Valentine card: girl and puppy, 'Say, won't you please hang up a minute' – Vintage Print
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Description
Step back in time with Valentine card: girl and puppy, 'Say, won't you please hang up a minute', a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Valentine card: girl and puppy, 'Say, won't you please hang up a minute'
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A sentimental Valentine card from the early twentieth century, its bright printed scene shows a girl with a puppy and the line "Say, won't you please hang up a minute," a sly joke about a telephone call that a sweetheart is supposed to end. The phrasing points to the period when the telephone was becoming a household fixture, and many greeting cards of that era poked gentle fun at new habits and manners. The card's mix of a rhymed verse and a cheerful animal makes it typical of the mass-printed valentines that circulated widely in those decades.
| Original scan | 770 × 810 px |
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| Reference | Valentines Day Cards-fd0004 |
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