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Antique Toys on Free Vintage Christmas Cards

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Remember when toys didn't need batteries? Well, I'm not sure batteries had even been invented when the antique toys pictured on these vintage Christmas cards were painted. Pull toys were popular then, along with rocking horses, sleds, wooden soldiers, puppets, tops, rubber balls and a large assortment of dolls. You can see them all and more in these vintage cards, each of which provides a trip down Christmas memory lane.

At least one of these cards was painted by Ellen Clapsaddle, the most prolific vintage greeting card artist of all time. Several were painted by Frances Brundage, whose collection of greeting card paintings came in a close second to Ellen's in terms of numbers. Although their paintings were relegated to the realm of "ephemera" (something ephemeral or with a fleeting life), they were no less talented than many painters with more traditional works, such as Norman Rockwell. I hope you enjoy not only using these vintage Christmas greeting cards to make your own handmade cards, scrapbooks or craft projects, but that you also take a moment to appreciate the work of these two supremely talented women.


Horizontal Antique Toys Christmas Cards

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Vintage Christmas cards: Little child in bed with antique dolls
Vintage Christmas cards: Little child in bed with antique dolls

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Free vintage Christmas cards: Little child in pajamas carrying antique toys
Free vintage Christmas cards: Little child in pajamas carrying antique toys



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Christmas in the News

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  • Woman Accused Of Drunken Ride In Christmas ParadeCBS News1 second ago

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  • Obama's Not-So-Christmas CardsFox News5 hours ago

    GOP lawmaker takes aim at White House for refusing to mention Christmas in this year's holiday cards

  • Woman accused of drunken ride in Christmas paradeBoston Globe1 second ago

    A woman has posted $500 bond on a charge of public intoxication after police said she passed out on a horse she rode in the Shelbyville Christmas parade. According to the Shelbyville Times-Gazette, a 46-year-old woman was found slumped over on her horse outside a motel.

  • Winds down Christmas tree at Tenn. CapitolUPI4 hours ago

    NASHVILLE, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- The facilities supervisor at Tennessee's state Capitol in Nashville said the site's Christmas tree was toppled by heavy winds.

  • Is it OK to have a live Christmas tree in the home? YesThe Kansas City Star1 second ago

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  • Gourmet Christmas Hampers and Party SetsBangkok Post - Thailand's English news1 second ago

    This festive season, treat your family and friends to the world’s finest delicacies from Dusit Gourmet Throughout December, our Executive Pastry Chef Slawek Golaszewski is creating the perfect Christmas Hampers for you. They come in three types, and three styles but all fabulous in the Dusit way:

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Nancy's Niche  says:
5 weeks ago

Yes, I can remember toys without batteries and it was not that long ago. Batteries, another way to commercialize for profit. If everyone goes through them like we do! Great article and a delightful read…Loved the vintage cards—so nostalgic…

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WordPlay  says:
5 weeks ago

Thanks, Nancy.

An even worse development in the toy world is that virtually every commercially-made toy HAS to make noise. That drives me nuts!

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