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Die-cut gold numeral 9 with pipe-smoking figure – Historic Print

Die-cut gold numeral 9 with pipe-smoking figure — historic image
Die-cut gold numeral 9 with pipe-smoking figure. Historic image from the Religious collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Die-cut gold numeral 9 with pipe-smoking figure

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A gold-embossed numeral 9 frames a small figure shown with a pipe, a whimsical detail that sits oddly among the angels and fairies on this board. Die-cut scraps like this were produced in large numbers in the late 1800s and early 1900s and glued into albums or onto greeting cards to mark birthdays, anniversaries and other milestones. Because they were cheap, many were thrown away, so the survivors offer a glimpse of everyday sentimental and humorous taste.

Original scan610 × 1,052 px
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