Tuesday, January 29, 2013

1930'S AMERICAN XMAS CARDS









Note the little Scottie dog in both the Christmas cards, probably because of President Roosevelt's Scottie named Fala, who made the breed popular at the time.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

1912 NEW IDEAS FOR CHRISTMAS TREES





Trussing up trees today isn't a new idea but I imagine back in 1912 the machinery was new and rather expensive and a regular tree with no packaging could cost as little as 20 cents.