tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post3049441173130750425..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: Edwardian Christmas AdvertisingLisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-36703472841459900602013-12-10T22:53:23.714-05:002013-12-10T22:53:23.714-05:00Thanks, DeAnna. Your comment really hits home. :)Thanks, DeAnna. Your comment really hits home. :)Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759232889762510956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-81562940273249989352013-12-10T22:45:46.563-05:002013-12-10T22:45:46.563-05:00Thanks, Deb, and you're welcome.
We still pu...Thanks, Deb, and you're welcome. <br /><br />We still put Japanese oranges in the Sunday school bags at church along with toys and candy. Sort of like we're evening out the nutritive value because of all the sweet stuff. Ha!Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759232889762510956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-5272082857235613072013-12-10T22:42:37.910-05:002013-12-10T22:42:37.910-05:00We got a Japanese orange in our stocking every Chr...We got a Japanese orange in our stocking every Christmas, too. Our mom made our stockings with a plastic liner in case the orange squished, the chocolate melted, or the candies got sticky. I'm glad I never had any of those mishaps, though because it would have been icky to clean. <br /><br />Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759232889762510956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-66440368528721565792013-12-10T19:34:25.551-05:002013-12-10T19:34:25.551-05:00You always have the most interesting historical po...You always have the most interesting historical posts, Anita! Love all the ads. For me that kind of thing puts you concretely in touch with the past.<br /><br />Love the sweet little birdie card. :)DeAnna Julie Dodsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006564626571868446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-42534979880276803202013-12-10T17:25:39.513-05:002013-12-10T17:25:39.513-05:00Loved it as well, Anita. I didn't dare take ti...Loved it as well, Anita. I didn't dare take time to read it at work (wink wink) so I came back and tried to read all the small print. I was also amazed at the cost of the razor. I swear it looks like the one my dad had, so I think they were very consistent for many decades.<br /><br />Susie, I also used to get an orange in my stocking (because my mom used to.) frankly, not my favorite item...Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-15096414640817586352013-12-10T16:49:34.195-05:002013-12-10T16:49:34.195-05:00Great post, Anita. I loved reading through these a...Great post, Anita. I loved reading through these and seeing what things cost. And the variety of toys and dollies! I also noticed the ad for oranges (from Japan, CA, and FL). I used to get an orange in my stocking every year. Nobody else I knew got one, but it's an old tradition.Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-82579205069900253652013-12-10T16:06:23.335-05:002013-12-10T16:06:23.335-05:00Oops - typo - make that a 19th century vice 18th. ...Oops - typo - make that a 19th century vice 18th. Had a moment there when I reverted back to the time I thought 1860 was the 18th century. :DAnita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759232889762510956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-12972150489082203542013-12-10T16:02:43.206-05:002013-12-10T16:02:43.206-05:00Oh, please don't mention having to heat it. A ...Oh, please don't mention having to heat it. A few days ago we hit -50 if you include wind chill gusts and since C and F are equal at -40, what's 10 degrees more.<br /><br />You know, I went to an auction once when we lived in Eastern Ontario and up for bids was an 18th century manor house and a whole lot of gorgeous house contents which they'd brought out and packed in under tents. ItAnita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759232889762510956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-24284615411182638942013-12-10T12:44:40.790-05:002013-12-10T12:44:40.790-05:00Anita, our old house was kind of interesting from ...Anita, our old house was kind of interesting from the standpoint that it was about the size of an average modern house -- 4BR/2 BA, just a little over 2000 sq ft. Seems like most of the houses from years ago were either huge mansions (owned by the wealthy) or tiny cottages/bungalows (lived in by the rest of us). At least, that was my impression when we moved and were trying to find an old house C.J. Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026386802434435296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-86544845091540490882013-12-10T11:21:25.316-05:002013-12-10T11:21:25.316-05:00Niki, you might be onto something there because al...Niki, you might be onto something there because all the newspapers before the turn of the century shows very small print and everything jam-packed together - like sardines - my family would say. Thanks for the explanation. :)<br /><br />Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759232889762510956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-25837504839154952742013-12-10T11:18:13.409-05:002013-12-10T11:18:13.409-05:00Oh wow, right back atcha, CJ. I love character hou...Oh wow, right back atcha, CJ. I love character houses. We lived in a 1913 house for 5 years before we moved to the farm and although it was tiny and way too small for our family, I loved the mouldings and shape of it.<br /><br />I have to admit I don't miss it though - not enough outlets for today's technology. Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759232889762510956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-29670887609286294772013-12-10T11:12:33.402-05:002013-12-10T11:12:33.402-05:00I love these old ads. It seems like Christmas shop...I love these old ads. It seems like Christmas shopping was much simpler in those days. *sigh*<br />As far as the lack of pictures, my best journalistic guess is that they were so focused on squishing as much info as possible into as few pages as they could, drawings of items simply took up too much space, making adding illustrations cost-prohibitive to most advertisers.Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-23571712438396398312013-12-10T10:02:25.126-05:002013-12-10T10:02:25.126-05:00Wow. The safety razor cost more 100 years ago than...Wow. The safety razor cost more 100 years ago than it does now -- without even factoring inflation into the cost. It must have been an expensive gift back then.<br /><br />Fun post, Anita. We used to live in an Edwardian era house. Well, actually, it was built during the Victorian years, but it had been extensively redone in the Edwardian era (1913), so the interior reflects that time period moreC.J. Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026386802434435296noreply@blogger.com