Have you ever seen an Edwardian era human hair postcard? Originally mailed to Oneita Moore of Weston, MO in the early 1900's (anyone know her?), this is your standard size, mailable postcard upgraded with not only some beautifully applied gold inlay to the exquisite, colorful illustration, but also features some actual real hunks of wavy human hair! I've seen a few other examples online in a variety of hair color, as well as hair condition, and they mostly seem to be shades of brunette in various lengths... I have seen a couple of blondes too though. Also, the females presented typically seem to be a more traditionally seated portrait of an actual human in a black and white, tinted, or hand colored photographed pose, and that's what makes this particular, cartoonish postcard so oddly cute and original. But ain't she sweet? Awww, she's finally coming out of her shell...
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As the joke on Detroiters go, "Not hair from dead people." I'd add "probably not cursed from a witch."
>Not hair from dead people."
Haha, great episode... though it's pretty obvious to note that whoever's hair it is / was is most DEFINITELY dead now.
That is wild. I've heard about human hair postcards, but I've never seen one in person--not even in a museum. I have seen other human hair keepsakes, like frames and lockets, both for sale and on display, mostly from the Victorian era. And I've seen wigs, obviously, from many eras. But never a postcard. It's amazing that the hair has been glued on so satisfactorily on a product that has been so handled. Through the US Postal System? It hardly even needs to be combed! Human hair apparently works way better than common glitter, that's for sure.
The shell motif makes me wonder if this type of postcard was sold in Atlantic or Pacific Ocean resort towns. It might even have been popular along The UK's seaside towns.
This is a rare card indeed, to have survived and in mint condition after so many decades if not a century.
This is a work of art.
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