Description: Original 1944 Lawson Wood advertising blotter featuring his signature humorous monkey characters ? printed by Brown Bigelow of St. Paul, Minnesota, for Western Waterproofing Co. The colorful illustration, titled ?Out on a Limb,? shows Santa-clad chimps in a winter mishap, a perfect example of Lawson Wood?s famous anthropomorphic humor. The blotter includes a December 1944 calendar and vintage ad copy promoting Resto-Crete and Ironite products. Details ? Artist: Lawson Wood (signed in artwork) ? Publisher: Brown Bigelow, St. Paul, MN ? Advertiser: Western Waterproofing Co. Indianapolis, In Louisville, KY Dayton, Oh Cincinnati, Oh ? Date: December 1944 ? Title: ?Out on a Limb? ? Size: Approx. 4? x 9? ? Condition: Good vintage condition; light surface wear and faint age toning on reverse. Bright color and clean illustration. Wonderful collectible for fans of Lawson Wood, WWII-era advertising, or anthropomorphic animal art. Displays beautifully framed or in an ephemera collection. ? See my other listing for the companion 1945 Lawson Wood blotter, ?Puffing Along,? from the same Western Waterproofing series.