Calling card, circa 1870s – 1900. Price: $5.00 Size: 3 and 3/4 x 2 and 1/4″ Amazing that the rather delicate fold-back portion, the hand offering violets (with a flower faerie choosing to be viewed) of this calling card is…Read More…
Category: Fairies Elves Gnomes Goblins
A Flower Fairy Valentine
Divided back, embossed, unused postcard. Publisher: S. Berman, copyright 1917. Series or number 7025. Printed in the U.S.A. Price: $5.00 Valentine Wishes…. “Dear Valentine, What fun ‘twould be If you would just Do this with me.” A charming postcard for…Read More…
Celluloid Collars And Cuffs Frog and Gnome
Trade Card for Celluloid Collars and Cuffs. Circa 1878 – 1880s. Price: $7.00 Size: About 4 x 2 and 1/2″ Frog and gnome-like (for lack of a better description, I know, where’s the beard? Maybe a young gnome 😉 )…Read More…
Eva Blasdale’s Party, April 3rd 1901
Hand-drawn party place card. April 3, 1901. Price: $12.00 Size: About 3 and 1/4 x 2 and 1/4″ Here’s a wonderful hand-drawn, hand-colored place card made for one of Eva Blasdale’s party guests, Russell Doughty. It shows an elf holding…Read More…
Household Sewing Machine Trade Card
Trade card, circa 1882 – 1890s, for the Household Sewing Machine Company. Many differently designed trade cards can be found online for this company, some showing Household as the manufacturer and the earlier showing Providence Tool Company. This particular one…Read More…
Dr. W. Derby’s Croup Mixture
Undivided back, unused, artist-signed postcard. Circa 1906. Artist: Stauter. Publisher unknown. Price: $20.00 “Wet feet, cold hands, Dr. W. Derby’s Croup Mixture, Eaton Rapids, Mich.” is printed at the bottom of this artist-signed postcard showing merriment in winter – elves…Read More…
A Riddle
This postcard is on thicker paper, and it seems a good possibility that it could have come out of an arcade game. The front shows a very clever riddle, surrounded by elves, and is done in green on white. See…Read More…