I think the picture on this Thanksgiving postcard is very boring. What makes this postcard interesting is the Auburn Post Card Manufacturing advertising on the back. I suspect that the "best value" prices advertised are low because these cards were not selling well.
Auburn Post Card Manufacturing was a new name in 1913 for the Whitten-Dennison Post Card Company that originated in Maine. The company had moved to Indiana in 1910. The name was changed again in 1929 to Auburn Greeting Card Company. The company was known mainly for black-and-white views and comics. Auburn Post Card Mfg. was probably the publisher or distributor of this type of embossed greeting postcard, not the manufacturer.
Auburn Post Card Manufacturing was a new name in 1913 for the Whitten-Dennison Post Card Company that originated in Maine. The company had moved to Indiana in 1910. The name was changed again in 1929 to Auburn Greeting Card Company. The company was known mainly for black-and-white views and comics. Auburn Post Card Mfg. was probably the publisher or distributor of this type of embossed greeting postcard, not the manufacturer.
i disagree! i think this card is a cracker - a corn on the cob is perfect for embossing and it's a striking image...a forerunner of andy warhol's banana cover for the velvet underground maybe? ;-)
ReplyDeleteI don't think its boring. It makes me want to run out and get some corn on the cob!!
ReplyDeleteJudy
An interesting piece of postcard history.
ReplyDeleteCorn featuring large is certainly not the usually image for thanksgiving, as a lover of corn on the cob I rather like it.
Looks delicious. I'll get the butter and salt ready for this very corny card.
ReplyDeleteI like the graphics myself.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
happy PFF!
Grab life by the "corn" - in Romanian, "corn" means horn. :)
ReplyDeleteI love this postcard--I have a similar one in my collection! I'm with the rest--this is a fascinating postcard. The inscription on the back is amazing!
ReplyDeleteHave a great day and Happy PFF!
Great postcard... love the image... wonderful graphics. TFS
ReplyDeleteHappy PFF!
Well, I think you're in the minority if you find the card image boring. :) I rather like it myself.
ReplyDeletePS I put in a link to your Thanksgiving postcard Thanksgiving Joy. I was so delighted to find another postcard by the same talented artist!
ReplyDeleteI disagree too. The color is so brilliant and cheerful and it's a Thanksgiving postcard without a single unsightly waddle, or whatever you call that thing on a turkey. The only thing missing is a pat of butter.
ReplyDeleteIt may be uninteresting, but certainly better than other similar postcards I've seen (one by Clapsaddle for instance).
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