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Without Facebook, online dating sites and lest we dare mention applications like Tinder, in the 19th century, single boys and girls had to be a little more inventive with their dating game. And thus, the American 'escort card' or 'invitation card' was introduced. It wasn't exactly used in high socie

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Street gangs in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and other urban centers have various ways of identifying (or shall we say, branding?) themselves—think bandanas, hoodies, jackets, etc. As the book Compliments of Chicagohoodz: Chicago Street Gang Art & Culture (Feral House) shows, there are uniquely Chicago ways of marking turf and being unified with a group. In his foreword to the book, Anthony Haden-Guest reveals a particular form of Windy City street literature: compliment ca

Invitation Card—Come and See Our New Lamp

An unused postcard dated 1907 on the other side. For more amusing items like this, see my album of Acquaintance Cards. Invitation Card Come and see our new lamp. You can turn it down so low that there is scarcely any light at all. P.S. Our sofa just holds two.

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These fantastic introduction cards were used in the United States during the 1870s and 1880s. According to Alan Mays, who collects them, they were “used by the less formal male in approaches to the less formal female.” We think of nineteenth-century courtship as being impossibly straight-laced and buttoned-down, and certainly a printed card inquiring for permission to accompany a young miss to her door is consistent with that, but the eager men found plenty of ways to work clever jokes and…

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The Victorian Cards That Explained How to Use a Book to Flirt

"Resting on right cheek: You are too willing."

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Lonely this Valentine's Day? These 19th Century calling cards are guaranteed to score you a date.

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May I See You Home? 19th Century Calling Cards Guaranteed to Score You a Date

Lonely this Valentine's Day? These 19th Century calling cards are guaranteed to score you a date.

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Luzel from iDIY found this fabulous flickr set comprised entirely of antique business and calling cards, which she was kind enough to send to me and I'm now sharing with the rest of you! I love the way calligraphy plays a role in many of the designs: Check out the rest of the collection right […]

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The 19th Century Escort Cards with Pick-Up Lines you definitely haven't heard before

Without Facebook, online dating sites and lest we dare mention applications like Tinder, in the 19th century, single boys and girls had to be a little more inventive with their dating game. And thus, the American 'escort card' or 'invitation card' was introduced. It wasn't exactly used in high socie

Gang Cards and Colors, Chicago Style

Invitation Card—Come and See Our New Lamp

An unused postcard dated 1907 on the other side. For more amusing items like this, see my album of Acquaintance Cards. Invitation Card Come and see our new lamp. You can turn it down so low that there is scarcely any light at all. P.S. Our sofa just holds two.

Cheeky 19th-century ‘pickup line’ calling cards

The Victorian Cards That Explained How to Use a Book to Flirt

"Resting on right cheek: You are too willing."

May I See You Home? 19th Century Calling Cards Guaranteed to Score You a Date

Lonely this Valentine's Day? These 19th Century calling cards are guaranteed to score you a date.

May I See You Home? 19th Century Calling Cards Guaranteed to Score You a Date

Lonely this Valentine's Day? These 19th Century calling cards are guaranteed to score you a date.

The cards Steve Martin used to give out to people.

The cards Steve Martin used to give out to people. | The 31 Greatest Business Cards In The History Of All Business

Acquaintance Card

Explore officialthisamericanlife's 506 photos on Flickr!

{antique calling cards}

Luzel from iDIY found this fabulous flickr set comprised entirely of antique business and calling cards, which she was kind enough to send to me and I'm now sharing with the rest of you! I love the way calligraphy plays a role in many of the designs: Check out the rest of the collection right […]

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