Vintage Ephemera

Vintage original 1950s kid's Birthday Greeting Card. Features a little boy in bed.  Boy is wearing a red and white polka dot night cap.

Front reads: Happy Birthday. The other night I had a dream it really was a pippin---

Card opens to the boy dressed in a top hat and holding a jeweled cane.  Money bags, cash and coins at his feet.

Inside reads: I had a million dollars with diamonds I was drippin!  I wish I knew the recipe to make that old dream true - I'd wrap it up right quickly and send it on to you!  Happy Birthday anyway!

Card measures 4 1/4 inches wide x 5 1/2 inches tall when closed. Condition is good with pencil signature inside, small piece of yellowed tape at upper right corner of the inside, and scrapbook residue on the back.  Missing lower left corner on the back.  Caused by removal from scrapbook.

Published by Wallace / Brown.  Made in U.S.A.

Card is used and does not come with an envelope.

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Lot of 5 vintage gift tags from the 1950s.

These are card stock weight featuring pink flower bouquet, potted flowers, pink and yellow rose, baby and little girl with fountain pen.  Backs are pink with an area designed for the to and from inscriptions.  Scored in the center so they can be folded.

Cards measure approximately 4 1/2 inches wide x 1 7/8 inches tall.

Condition is very good with brown discoloration to the rose card.

You will receive all five of the cards shown.

Great for scrap booking, collage, and paper art projects.

Antique Victorian religious poetry booklet. Words of Trust by Reverend Peter Stryker, D.D.  Cover features a hand fan with a tranquil house scene.

Booklet measures about 4 1/4 inches wide x 5 1/2 inches tall.  With five single sided pages.  No illustration.

Booklet has two holes through the cover and all pages that at one time were bound with a string or ribbon.  It is no longer bound.  All interior pages are loose from the cover.  Cover front and back is one single piece.

Condition is good with some soiling and wear to the cover.  Interior pages are good with some light soiling and age toning.

Lot of 5 vintage Whitman blue and black bingo cards from the 1950s.

Cards are made of a light weight cardboard and measure 4.5 inches wide x 5 5/8 inches tall.

Published by Whitman Publishing Company.

You will receive five random cards in this purchase though not necessarily the ones pictured.  Color will be the same, but the numbers will differ.

Great for scrap booking, collage, and paper art projects.

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Lot of 5 vintage Whitman blue and white bingo from the 1950s.

Cards are made of a light weight cardboard and measure 4.5 inches wide x 5 5/8 inches tal.

Published by Whitman Publishing Company.

You will receive five random cards in this purchase though not necessarily the ones pictured.  Color will be the same, but numbers will differ.

Great for scrap booking, collage, and paper art projects.

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Vintage original 1940s USED Wallace Brown Welcome New Baby Greeting Card. Features a sweet baby in a pair of pink booties.

Pink booties fold open.

Front of booties read: Welcome

Inside of booties read: Best Wishes to Baby and You

Card opens to a verse.

Inside reads: Someone's come to your house, Someone sweet and new, Someone who will bring you joy and make glad dreams come true, And everyone who knows you is mighty, mighty glad. For the baby wee and precious, For Mother and for Dad.

Published by Wallace / Brown Inc.  Made in U.S.A.

Card measures 4.75 inches wide x 5.75 inches tall. Condition is very good with brown spots inside of the booties and on the inside of the card.  This was caused by the original glue used to attach the booties.  There is also an ink signature inside.

No envelope.

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Vintage and original circa 1930s die cut and embossed heart shaped Valentine Card showing a little girl holding a framed chalkboard.

Reads: Could You Learn to Love Me Dear Valentine

Card measures 4 inches wide  x 4 1/2 inches tall.

Condition is very good with pencil writing and some soiling on the back.

Super cute vintage Valentine!

Vintage original 1960s Sunshine Get Well Greeting Card .  Features a sweet little girl in a pink dress, holding a pink floral parasol.  Girl is also holding a cute little gray kitten

Front reads: May You Soon Be Well

Card opens to show the kitten, along with a verse.

Inside reads: When I heard that you were sick, I didn't stop to write a letter. I rushed right out to mail this card.  To say, "I hope you're feeling better"!

Card measures 4 1/2 inches wide x 6 1/2 inches tall when closed.

Condition is very good to excellent.

Published by A Sunshine Card. 25X101-7. Made in U.S.A.

Card is unused.

Comes with original envelope.

Vintage original 1940s embroidered card featuring a red, white, and blue USA flag and green shamrocks. Blue striped surround with a gold colored border. A 1944 calendar is attached at the bottom.  Gold colored ribbon at the top so it can be hung on a wall.

Reads: From Ireland. To My Dear Sister

Card portion is a cardstock weight and measures 4.75 inches wide x a little over 6.5 inches tall.

Calendar portion measures about 2.75 inches wide x 2 inches tall.  Complete with all months January - December of 1944.

Condition is good with soiling, wear, and a crease through the cover of the calendar.  Card portion is somewhat curved along the edges (does not lay completely flat).  And you can see residue on the back where it was once glued to a larger item.

Vintage original 1950s Sylvania Flash Guide Dial Wheel.  Dial the center circular black wheel to select Lamp to Subject Distance in feet and the other side of the wheel will show Flash Guide Numbers.

Using the table on the back you are to find guide number for film and shutter speed you are using.

Set arrow on dial opposite this number.  The correct lens opening will now be opposite the distance from your flash to your subject.

Printed on a heavy card stock, wheel measures about 5 inches in diameter with the center wheel measuring a little over 3.5 inches.

Condition is very good with some wear and light blue smudges along outer wheel and on the back.  Also a small crease near the center of the black wheel.

Antique Photograph showing a mother and daughter. Mother is seated and is wearing a large fancy hat and a pocket watch on a chain.  Daughter is standing and is hugging the mother around the neck.

Identified on the back (in very faint pencil writing) as Alvira Woolsey, 3 years old.

Card is imprinted: Hebron, Nebraska
Photographer: Griffin and Day

Circa 1900 picture mounted on board.  Board measures 5 inches wide x 6.5 inches tall.  Image area measures 2 3/8 inches wide x 3 7/8 inches tall.  Embossed border around the image.

Good condition with some foxing and soiling.

Vintage original death notice funeral card for Mrs. George Mormon of Washington, Kansas.

Includes: Age at time of death. Place of death.  Location of funeral and burial location.

Card measures  5 3/8 inches wide x 3 1/2 inches tall.

Condition is good with some light soiling.

15 cards available at time of listing.  Shown is the one with the most soiling.  All others have less soiling.

Vintage original death notice funeral card for Mrs. Margaret V. McMahon of Hanover, Kansas.

Includes: Date of birth and death.  Age at time of death. Place of birth.  Location of funeral and burial location.

Card measures  3 3/8 inches wide x 5 3/8 inches tall.

Condition is good with overall light soiling.

Original Antique Wedding Photograph. The man is dressed in a suit, has a boutonniere, and is holding a rolled document, that I'm assuming is their marriage certificate.  Bride is wearing a long train bridal veil.

Card location is marked: Clay Center, Kansas
Photographer: Brach

Dates to circa 1890s.

Cabinet photo measuring 4.25 inches wide x 6.5 inches tall. 

Identified on back as Charley Allen.

Condition is good with some foxing and soiling.  This is a somewhat faded or low contrast photo.

Vintage and original 1930s Art Deco Wedding Card.  Features a bride and groom leaving a quaint little church.

Card reads:

HAPPINESS to the BRIDE AND GROOM

Printed on a card stock weight paper.  Single piece front and back. Does not open.

Card measures about 6.5 inches wide x 4.25 inches tall.

Card is unused.

Condition is excellent.

No envelope.

Vintage and original 1930s Hallmark Die Cut Wedding Card.  Features a large antique button up boot or shoe. Tan area on boot is a piece of real felt fabric.

Card reads: Married? Well!!! Here is a Heart Felt Wish For Much Happiness Without Spats.

Printed on a card stock weight of paper.  Single piece front and back. Does not open.

Card measures about 4.5 inches wide x 5.25 inches tall.

Used with an ink signature on the front.

Hallmark Card Hall Brothers Logo appears on the back.

Condition is very good with some brown areas on the front from where an envelope flap was in contact with it.

Awesome novelty wedding card!

No envelope.

Vintage and original 1930s Art Deco Wedding Card.  Front features black background with a large wedding bell at the center surrounded by Peace Lilies, pink Roses, and small blue flowers with a shiny gold border.

Front reads: On Your Wedding Day

Card is printed on a card stock weight paper with the flower cover printed on a parchment type paper, and attached with a cream colored ribbon.

Inside reads: May the happiest part of your life begin, With the hours of your wedding day, And the years that come and the years that go, Prove it to be still that way.

Card measures about 4.25 inches wide x 3.5 inches tall. 

Card is used with ink inscription on the inside.

Condition is very good.

Gorgeous wedding card!

No envelope.

Vintage and original 1930s Buzza Wedding Card.  Front features a large pink and green floral spray, a small pink and green floral spray upper right corner, and shiny silver border with small blue ribbon in the lower left corner.

Front reads: Wedding Congratulations

Once opened, it features a bridal bouquet with blue ribbons and pink flowers.

Inside reads: May the tie of true love, That nothing can sever.  Bind you both to each other, for ever and ever.

Card measures about 4.5 inches wide x 5 inches tall. 

Printed on a parchment type paper.

Back lower left corner is marked: Buzza, Craftacres, MPLS, U.S.A., 15 W 90

Card is used with ink inscription on the inside.

Condition is very good.

Gorgeous wedding card!

No envelope.

Vintage and original 1950s Valentine's Day Card featuring an adorable girl squirrel, wearing a blue dress, and holding two nuts.

Reads: I'd Like to Share My Love With You, Valentine!

Measures about 2.5 inches wide x 5 inches tall.

Condition is very good with pencil writing on the back.

Vintage original 1930s Art Deco Get Well Card.  Features a pink house with shutters, trees, flowers, and silver foil accents.

Front reads: While You're Ill

Opens to a verse.

Inside reads, I send you hosts of wishes, Yes, indeed I do! And many happy thoughts to cheer, Those shut-in hours for you.

Card measures 4.25 inches wide x 3.25 inches tall when closed.

Condition is very good with ink correspondence written on the back.

Printed on a parchment type paper.

Does not come with an envelope.

Vintage original 1930s Rust Craft Birthday Card. Art Deco style featuring a quaint cottage and winding stone path. Blue ribbon tied at the left edge.

Front reads, Birthday Greetings

Card opens to reveal a verse.

Inside reads: A Birthday's just a resting place.  Where you can pause and smile.  Before you take the road again. To start a new year mile, A Birthday's just a waiting place.  Where kindly hearts and true. Can wish you joy, and gladly call, "May all go well with you!"

Marked on the back 2533286, Rust Craft Boston U.S.A.

Printed on a parchment paper.

Card measures 5 inches wide x 4.25 inches tall.

Condition is very good with an ink signature on the inside.

No envelope.

Adorable vintage and original 1950s Whitman Folding Valentine card featuring a puppy dog dressed as a cowgirl. Red dress is flocked.

Card measures 3.75 inches wide  x 4.5 inches tall.

Front reads: Be My Valentine

Opens to reveal verse that reads: This bandit's not the desperate kind, He's harmless you'll agree. The only ransom that he asks, Is but a heart you see.   BE MY VALENTINE!

Published by Whitman.

Condition is very good with ink inscription inside.

Antique Cabinet Photo showing an Edwardian couple. The man is seated with the woman standing beside him.

Card is marked: Phillipsburg, Kansas
Photographer: G. A. Locke

1890s Picture measuring 4.25 inches wide x 6.5 inches tall.  Image area measures 3 7/8 inches wide x 5 1/2 inches tall. No markings on back and no identification.

Nice clear photo. Some light foxing and age toning and a few surface scratches.

Shown on an old newspaper background, with button embelishments in the second product photo.  Does not come with newspaper or buttons.

Any questions, please ask. 

Vintage 1920s Birthday Greeting Card. Art Deco style featuring a spray of pink, white, blue and yellow flowers in a black vase. And a silver foil border.

Reads: Birthday Greetings Brother.  Hearty greetings to you, Brother and the best of wishes, too, May good health, good luck, good pleasure, Every day accompany You!

Card measures 5.5 inches wide x 4.5 inches tall.  It is a lighter weight card stock and is embossed.  Card does not open. 

Condition is very good.

Please note: Does not come with an envelope.