I remember as a kid seeing an old Victorian post card that my great-grandpa used to propose to my great-grandma. It was super cute and kitschy with teeny tiny ribbons in different colors, each representing an answer. (Of course, the ribbon representing "yes" was missing.)
Since I had fond memories of it, I thought I'd look up artwork for old cards to use for making my own greeting cards. After falling down the Google image search rabbit hole, I discovered that my great-grandparent's generation were seriously, weirdly macabre. Since I found sooooo many odd cards, I figured the most expedient way to share them would be in a blog post.
So without further ado, here is a collection of the weirdest Victorian cards I've found the last couple days.
Apparently dead bird cards were a thing.
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| Because nothing says good luck like a dead bird. |
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| Dead birds certainly make for a pleasing Christmas. |
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| Nothing says love like dead birds, am I right? |
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| Because dead birds just SING Christmas joy. |
Then there are the Krampus cards. Merry Christmas! Let's scare the little kids!
Then there are the Christmas frogs.
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| Merry Christmas! Let's be as merry as this frog dancing on a beach with bugs. |
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| Nothing says Merry Christmas like a murderous thieving frog. |
Then there's this interesting Christmas dinner.
Last, but not least, this charming couple.
