Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- A postcard made of paper and decorated with movable celluloid parts on the front. The celluloid parts are a wagon filled with flowers, pulled by two birds holding the traces in their beaks. The decorative parts have been hand-painted. The birds fold back behind the wagon in order to mail the card. A message and an address are on the back. The card is also stamped and the stamp has been cancelled.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- Physical Description
- cellulose nitrate (overall material)
- paper (overall material)
- felt (decoration material)
- Measurements
- overall: 9 cm x 14 cm; 3 9/16 in x 5 1/2 in
- overall: 3 1/2 in x 5 1/2 in x 3/8 in; 8.89 cm x 13.97 cm x .9525 cm
- Object Name
- postcard
- post card
