Yes, I prefer used Valentine's cards. My collection is from the early 1900s.
Seattle 1978
Showing posts with label Valentine's Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Valentine's Day. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Vintage Valentine's Postcards
I don't think my husband feels he needs to buy me a Valentine's card because I buy my own. The vintager the better!
Happy Valentine's Day!!
"True Love Be my Valentine"
Postmarked 1911 To: Lillie Smith Boyertown A.T.D. No. 2 Marysville
"Do not doubt my true intentions
Nash 1909 To: Lillie Smith, Marysville
"To my Valentine"
To: Lillie Smith Marysville
"Love's Young Sweet Dream"
Postmarked unreadable
Message: How about Sun.(?) A nice cool place. Was it not. Will be out Wed. Eve. Yours Jesse.
Ain't you glad you found me" To Lillie Smith Boyertown, Pa. Message: I guess you know I am glad I found you. (unsigned)
"I dinks dot you vas von goot girl."
Postmarked 1908 To: Miss Anna Barker 400 W. Staffords St. Germantown
"JIM. J-ingling, ringing wedding Bell. I-n every ring a story you tell. M-aking merry beau and belle."
"MY FANCY. IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME TRUE, SEND ME BACK THIS BOW OF (blue).
IF YOU DO NOT LOVE ME QUITE, SEND ME BACK THIS BOW OF (white).
IF FOR ME YOUR LOVE IS DEAD, SEND ME BACK THIS BOW OF (red).
IF YOU DO NOT CARE A JOT, SEND ME BACK THE JOLLY LOT."
"To My Valentine. Two hearts that Beat as one."
To: Mr. Arden. S. Bloomfield Iowa. Signed M.R.
"GIRLIE Dear, My heart beats faster When I think of your sweet name; May I hope that as you read this, Yours for mine may do the same?"
"Red Roses True Love. Roses speak love The whole world through, That is why I send Roses red to you."
"To my Valentine. I send this token just to tell That nought my heart shall sever Tho' oceans wide we two divide, I'll love you dear for ever." Postmarked 1910 Lynn, Massachuse
"To My Valentine. This simple card of Greetings comes upon this day so fair To bring good wishes from a friend Who's longing to be there." To Murry(?) Doliver(?) from Mary Haught
More Vintage Valentine's
Happy Valentine's Day!!
"True Love Be my Valentine"
Postmarked 1911 To: Lillie Smith Boyertown A.T.D. No. 2 Marysville
"Do not doubt my true intentions
Nash 1909 To: Lillie Smith, Marysville
"To my Valentine"
To: Lillie Smith Marysville
"Love's Young Sweet Dream"
Postmarked unreadable
Message: How about Sun.(?) A nice cool place. Was it not. Will be out Wed. Eve. Yours Jesse.
Ain't you glad you found me" To Lillie Smith Boyertown, Pa. Message: I guess you know I am glad I found you. (unsigned)
"I dinks dot you vas von goot girl."
Postmarked 1908 To: Miss Anna Barker 400 W. Staffords St. Germantown
"JIM. J-ingling, ringing wedding Bell. I-n every ring a story you tell. M-aking merry beau and belle."
"MY FANCY. IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME TRUE, SEND ME BACK THIS BOW OF (blue).
IF YOU DO NOT LOVE ME QUITE, SEND ME BACK THIS BOW OF (white).
IF FOR ME YOUR LOVE IS DEAD, SEND ME BACK THIS BOW OF (red).
IF YOU DO NOT CARE A JOT, SEND ME BACK THE JOLLY LOT."
"To My Valentine. Two hearts that Beat as one."
To: Mr. Arden. S. Bloomfield Iowa. Signed M.R.
"GIRLIE Dear, My heart beats faster When I think of your sweet name; May I hope that as you read this, Yours for mine may do the same?"
"Red Roses True Love. Roses speak love The whole world through, That is why I send Roses red to you."
"To my Valentine. I send this token just to tell That nought my heart shall sever Tho' oceans wide we two divide, I'll love you dear for ever." Postmarked 1910 Lynn, Massachuse
"To My Valentine. This simple card of Greetings comes upon this day so fair To bring good wishes from a friend Who's longing to be there." To Murry(?) Doliver(?) from Mary Haught
More Vintage Valentine's
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Happy Valentine's Day
Well, you know how I like to celebrate holidays . . . finding retro-rific Life Magazine ads!
Lane Cedar Hope Chests
January 31, 1955 Life Magazine
Eating out giveslife hearts a lift! Swift's Premium
February 8, 1960 Life Magazine
Win her heart - give her Schrafft's (you may win a Lark, too)
February 3, 1961 Life Magazine
Zing! Only coke gives you that REFRESHING NEW FEELING
February 16, 1962 Life Magazine
Manhattan Peppermint print pajamas - tasty treat for any Valentine.
February 13, 1956 Life Magazine
Give your beau an Arrow
February 3, 1958 Life Magazine
7 Hearts Bid for your lady's heart with Johnston Candies (Red Supreme $35.00??!!)
February 3, 1958 Life Magazine
Norcross Valentines say the things you want to say
February 3, 1958 Life Magazine
When you care enough to send the very best - Hallmark Cards
February 10, 1958 Life Magazine
February 8, 1960 Life Magazine
It's wise to wire on all happy occasions - Western Union Telegram
February 10, 1958 Life Magazine
Lennox - it's wonderful! Heating and Air Conditioning
February 15, 1960 Life Magazine
Lane Cedar Hope Chests
January 31, 1955 Life Magazine
Eating out gives
February 8, 1960 Life Magazine
Win her heart - give her Schrafft's (you may win a Lark, too)
February 3, 1961 Life Magazine
Zing! Only coke gives you that REFRESHING NEW FEELING
February 16, 1962 Life Magazine
Manhattan Peppermint print pajamas - tasty treat for any Valentine.
February 13, 1956 Life Magazine
Give your beau an Arrow
February 3, 1958 Life Magazine
7 Hearts Bid for your lady's heart with Johnston Candies (Red Supreme $35.00??!!)
February 3, 1958 Life Magazine
Norcross Valentines say the things you want to say
February 3, 1958 Life Magazine
When you care enough to send the very best - Hallmark Cards
February 10, 1958 Life Magazine
February 8, 1960 Life Magazine
It's wise to wire on all happy occasions - Western Union Telegram
February 10, 1958 Life Magazine
Lennox - it's wonderful! Heating and Air Conditioning
February 15, 1960 Life Magazine
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Vintage Valentines
Happy Valentine's Day!
Mailed 1907
"Valentine Greetings - I send this card so you can see You've surely got a pull with me."
Mailed 1909
"Valentine Greetings. Life's rough places I will smooth, Pains and aches and troubles soothe."
"To My Valentine - In choosing mates let's you and I, Put all our trust in Cupid sly; Who reads our hears - And knows that mine, Was made for you - My Valentine."
Mailed 1914
"Valentine Remembrance - Open your door and let me in, Though but a merry rhyme, I come from one who hopes to win A deeper thought in time!"
"Valentine Wishes. My whole affection is set upon you. Please say you like me a little bit too."
mailed 1910. "To my Sweetheart. I love you, sweetest Valentine, To tell you let me dare, And we shall be, if you'll be mine, A very happy (pear)"
They sure don't write 'em like they used to! :)
Mailed 1907
"Valentine Greetings - I send this card so you can see You've surely got a pull with me."
Mailed 1909
"Valentine Greetings. Life's rough places I will smooth, Pains and aches and troubles soothe."
"To My Valentine - In choosing mates let's you and I, Put all our trust in Cupid sly; Who reads our hears - And knows that mine, Was made for you - My Valentine."
Mailed 1914
"Valentine Remembrance - Open your door and let me in, Though but a merry rhyme, I come from one who hopes to win A deeper thought in time!"
"Valentine Wishes. My whole affection is set upon you. Please say you like me a little bit too."
mailed 1910. "To my Sweetheart. I love you, sweetest Valentine, To tell you let me dare, And we shall be, if you'll be mine, A very happy (pear)"
They sure don't write 'em like they used to! :)
Friday, February 1, 2013
Bill & Stella - Their Love Story
This post was inspired by the Valentine's card I came across recently that my Grandpa Hawes gave to my Grandma Hawes 50 years ago this month. It prompted me to ponder their "love story":
The inside is here.
Stella Otelia Fredericks graduated Union High School in Bremerton in 1925 and went to work in Detroit where her older sister lived.
Sometime after Stella's return to Bremerton a year or so later, her parents took in a boarder named Mary Hubbell. They went to a movie one night and behind them sat William John George Hawes with a friend. Mary already knew Bill and introduced them to each other. Bill remembered Stella from school but Stella didn't remember him since he was a grade or two younger. He would stare at her in Study Hall - he told people before they ever met that he was going to marry her. He ended up dropping out of high school – (more on that later).
A few weeks after the movie meeting, Bill asked Stella to the Crystal Ball - a dance for young Masons in DeMolay. They dated for a year and were engaged for a year before they married. When asked if there was a story of how he asked her to marry him, Stella replied, "No, no story - every time we went out he kept saying, 'so, when are we getting married?'"
Easter 1928
Bill was working at the Puget Sound Navy Yard as a Machinist at the time. Apparently I’m in possession of stolen property; I hope the statute of limitations is up. Grandpa used a little bit of metal and the machinist equipment to fashion these rings for the both of them - he even engraved her initials S. O. F. on hers. Pretty romantic but illegal!
They eloped on January 26th, 1929. Stella worked Saturday morning (in the offices of Attorney Moore in Bremerton); they caught the ferry to Seattle and got married at Plymouth Congregational Church in Seattle. The newlyweds moved into their apartment Sunday and went back to work on Monday.
Grandma gave me a chocolate tin that she had kept. I thought is was beautiful but I'm sorry I didn't ask questions about it. I've been trying to find out more about Artstyle Chocolate Company but have not been very successful. I have found their ads (in the historic archived Seattle Times) from the late 1920s which would coincide with their dating time frame so I kind of like to imagine this one pound tin box of chocolate was a gift he gave her when he was courting her.
She kept some random items in it and I've put a few more of her things in it - (White Shoulders is the fragrance I think of as hers . . . )
1929
Backing up - Bill had dropped out of high school at some point – I think to be able to work more hours. He started working at age 14 (1921) as a delivery boy and later clerk at Diamond Drug Store which was later named Jamison’s Drug Co. and later still Olbergs on 4th and Pacific in Bremerton. He also simultaneously started picking up work as a messenger boy for the PSNY. Sometime in 1930, Bill went to work as a salesman for the Western Gas Co., in Bremerton. He then purchased the merchandising department about June 1932 and was the Manager/Owner. He sold it May 1933 to accept employment again at the PSNY. After marrying and one son, Bill earned his high school diploma from Bremerton High School (same school as his wife but the name had changed) in 1935. Another son (my Dad) was born in 1936.
Work and life happened. They had a home in Bremerton but also purchased a vacation home on Hood Canal. My Dad remembers his Dad was always off somewhere saying, "I'm off to see a man about a horse". Bill initiated the bingo games for the Bremerton Elks as one of their primary fund raisers. He was a manager of their travelling band and raised funds to get them new uniforms. One of his highest honors was being elected Exalted Ruler of the Bremerton Elks for a year long term in 1951. He was also an active Mason (just like his father) he had been installed as worshipful master in 1938. He enjoyed annual hunting trips. My Grandma also returned to work after my Dad started Junior High. Life was busy - they were both children of immigrants and living an American Dream.
I thought I remembered Grandpa still working for the PSNY when I used to stay with them in the summer – I remember you could hear the Shipyard’s whistle which signaled 5 o’clock quitting time and meant Grandpa was coming home. But his obituary says he retired there in 1965 (age 58). I would have been three so I don’t think I actually remember him coming home from the Shipyard. After the Shipyard, he worked for Larkin Realty until retiring in 1972 at age 65.
It was about that time that Grandma noticed Grandpa’s memory deteriorating. I’m not sure when we actually had the official diagnosis of Alzheimer’s but it must have been heartbreaking for a wife of fifty years to be asked time and time again, “How often do you come to clean my house?” and other repetitive questions. For their 50th anniversary, my parents and aunt and uncle threw a party for them. Grandpa had no idea why everyone was there. He smiled big and kissed his wife when prompted. But really didn’t know what was going on.
(My Dad's camera strap is visible standing above them - I've got my hand up to him)
Grandpa used to walk down the hill from his home to get his hair cut - he started getting lost returning home. They worried he would wander and put himself in danger. It became obvious he needed to live in a secure facility. I remember feeling like it wasn’t still a love-story if Grandma didn’t want to live and take care of Grandpa anymore. They worked hard their entire lives but their Golden Years were robbed by dementia. Grandpa died in the nursing home in 1986. Not really a "happily ever after" ending. Just a real one.
If you're lucky enough to be "in love", take the time to enjoy and cherish it while it lasts.
The inside is here.
Stella Otelia Fredericks graduated Union High School in Bremerton in 1925 and went to work in Detroit where her older sister lived.
Sometime after Stella's return to Bremerton a year or so later, her parents took in a boarder named Mary Hubbell. They went to a movie one night and behind them sat William John George Hawes with a friend. Mary already knew Bill and introduced them to each other. Bill remembered Stella from school but Stella didn't remember him since he was a grade or two younger. He would stare at her in Study Hall - he told people before they ever met that he was going to marry her. He ended up dropping out of high school – (more on that later).
A few weeks after the movie meeting, Bill asked Stella to the Crystal Ball - a dance for young Masons in DeMolay. They dated for a year and were engaged for a year before they married. When asked if there was a story of how he asked her to marry him, Stella replied, "No, no story - every time we went out he kept saying, 'so, when are we getting married?'"
Easter 1928
Bill was working at the Puget Sound Navy Yard as a Machinist at the time. Apparently I’m in possession of stolen property; I hope the statute of limitations is up. Grandpa used a little bit of metal and the machinist equipment to fashion these rings for the both of them - he even engraved her initials S. O. F. on hers. Pretty romantic but illegal!
They eloped on January 26th, 1929. Stella worked Saturday morning (in the offices of Attorney Moore in Bremerton); they caught the ferry to Seattle and got married at Plymouth Congregational Church in Seattle. The newlyweds moved into their apartment Sunday and went back to work on Monday.
Grandma gave me a chocolate tin that she had kept. I thought is was beautiful but I'm sorry I didn't ask questions about it. I've been trying to find out more about Artstyle Chocolate Company but have not been very successful. I have found their ads (in the historic archived Seattle Times) from the late 1920s which would coincide with their dating time frame so I kind of like to imagine this one pound tin box of chocolate was a gift he gave her when he was courting her.
She kept some random items in it and I've put a few more of her things in it - (White Shoulders is the fragrance I think of as hers . . . )
1929
Backing up - Bill had dropped out of high school at some point – I think to be able to work more hours. He started working at age 14 (1921) as a delivery boy and later clerk at Diamond Drug Store which was later named Jamison’s Drug Co. and later still Olbergs on 4th and Pacific in Bremerton. He also simultaneously started picking up work as a messenger boy for the PSNY. Sometime in 1930, Bill went to work as a salesman for the Western Gas Co., in Bremerton. He then purchased the merchandising department about June 1932 and was the Manager/Owner. He sold it May 1933 to accept employment again at the PSNY. After marrying and one son, Bill earned his high school diploma from Bremerton High School (same school as his wife but the name had changed) in 1935. Another son (my Dad) was born in 1936.
Work and life happened. They had a home in Bremerton but also purchased a vacation home on Hood Canal. My Dad remembers his Dad was always off somewhere saying, "I'm off to see a man about a horse". Bill initiated the bingo games for the Bremerton Elks as one of their primary fund raisers. He was a manager of their travelling band and raised funds to get them new uniforms. One of his highest honors was being elected Exalted Ruler of the Bremerton Elks for a year long term in 1951. He was also an active Mason (just like his father) he had been installed as worshipful master in 1938. He enjoyed annual hunting trips. My Grandma also returned to work after my Dad started Junior High. Life was busy - they were both children of immigrants and living an American Dream.
I thought I remembered Grandpa still working for the PSNY when I used to stay with them in the summer – I remember you could hear the Shipyard’s whistle which signaled 5 o’clock quitting time and meant Grandpa was coming home. But his obituary says he retired there in 1965 (age 58). I would have been three so I don’t think I actually remember him coming home from the Shipyard. After the Shipyard, he worked for Larkin Realty until retiring in 1972 at age 65.
It was about that time that Grandma noticed Grandpa’s memory deteriorating. I’m not sure when we actually had the official diagnosis of Alzheimer’s but it must have been heartbreaking for a wife of fifty years to be asked time and time again, “How often do you come to clean my house?” and other repetitive questions. For their 50th anniversary, my parents and aunt and uncle threw a party for them. Grandpa had no idea why everyone was there. He smiled big and kissed his wife when prompted. But really didn’t know what was going on.
(My Dad's camera strap is visible standing above them - I've got my hand up to him)
Grandpa used to walk down the hill from his home to get his hair cut - he started getting lost returning home. They worried he would wander and put himself in danger. It became obvious he needed to live in a secure facility. I remember feeling like it wasn’t still a love-story if Grandma didn’t want to live and take care of Grandpa anymore. They worked hard their entire lives but their Golden Years were robbed by dementia. Grandpa died in the nursing home in 1986. Not really a "happily ever after" ending. Just a real one.
If you're lucky enough to be "in love", take the time to enjoy and cherish it while it lasts.
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