Our ancestors, to judge by postcard cartoon art, certainly were a gaudier lot than they seem in those black and white photos in the family album. We have discussed hereintofore the frequent appearance of checkered coats and trousers for men (the larger, the more likely). And as far as stripes and polka dots areContinue reading “Do Not Adjust Your Set”
Tag Archives: Postcards
Postcard Jukebox
We have discussed this hereintofore, but more cards come into the inventory and I need to venture anew into the fact that the cartoonists who produced pictures had the whole of pop culture to draw upon. One of the easiest ways to get a grin or a nod from a prospective buyer was toContinue reading “Postcard Jukebox”
In So Many Words
We have been here before, I know. But new postcards come into the inventory and I have to decide whether certain readings of the scene were intended by the twentieth century artist, or whether it is a creation of twenty-first century sensibilities. It’s a game, really: the prize being NOT getting kicked off aContinue reading “In So Many Words”
Fine Old Jokes: The Mother-in-Law
It occurred to me, looking over the postcards dealing with the, um, difficult bits of married life for our series on couples of contrasting size that I had ONE more size issue to examine. It was a popular genre once, the tales of what happened in some of those cases where a married coupleContinue reading “Fine Old Jokes: The Mother-in-Law”
The Little Woman
As we have been pointing out for the last two weeks, the postcard cartoonists enjoyed a gentle laugh at a romantic couple of contrasting sizes, while at the same time showing that love is not hampered by such concerns. What DOES hamper love? Well, in the view of the cartoonists, the chief obstacle toContinue reading “The Little Woman”
Height of Devotion
We have spent a certain amount of space in this blog, over the last couple of weeks, discussing how little a difference in size seems to make when it came to romance in postcard cartoons. We have considered the round man paired with the skinny woman, the skinny man and the round woman, andContinue reading “Height of Devotion”
Size Does NOT Matter
In our last thrilling installment, we considered postcards which made jokes about couples who were mismatched in waist size: a round man and a spindly woman or vice versa. But apparently the postcard cartoonists found disparity in height to be nearly as hilarious. The tall man and the short(er) woman gave rise to jokesContinue reading “Size Does NOT Matter”
Round Romance
Hereintofore, this space has discussed the lives of large round people on postcards. Our most recent considerations have especially focused on the large round man, with or without the apparently standard checkered suit and cigar. We have even touched briefly on the slender young ladies who are often another accessory of the round man.Continue reading “Round Romance”
Toes On Sand
I was on my way somewhere else. Not Fort Lauderdale “Action City USA”, as advertised on this beachfront postcard. I was really just listing some Summer Vacation postcards online, as I like my sales to be reflective, or a little ahead, of the season. And, anyway, I didn’t have all that much to sellContinue reading “Toes On Sand”
Where the Flavor Was
Keep reminding yourself, as we move into the fifth episode of a series on smokers on postcards which began with a statement that there AREN’T that many, that entire books can be written on smoking in the movies and on television. So there. Some postcard smokers were celebrities who needed tobacco to complete theirContinue reading “Where the Flavor Was”
