Fireplaces and their chimneys need to be cleaned, as a house full of soot and fumes is unhealthy. So chimney sweeping developed into a necessary profession. People liked having the chimney sweep pay a visit as he brought clean, fresh air back to the home. Sweeps are associated ...
My heart jumped when I first saw this card, a beautiful New Year hold to the light card! However, it's not a hold to the light at all. It has a die-cut surface, but instead of thin paper allowing light to shine through, this card has shiny silver ...
Copyright 1910 John Winsch published New Year postcards with art by Samuel Schmucker. There is such wonderful printing and embossing on these cards.
Let's celebrate the 100 year anniversary of 1911. Share your 1911 year date and calendar postcards here.
While looking at my New Year cards I noticed the different good luck symbols of a pig, horseshoe and shamrocks on them. Please add more symbols if you have them. Thanks!
In the "Christmas Wish List" discussion, I posted that I look for:
"New Year postcards with two years printed on them (such as 1907 and 1908) with the old year date being changed into the new year." Because it's hard to describe what I mean, I'm posting a ...
To My Jewish friends,
WISHING YOU ALL A MOST HAPPY & HEALTHY NEW YEAR!
The card above is a rare one issued by Wiener Werkstaette, an Austrian school of art that had many famous artists Period 1908 to 1914.
Below: The post card at the top is from WWII & was ...