Vintage Whitney Made Valentines

1920's to 1930's vintage Whitney Made Valentines are so pretty, with a very distinctive look.  They have vivid colors, often featuring children (sometimes along with dolls, dogs, cats).  They are die-cut in various shapes (hearts, rectangles, octagons, squares).  They have an elaborate border design.  Inside the card you will find another little black and white illustration, with a short, sweet verse.  Some of the cards are marked Whitney Made on the back, and some have a second design on the back of the card.  These unique cards date from the 1920's to 1930's.  The company, founded by George C. Whitney, started in 1886 and went out of business in 1942 due to World War II paper shortages.  I have many Whitney Made cards in my store at Birdhouse Books.  I've included a few photos that you may enjoy! 

Vintage Card Lots - Postcards and Greeting Cards

I had a lot of fun putting these vintage card lots together, and wanted to share them with you!  They would be so much fun for anyone who collects vintage cards, sells vintage cards, scrapbooks, or does retro crafting.  I currently have some great BIG lots online at Birdhouse Books, including:

• 53 celebrity postcards
• 55 vintage postcards - mostly Roadside Americana - USA travel
• 31 vintage holiday greeting cards including Christmas, Easter, and Valentine's Day
• 63 vintage postcards - both Roadside Americana and early 1900's holidays
• 32 die-cut Valentine cards for children

Item of the Day: Vintage Celebrity Postcards

I really love this big lot of vintage celebrity postcards!  They are unused, and are the type of postcards you would have seen at a drugstore or dimestore in a display rack during the 1970's or early 1980's.   This lot would be fun for a collector, for someone who scrapbooks, or for a seller.  They are all here:  Vintage Celebrity Postcards at Birdhouse Books.   These are the celebrities featured:

1. Alan Alda
2. Barbara Mandrell
3. Bette Midler
4. Betty Grable
5. Charlie Chaplin
6. Cher
7. Debbie Reynolds
8. Diana Ross
9. Dolly Parton
10. Dustin Hoffman
11. Elizabeth Taylor
12. Emmylou Harris
13. Gene Autry
14. George Burns
15. Ginger Rogers
16. Goldie Hawn
17. Grace Kelly
18. Groucho Marx
19. Henry Fonda
20. Henry Winkler
21. Jack Lemmon
22. Jean Harlow and Robert Taylor
23. Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney
24. Julie Andrews
25. Kenny Rogers
26. Linda Gray and Larry Hagman from Dallas
27. Loni Anderson
28. Margaux Hemingway
29. Marie Conte
30. Marilyn Monroe
31. Mary Pickford
32. Miss Piggy
33. Morgan Fairchild
34. Mork and Mindy - Robin Williams & Pam Dawber
35. Myrna Loy
36. Nancy and Ronald Reagan with the Beach Boys
37. Neil Diamond
38. Paul Newman
39. Phyllis Diller
40. Raquel Welch
41. Robert Redford with his Academy Award
42. Robert Urich
43. Robert Wagner and Stephanie Powers from Hart to Hart
44. Ronald Reagan
45. Shelley Winters
46. Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca from Your Show of Shows
47. Sissy Spacek
48. Telly Savalas
49. Valerie Bertinelli
50. Victoria Principal
51. Will Rogers
52. William Holden
53. Willie Nelson

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year -- wishing you a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2012!   If you like vintage New Year's cards, you might enjoy browsing the ones I have in my shop:  Vintage New Year cards at Birdhouse Books

Newly Arrived - Vintage Valentines

I'm excited about the fabulous range of vintage Valentines that I just added to my store, Birdhouse Books on eBay, and wanted to share a few of them with you.

This mechanical Valentine features a cabaret singer.  I think she looks like Mae West, but my friend suggested she looks like Jean Harlow.  This is a 1930's vintage card.  As you move the feather in the singer's cap, her eyes also move.   Very unique!

An adorable Beagle guards this combination safe.  The safe door opens!

This cute little Cocker Spaniel is an artist.  The card is easel back, so it stands for display.  The painting on the little artist's easel lifts, with another picture of a little boy underneath.

This is a 1940's lollipop card by Rosen.  It was designed to tuck a lollipop into the slots.   The old guy looks like a comic strip character, but I have not been able to place him.  Any info on character or artist?  Thanks!

This is a really especially nice mechanical card.  As you pull the tab, the little boy's whole face and expression changes.  I would date this as 1930's to 1940's.

One of my personal favorites, this little boy roller skates in a field of poppies.  This is also a mechanical card, and as you move the boy's arm, the Valentine he carries also changes.

You'll find all these cards and more at Birdhouse Books on eBay.