Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Valentine Pipe Dreams





One of the themes suggested by this week's Sepia Saturday prompt is pipes. I don't have any photos of pipes. However, Valentine's Day is this week, and I do have some Valentine postcards with images of pipes. These postcards are by an unknown publisher/printer who also used this unusual color scheme for other holidays. These three postcards are all in a series with 5000 numbers (5010, 5011, and 5007).


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22 comments:

  1. I am so jealous that you have these beautiful cards PLUS pipes that line up perfectly for this week's theme.

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  2. I am not sure that today's Valentines would be so happy with a smoke curtain. But the cards are nice!

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  3. Ah! The Good Ol'Days When Pipes Were Romantic!

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  4. As Tony said, nothing says "I love you" better that a veil of smoke from a pipe. Unless it's a cigar.

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  5. Nothing romantic about pipes but these cards are really interesting. Well done combining the date with the theme.

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  6. Ah, Bruno comes to mind. The smell of tobacco, not Ticklebear I should add!

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  7. I liked how you had the cards and combined the two themes for this week. Perfect.

    Kathy M.

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  8. I love these old cards and you have such a beautiful collection.

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  9. I thought you did any excellent job with this week's theme. Wonderful Valentine post cards with a pipe no less. Perfect.
    Nancy

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  10. I would never have imagined a pipe on a valentine card. I have always liked the smell of a pipe. A cigar or cigarette, no.

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  11. Great timing for pipe theme with this week's holiday...the postcards are delightful. I admit to thinking of men who smoked pipes in a romantic way for many years!

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  12. The illustrations are lovely. I too liked the smell of a pipe and associated it with masculinity. Now when I see a pipe I associate it with heart attacks not romance.

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  13. It is odd that the publisher should have produced a whole series with those particular colours. I suspect that the printer offered him a cheaper rate with that proviso.

    Who sees a pipe being smoked nowadays - even those who might want to could hardly find a place to do it.

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  14. I smoked a pipe for the best part of 40 years and I have to say that I miss it very much indeed. My doctor wife and son have agreed that I will be allowed to start smoking again when I am 90 and this gives me a reason to live to old age.

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  15. A Real thing of the past, but still collectible.

    Could we ever have been romantic with a pipe?

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  16. It's funny how things change. I would see a young man smoking a pipe as strange, even pretentious these days. No so in the past, apparently.

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  17. My grandfather always smoked a pipe!
    My husbands likes an occasional cigar which I think smell awful!

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  18. I like those colors! And it's amazing that you could come up with those cards combining pipes and Valentines Day. You must have a HUGE collection.
    Barbara

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  19. Those certainly were the days weren't they! Great cards!

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  20. While perfectly on theme, and even seasonal what with Valentine's Day, I find this an odd concept, pipes and love messages... not an obvious combination, especially not nowadays. I guess back then, it seemed like a good idea. It certainly is different!!
    :D~
    HUGZ

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  21. Fascinating to see two ink color cards. You get used to seeing 4 color. It had to be a challenge to use just the right amount of red and green to get that brown. Nice cards.

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