Our Country has added two more stars to the flag since this postcard was made but the sentiment lives on!

Happy 4th of July from Time Flows On Vintage Postcards

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The Christmas and holiday gift-giving season is upon us. All of us have one or two people we would like to acknowledge their service or friendship but do not want to give anything too personal or expensive. Using vintage postcards as mini works of art may be the solution and end up being one of their most thoughtful and unique gifts!

Do you know someone who lives or works in an old building? Chances are it has been featured on a postcard, I bet your boss never received an 100 year old postcard of his office building.

Apple theme teachers gifts are cute and I am sure your teacher has received many tote bags and candles but I bet she has never received an original Edward H. Mitchell Exaggerated Apple on a Railroad Car postcard or perhaps a vintage postcard of her school.

Do you have a sports fan in your family? Vintage stadium cards would be a great choice, many of these stadiums have been long torn down yet their memories of a special game, perhaps with a love one will always remain and be remembered.

Do you know a cook who has all the kitchen gadgets and absolutely no need or room for another? How about a collection of vintage restaurant postcards to decorate their walls.

A friend may enjoy a special Christmas postcard in a beautiful gilded frame, this certainly will be remembered for many Holiday seasons to come.

Postcards make perfect gifts and show your recipient that you really have put some thought into their gift.

Quick and Easy Framing

Supply List
4 x 6 Frames
Mounting Sheet
Photo Corners or Mounting Tabs

Frames - most 4 x 6 inch frames will work nicely plus you will be able to choice from a wide variety of styles and price ranges. Unfortunately most postcards are a bit smaller and will need a mounting sheet to sit upon. Larger frames may be used if desired but a custom cut mat will be needed. Pre-made standard mat sizes will not work properly as most will be either too large or too small.

Mounting Sheet - because most 4 x 6 inch frames are a tab bit too large, I have found mounting your postcard on a piece of scrap book paper works nicely. This type of paper is acid free and comes in a wide variety of colors.

Photo Corners or Mounting Tabs - clear photo corners are photo safe and acid free, this is my preferred method, as no damage will be done to the postcard. Mounting tabs advertise the ability to remove but since I have never used them on vintage postcards I cannot guarantee this statement. The advantage of using the tabs would be a cleaner front with no photo corners visible.

Procedure:

Take out your glass and clean, making sure it is thoroughly dry. Position the glass on your mounting page and trace. Cut out, a bit inside the line. Position your postcard over the mounting paper and mount. Place glass and mounted postcard in frame and enjoy!

Additional Hints:

If you frame has an unattractive back, scan the back of your postcard, this is especially nice if the postcard has been posted and shows the date. Print on parchment colored copy paper and use as the dust cover on the back. Include a small easel for standing.

Small dings or scratches can be easily repaired with a touch of paint or shoe polish. I have even used magic markers but beware only use markers on items with a glossy finish as the marker ink has a bit of shine.

For a nice tight fit on your dust cover LIGHTLY spray the back dust cover with water. As the water dries the paper will shrink giving you a professional tight backing.

Out of brown wrapping paper to use for your dust covers? In a pinch paper grocery bags work great.

Never spray cleaning products directly on the glass, the cleaner might seep to the inside gluing your postcard to the glass.

Keep your framed postcard out of direct sunlight as they may fade.

Great Postcards can be found here:

Time Flows On Vintage Postcards Web Site

Time Flows On eCRATER Store

Time Flows On Special Value eCrater Store

Time Flows On Vintage Postcards eBay Store

Sambo's Picture Story Series Postcards

Once upon a time...

This is how the Story Card to a set of 8 postcards telling the tale of a little boy who outsmarts 4 tigers begins. This could also begin the story of these interesting postcards and the restaurant behind them.

Back in 1967 two entrepreneurs, Sam Battistone and Newell Bonette also known by his friends as Bo decided to open a restaurant. Instead of naming their new enterprise “Sam and Bo’s” they combined their names together and the first Sambo’s was opened. Well known for their family friendly atmosphere and low prices, the couple quickly found their restaurant a success.

Shortly after opening the restaurant, the couple heard of a children’s story written in 1899 by Helen Bannerman. The short story, Little Black Sambo, was about a little boy who loses his fine clothes to four tigers. He regains them by intelligent cunning, after he tricks the tigers to fight with each other. The tigers end up running around a tree until they liquefy themselves into a pool of butter, which Sambo’s mother uses to cook a huge stack of pancakes.

The restaurant owners thought this was a perfect theme for their restaurant, especially one that was known for their hearty breakfast of delicious pancakes! Using the artwork from the book the restaurateurs established their business with the Little Black Sambo theme.

Years and lawsuits later, the chain wanting to become politically correct and avoid offending their customers decided to change their main character Sambo. The original Sambo of the children’s story appeared to be of the Negroid race and was thought to be racially insensitive and a stereotype of the African descent people. The new Sambo was made to look more Asian and from India.

To promote their new decor the chain offered among other merchandise a set of 8 standard size postcards. They cost 35 cents for the set and came in a wrapper for mailing. Because not all of the restaurants carried these cards and this was still during the time period when restaurants offered free postcards this collection is highly collectible.