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Ride A Cockhorse

The seller of this real photo photo postcard (RPPC) featuring two children with a rocking horse, says it’s from Central Pennsylvania, circa 1910s. You can’t help but wonder if the older sister is wishing she was still young enough to ride, rather than watch the younger child on the porch. *wink* Image via Lynnstudios.

August 11, 2011 0
The Hobby Of Collecting2

Vintage Flocked Hallmark Birthday Card

Today is my birthday, so here’s one of my favorite vintage greeting cards to celebrate. I seriously have a thing for flocked vintage cards — and horses. So this red flocked card of a stuffed toy horse quickly caught my eye. The inside reads: This horsey’s stuffed with wishes and here’s what he’s going to [...]

June 21, 2011 0
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Vintage Valentine’s Day Greeting Cards

I’ve posted a lot of other cute, kitschy and even racist vintage Valentine’s Day cards at my other blogs, but it wouldn’t be fair not to show off some of my own vintage greeting cards for this holiday from my collection here, would it? *wink* The first is an Ameri-Card (# X-6545/8 D) that asks, [...]

February 14, 2011 0
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Rocking Horse

The rocking horse I remember from when we were kids was not the typical vintage, wooden horse. Ours was plastic, set on a frame with four big springs holding it to the frame and giving it all the bounce it needed. I can remember the sound the springs made as it bounced and rocked back [...]

April 11, 2010 1

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