Vintage calling cards

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

Flirt cards from the 1800's (Photo : Alan Mays)

Victorian calling cards

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

Victorian Calling Card

Free Printable Victorian Calling Cards – Call Me Victorian

Victorian dating cards! These were handed out to someone you fancied- if they didn't feel the same, they'd hand it back. A victorian Tinder!

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

What follows is a brief history of the calling card and how men today can resurrect this tradition to create some stylish panache in their social interactions.

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What were calling cards, and how were these visiting cards used by polite society back at the turn of the century? Find out!

Three business cards from the family, 1920s and 1930s

flirtation card

Calling cards also known as name cards in laura ingalls book little town on the prairie were very common in the 19th century often exchanged between men and women

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