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1940s Inky ~ Irresistible Norcross Kitten

  I found this adorable matchbook 
promotional for "INKY" 
 greeting cards made by 
NORCROSS INC. New York
1940s Inky matchbook cover
"INKY" 
was trademarked by Norcross 1947
for "Goods & Services: Greeting Cards, 
Printed Greeting Folders, Calendars,
 Printed decorative Tags, and printed seals"
source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
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Daily Boston Globe - Jun 23, 1948
"... like KITTENS INKY is the new irresistible
 black kitten on NORCROSS cards 
 America's Best-loved Greeting Cards
NORCROSS INC."

This IRRESISTIBLE NORCROSS KITTEN is YOURS

Chicago Tribune - Aug 24, 1948
"SOFT as velvet, INKY is the cutest kitten that ever 
got milk in his whiskers ... a new series of 
GREETING CARDS designed by NORCROSS."





Daily Boston Globe - Sep 1, 1948
"...  Have you seen INKY 's the irresistible black kitten on
 NORCROSS greeting cards 
America's Best-loved Greeting Cards NORCROSS ..."
 
NORCROSS, INC. CORPORATION 
NEW YORK 244 MADISON AVENUE NEW YORK NEW YORK
https://www.bonanza.com/booths/vintagerecycling

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