A man in a striped suit and hat stands behind an armchair and covers the eyes of a seated blonde woman in a red-and-yellow checkered dress. She holds a book and delivers the punch line: "STOP FOOLING, DEAR, AND BRING IN THE ICE BEFORE MY HUSBAND COMES HOME!" A lamp, bookcase, and vase of flowers fill the room. The joke depends on the routine of home ice delivery in the 1930s, when an iceman's visit was a familiar household event and a convenient setup for flirtation.
Linen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; number 410 printed at lower left; no white border.
No postmark or cancellation present. Divided-back linen-texture comic card; Tichnor Bros., Inc. imprint with one-cent stamp box (c. 1930s-40s). Pencil dealer mark "3-BB" top right; no message, address, or stamp.
Cite this card
Comic cartoon, man covering woman's eyes, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/comic-cartoon-man-covering-womans-eyes-circa-1930. Accessed November 2, 2026.
