These ceramic cat bookends were made in Japan by Lefton's. Lefton's also made other variations of this white cat without the books. The Lefton's label and number shown here are from the right-side cat. The left-side cat had number 516.
The "twins" cats on this postcard look almost like bookends! This postcard was published by the Rotograph Co. It was mailed in 1906 before messages were allowed on the back of postcards. There is a faint message written on the front below the cats. It starts with "Did you get postal" and has something about a "letter."
Oh, your cats are just adorable, and I love your vintage postcard. You always have such interesting postcards, it is always a pleasure to visit your blog. Have a great VTT.
ReplyDeletesuper cute bookends! hapy vtt
ReplyDeleteLove the sweet kitties..and the postcard is wonderful. Happy VTT..have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteThe bookends are divine! I hope you have some great books to put between them. My pre-teen loves the postcard!
ReplyDeleteI love anything cat, these bookends
ReplyDeleteare adorable! I also enjoy postcards,
mostly on my other blog for history.
I think you would enjoy my post about
Leap Year. I also featured some cards
about the Worlds Fair, not sure if they're still on the blog, I have to check. Have a great Day!
I love that you coordinated postcard and bookends for your post! Great button for VTT, too. I took it, I hope that's ok.
ReplyDeleteWe are Siamese, if you please.
ReplyDeleteI love them - so cute!
ReplyDeletePostcardy! What a coincidence! I just left a VTT post that showcased teddybear bookends! Purrrfect!
ReplyDeleteOh, adorable cats...both ceramic and postcardy! Didn't know that once you couldn't write on the backs of postcards-thanks for the info!
ReplyDeleteI've never seen anything like that before.
ReplyDeleteLove that postcard.
Love those book ends. I'm hoping my momma bring my postcard collection of over 1000 cards when she comes to visit this summer.
ReplyDeleteI had to come and see you afte you left your comment. Now I see what you meant. Marie visited me then visited you then you visited me and now I am visiting you. This is getting very confusingl LOL! Anyway, your kitty bookends are so cute too. My teddy bear bookends are not that old yet but they do a great job holding up old books for me! Thanks for visiting me.
ReplyDeleteI just visited Marie's blog and saw your comment there. Now I understand the confusion. Her comment here "left a VTT post" about teddybear bookends, really meant she visited a post, mine, about the bookends. Boy, now I am glad to not be confused. I hope you are not either. Anyway, I am so very glad you visited me too. Happy Thursday!!
ReplyDeleteOh, those bookends are just plain fun!
ReplyDeleteThose are two pairs of cute cats. I have some old pictures from the late 1800's to the early 1900's that have a postcard stamped back. Are you familiar with them?
ReplyDeleteYou always learn something new everyday! I never knew Lefton made cats. Very pretty. And I just am dying to gather enough vintage postcards for my next creative project!
ReplyDeleteI loved your blog. Neat dust catchers.
ReplyDeleteAnswering Susan: Those are real photo postcards. They were very popular in the early 1900s. There have been several books written about them. As We Were: American Photographic Postcards, 1905-1930 by Rosamond B. Vaule is an interesting book that I read recently.
ReplyDeleteI'm with the lady from Colorado--those cats are adorable! Your vintage postcard is a treasure.
ReplyDeleteI do so enjoy your blog, thank you for sharing!
I didn't know that, about pre 1906 restrictions on postcards. I guess everybody celebrated big time when they were finally allowed to communicate with one another :)
ReplyDeleteheh. the verification word is "travel". well that's appropriate!
Ah!!!! How sweet, love both sets of the kitties..
ReplyDeleteDebby
Love that Did you get postal comment. Wonder if it mean anything then like it does now?
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