Antique Wooden Advertising Desk Clip - Waukegan Inn For Sale

This item is a piece of mid-20th-century advertising memorabilia. Such oversized clothespins, often used as desk accessories or paperweights, served as functional promotional gifts for businesses, hotels, and inns. The presence of the specific Waukegan Inn address and the classic telephone exchange format (CHERRY 4-2400) provides historical context, dating it to an era before all-digit dialing. Collectors of Americana, hotel ephemera, and vintage office supplies find these items appealing for their nostalgic value and simple, utilitarian design. The market value is modest, driven primarily by local interest or collectors of hotel souvenir advertising. Pen shown is just for size comparison. It is 6.5” long.