Last week was my first post for Postcard Friendship Friday. I decided to try it again, though far from the theme.
I call this a Brat Card. Or perhaps it should be called...are you ready for this?...it's pretty bad...a Brat Worst. Are you cringing? Yeah, I know, but I couldn't resist.
This kid on the stool is an unpleasant little monster. I wonder how popular this card was? If someone sent it to me I think I'd be annoyed. Were there people who thought him cute? Funny?
Unlike last weeks post, The Fudge Party, which then over the week had several follow-up posts of actual fudge recipes (here, here, and here)...this week...not so much. I do not believe I will be looking for showing children at their brat worst. Then again, I might actually have some old ad about sausage. Who knows.
As to the actual card, I do find it interesting that the sender chose to write on the front, leaving the actual comment area blank. Of course they did add their own little artistic flourishes to the image. Not so sure what they were going for with the sun. Any ideas?
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What I do enjoy is the embossing showing through on the back; a strange ghost of the annoying child. Perhaps its evil doppelgänger?
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The publisher of this card was H. H. Tammen. I did an earlier post which included the information I was able to find about Harry Heye Tammen. You can read it here. He was quite a fellow and I imagine had a bit of a brat in him too.
For those collectors out there, I do see this card is currently available at Card Cow.
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