This little card is folded in half and tied with a red silk ribbon, to the left. The border is faded, but still visible as cheerful red.The illustration is simple, probably continuing in the arts and crafts influenced mode we have seen so much of on previous posts. The bowl on the table has poinsettia …
This particular card was made by the J. Raymond Howe Company of Chicago. As previously revealed, this was a prolific publisher of greeting cards, especially Christmas cards. They were in business between 1904-1914 or 16. I have found references to both end dates in multiple locations, so I’m going to use the outside timeframe. An …
This particular card is about 3 x 5, and has an embossed center as well as embossed image featuring a lantern, holly and poinsettia. The greeting reads: Greetings and best wishes for / a merry Christmas / and a happy New Year It was signed by Gonzalo Magaña, 1920. All month long I am featuring …
Here is a greeting sent to Geo & Mollie from Hett. The text is as follows: Accept these season’s greetings, in the good old fashioned way, I wish you joy and happiness, on this Christmas Day It appears as though this is also an arts & crafts influenced greeting card similar to the one by …
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