Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Business in Binghamton #4

It's a very clever piece of artwork, with this couple sailing of in a boat shaped like a shoe, but the woman looks a little crazed. This card is from 1881.

Here's the back of the card:


9 comments:

  1. She's not shoe-re if the ocean is a waistland.

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  2. I love how on the back of the card they've used a different typeface for almost every line.

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  3. I'm guessing her look is due to the great white shark she sees thru the glass bottom section in the toe of the shoe!

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  4. Maybe she's just crazy eager to get to the shoe store.

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  5. Howard, you're right, it looks like they changed it even within the lines. Anything to stand out!

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  6. Another wonderful card, a joy to behold.

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  7. I really think she's delirious from the sea sickness or drinking too much seawater. I sure do like these advertising postcards!

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  8. Back of the postcard attract me more.
    Like those vintagish-tags.

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