A comic illustration of a white-bearded Father Time figure holding a scythe, absurdly dressed in a pink laced corset, blue skirt and sandals, while a man in a brown suit brandishes a whip behind him. The punning caption below reads "I'M WAISTING TIME".
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Friday —
will [illegible]
and get the [illegible]
this is the [illegible]
from [illegible]
PostmarkedRutland, IL, October 9, 1909, 20:00
Addressed to
Sara Cunningham
Rutland, Illinois
Postcard record
Postmarked
, Rutland, IL
Series
943
Condition
Good
Stamp
1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
Notes
Comic/humor card; small publisher imprint on the skirt hem is only partly legible; light edge wear, corner wear and a crease at the upper right; cream background with no white border.
Postmark: RUTLAND ILL. OCT 9 1909 8 PM. Divided-back card printed "This Space Can Be Used for a Written Message."; pencil message written sideways along the left edge; card creased, soiled and stained, 1c Franklin stamp with machine cancel.
Cite this card
Comic card: Father Time in a corset and a man with a whip, "I'm Waisting Time", circa 1910, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/comic-card-father-time-in-a-corset-and-a-man-with-a-whip-im. Accessed October 5, 2026.
