New year ephemera

On the Facebook page WE HAVE POSTED MANY NEW YEAR’S GREETINGS, here are some of the popular ones. And some ‘new’ ones. The visual messages of new year include: time passing, good luck (horse shoes and 4 leaf clover), celebration (with drinking toasts), renewal (the young).

More postcards featuring the clock ticking.

From 1888-1889.

An American Father Time, more vigorous, steering in the New Year, postcard.

From 1908, postcard.

For 1910, postcard complete with lucky horse shoe. 

Same year, clock, baby, stork…

From France, not sure of the significance of the three pigs.

Pigs are not just a French new year custom, postcard.

Happy 2016 to all our website readers.