Thursday, January 21, 2010

1920s Valentine of Ice Skating Children


This beautiful little card (about 4" high) is a Whitney Made card. It's 1920's vintage and features two children ice skating on a frozen pond. Much too pretty not to share!

Friday, January 15, 2010

1920's - 1930's Valentines






Just a few beautiful vintage Valentines. I would date these as 1920's to 1930's. They are made in the USA, no maker's mark.

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Unusual Mechanical Valentine, c. 1910's - 1920's



Hi and a belated Happy New Year to my blog readers!

I'm scanning and listing ephemera the next few weeks, so should have some vintage cards to share with you. I absolutely love this vintage mechanical card. A little boy climbs a tree by means of a lever to the left side of card. He is reaching for a bird's nest in the top of the tree. Very, very sweet. I would date this as 1910's to 1920's.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

1950's Vintage Christmas Die-Cut Cards for Children












These 1950's vintage die-cut cards for children are so cute! These are by Carrington, which is neat because there are a number of devoted Carrington collectors online. I just found these today and will have them up in my store by tonight, along with my other vintage Christmas cards and ephemera: http://stores.ebay.com/Birdhouse-Books__W0QQ_sidZ81052548?_nkw=Christmas+%28card%2Csticker*%2Cseal*%2Ctag*%29&submit=Search

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

WWII Vintage Christmas Cards in Patriotic Colors


Still going through my BIG box of vintage Christmas cards. One tip on dating World War II vintage Christmas cards ... many were red, white, and blue incorporating these patriotic colors into a holiday theme. Here's a nice example with poinsettias.