1940 Mutoscope Pin-up Girl Arcade Card Ankles Aweigh Gil Elvgren

This Mutoscope pinup arcade card is titled Ankles Aweigh and was first printed in 1940 as part of a Glamour Girl series. It was drawn by Gil Elvgren, one of the best pin-up girl artists of the era. The card is a lithograph on heavy card stock and measures 5 1/4 by 3 1/4 inches. The card is in very good condition, but has the slight damage in the bottom left corner, a faint staining on the back. Mutoscope cards were published during the 1940s by the International Mutoscope Reel Company and other firms. All carry the inscription A Mutoscope Card. Cards like these were sold from coin-operated vending machines in amusement parks and similar venues. Mutoscope cards were published during the 1940s by the International Mutoscope Reel Company and other firms.