chevrolet enthusiasts, Wisconsin memorabilia collectors, and vintage pen collectors.
Condition
The pen shows vintage age and signs of use, including surface spotting, discoloration, scratches/scuffs and wear to the finish. The chrome-tone components also show some age-related wear.
Writing/mechanical operation has not been tested. Please consider the pen untested unless otherwise noted.
The photographs show the actual pen you will receive and are an important part of the description. Please examine all photos carefully for condition and detail.
Collector Keywords
Vintage Chevrolet • Chevy Dealer • Dobbe Motor Sales • Rosholt Wisconsin • Auto Dealership Advertising • Promotional Pen • Advertising Ballpoint • Automotive Memorabilia • Vintage Car Collectible • Wisconsin Americana
A great little piece of vintage Chevrolet dealership and Wisconsin automotive history.
