Name/Title
"Rinking Never Again!" PostcardEntry/Object ID
1986.035.004Description
The front of the postcard is a color illustration with a dark green background and a red border; there are two figures in the illustration. The figure in the front is a white man with a very red nose as well as a black mustache and light colored hair; he is wearing a very light blue hat, a monocle, yellow suit jacket, white button-up shirt and vest, brown tie, blue gingham pants, brown socks, and black and yellow roller skates; the man looks awkward and is struggling to skate. The figure in the back is a white woman with blonde hair; she is wearing a large blue hat with a bow and red accessories on it, she is wearing a pink and white dress, black stockings, and yellow roller skates. In the top left corner: " "Rinking" " in white print; in the bottom right corner: " "Never Again!" " in white print. Circa 1910.
Everything printed on the back of the postcard is in dark red; at the top: "Post Card" in large print; upper right corner: postage stamp area with "Philco Series" printed in it; "This space may be used for communication." and "The address only to be written here." sections with a line in between them; on the left side, vertically: "The Philco Publishing Co., Holborn Place, London, W.C. / Series 4109. Printed in England". Above the vertical text on the left side is a line stamped in pink vertically: "Ferrato - Piazza Cartello 25. To[can't make out the rest of the word]". There is a handwritten note dated as "1/5/1914" that is in Italian.Collection
PostcardAcquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Bill Ludascher