Thursday, January 26, 2012

Clapsaddle cards Santa with children

1900 card


1907 card


not sure of date


Thursday, January 19, 2012

These are vintage card images, several decades old but the kids are still cute.









Thursday, January 12, 2012

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

vintage Halloween cards with pretty women

This cards are from early 20th century or late 19th century, Halloween cards and postcards were surprisingly popular at that time. There was a large variety of themes and images used, not just jack o lanterns or trick or treaters.









Saturday, January 7, 2012

Whitman Sampler's Christmas ads

When I was a child I often got the miniature Whitman Samplers in my Christmas stockings and once in awhile we got the big box too, so Whitman's to me is part of Christmas. I hope you enjoy these vintage print advertisements.

Friday, January 6, 2012

Cigarettes: a perfect Christmas present!!!

Did people really give cartons of cigarettes for Christmas? There were lots of ads making the suggestion, these are just some of the examples.

Gambles toy advertisement



I remember Gamble's, this was a chain of department stores in the Midwest. I think they went out of business in the 1970's or early 1980's, the stores were like Kmart or Wal-Mart, but smaller. Judging from the prices, I would guess this is the late 1960's or early 1970's.