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Known as the “vinegar valentine,” or “penny dreadful,” this form of satirical Victorian missive has a long history. Until the popular distraction of the Christmas card, Saint Valentine’s Day was certainly the most important holiday and a major season for business in the United States and England. Vinegar Valentines A new type of Valentine's Day Card that was not full of love and adoration appeared in 1858. They were known as Vinegar Valentine's or Penny Dreadfuls. They were exactly that, 1¢. For the most part they were made from very inexpensive paper and poorly printed. They were not beautiful, ornate or romantic, quite the opposite. The advent of affordable printing and postage didn’t just increase the number of Valentine’s Day cards sent each year, it also changed the character of Valentine’s Day cards. The 19th century – especially starting around 1840, when the penny post was introduced – saw Valentine’s Day cards shift from being purely for romance to also On 10 January 1840, Great Britain introduced the Uniform Penny Post, meaning that Valentine cards could be mailed for just one penny. The mass produced Valentine card was born. Valentines were sent in such great numbers that postmen were given a special allowance for refreshments to help them through the extraordinary exertions of the two or For the mean saleslady in your life. Vintage card, c. 1910 / Public Domain. Vinegar Valentine’s were also used politically. A Valentine’s message expressing disapproval during the women’s suffrage movement for the “Modern Woman” voting. These cards depicted such women, “modern women”, as neglecting their families. The Valentine’s Day card as we know it today only came about in the 1800s. In 1840, as a part of the reformation of the postal service in Great Britain, the Uniform Penny Post was introduced, which meant that Valentine’s Day cards could be sent from anywhere to anywhere within the country and only cost 1 penny. Penny Dreadfuls also known as Vinegar Valentines A new type of Valentine's Day Card that was not full of love and adoration appeared in 1858. They were known as Vinegar Valentine's or Penny Dreadfuls. They were exactly that, 1¢. In the late 1800's and early to mid 1900's some people would send a Valentine's Day card that was nick named "Vinegar Valentines" or "Penny Dreadfuls". These cards were usually sent anonymously to a person who wasn't so dear to the sender's heart. The card inside was usually on a single sheet of colored paper with a less than flattering poem Whatever peculiarity, trait or handicap someone had, or was impugned to have, was made fun of with these valentines. The homely man or woman, the spinster, the overweight individual, the flirt, or the dishonest butcher with a fat thumb, might well have received a Penny Dreadful on Valentine’s Day. "The penny dreadful was sent to people you didn't like on Valentine's Day," says Marcia Richards of Glassboro, a valentine collector and historian. Her collection includes more than 3,000 penny dreadfuls - a term coined because the cards cost a penny and had dreadful drawings and sayings - with the oldest from 1820 and the biggest two feet tall. Penny Dreadful Vinegar Valentines Day Card 1930s Old Maid Humorous Mean Holiday Greeting Antique Ephemera Print (3.8k) $ 15.00. Add to Favorites Check out our penny dreadful card selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. Known as the “vinegar valentine,” or “penny dreadful,” this form of satirical Victorian missive has a long history. Until the popular distraction of the Christmas card, Saint Valentine’s Day was certainly the most important holiday and a major season for business in the United States and England. Penny Dreadfuls also known as Vinegar Valentines Penny Dreadful Vinegar Valentine A new type of Valentine's Day Card that was not full of love and adoration appeared in 1858. They were known as Watch. Shop. Explore Vinegar Valentines "Vinegar Valentines" were rude cards made to be sent anonymously to people you disliked. Some were sent as jokes or kept as funny collections but many were Vintage Vinegar Valentines Day Card 1800s Charles Howard Exercise Nut Humorous Mean Holiday Greeting Penny Dreadful Antique Print (3.7k) $ 18.00 Humorous valentines of the 19th century were called "Vinegar Valentines" or "Penny Dreadfuls." Vinegar Valentines were introduced in 1858 by John McLaughin, a Scotsman with a New York City Publishing Business. Penny Dreadfuls with comic designs drawn in 1870 by American cartoonists Charles Howard became known as Penny Dreadfuls. Vinegar Valentine, Penny Dreadful Valentine,Postcard, The Love-Sick Girl, 1905 Antique Card ad vertisement by HouseofRube Ad vertisement from shop HouseofRube HouseofRube From shop HouseofRube $ 10.00 Vinegar Valentine Postcard, The Saleslady, 1900's Card, Penny Dreadful, Humor Comedy Postcard ad vertisement by HouseofRube Ad vertisement from shop HouseofRube HouseofRube From shop HouseofRube $ 14.00
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