I Love To Love A Mason 'Cause A Mason Never Tells? Berdan Publishing Co – Vintage Print
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A window into the past: I Love To Love A Mason 'Cause A Mason Never Tells? Berdan Publishing Co, preserved in this historic photograph. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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I Love To Love A Mason 'Cause A Mason Never Tells? Berdan Publishing Co
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The line on this card turns on a pun: a mason is a stonemason, but it is also a member of the Freemasons, a fraternal society whose members took oaths to keep its rituals private. Comic Valentines like this one were popular in the early 1900s, when mailing a card with a teasing verse was a common way to flirt with a sweetheart. The joke flatters the reader's romantic side while poking fun at a secret society's reputation for discretion. It is a good example of how the era's penny postcards reduced courtship to a quick, cheeky punchline.
| Created / published | 1908 |
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| Medium | photographic print |
| Original scan | 1,500 × 2,231 px · prints to 5 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | VAL-39 |
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