A comic color illustration shows a balding man in a gray suit on roller skates, falling backward with his hands raised. At the left, a uniformed nursemaid stands in a doorway holding three babies. The printed caption reads "IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE THAT COUNT," with "COPYRIGHT 1908 BY H. H. TAMMEN" and the number 860 printed on the rug.
The gag turns the triplets into the "little things" that count, a typical single-joke comic postcard of the period.
White border; copyright notice printed on rug; some staining and creasing.
No postmark. Undivided back ("THIS SIDE IS EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE ADDRESS"); white border; chromolithographic texture. Dealer pencil marks "113" and "5.00" at top. No stamp present; no address block written.
Cite this card
Comic illustration of a man on roller skates and a nursemaid with three babies, 1908, postcard, c. 1908. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/comic-illustration-of-a-man-on-roller-skates-and-a-nursemaid. Accessed November 2, 2026.
