Fabric daisy "You are a" novelty card, Waltham, MA, circa 1901
- Subject
- Novelty & Mechanical Cards
- Card type
- Other
- Date
- c. 1901 (Early)
About this postcard
The card sets up a pun and lets the attached cloth daisy finish it. A printed line reads "You are a" and stops there, so the flower supplies the compliment: you are a daisy, a common turn of the era for calling someone first-rate. The blossom is cut from fabric with a green ribbon stem and a small white bow, framed by a printed red vine border. Applied fabric and ribbon trims were a small fad in early-1900s novelty cards, cheap to mail for a penny and sentimental enough to keep. This one was never written on or sent, so the joke stayed intact.
Postcard Details
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Postcard record
| Publisher | C.N. CO |
|---|---|
| Condition | Good |
| Publisher | C.N. CO, 11 Harvard St, Waltham, MA, 02453 |
| Notes | Novelty card with applied fabric flower and ribbon; red printed border; light age staining. No postmark, stamp, address, or message — back is entirely unused. Undivided back novelty card ("Post Card" with PLACE POSTAGE STAMP HERE / DOMESTIC ONE CENT / FOREIGN TWO CENTS), printed in red with a chick logo "C.N. CO" and "Waltham, Mass." imprint. Front is a fabric-appliqué daisy with red vine border on cream stock; light foxing and faint pencil/ink smudges on back. |
Cite this card
Fabric daisy "You are a" novelty card, Waltham, MA, circa 1901, postcard, c. 1901. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/fabric-daisy-you-are-a-novelty-card-waltham-ma-circa-1901. Accessed November 2, 2026.