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Friday, February 14, 2014

Victorian Valentine's Day Cards Were Much Hairier Than You'd Expect

Valentine’s Day fell in Movember in 1900, apparently.


This is a Valentine's Day card from 1900.


This is a Valentine's Day card from 1900.


You will notice that it is covered in hair.


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The hair is real human hair, and is meant to be shaped like a moustache.


The hair is real human hair, and is meant to be shaped like a moustache.


Although it actually looks more like a bow tie.


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It comes with wishes that the woman receiving it may soon receive another moustache, this time with a man on the other end of it.


It comes with wishes that the woman receiving it may soon receive another moustache, this time with a man on the other end of it.


The hair looks... like it didn't necessarily come from a moustache.


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Very little is known about the Hair Valentine.


Very little is known about the Hair Valentine.


Other than the fact it was printed and copyrighted by one Angus Young, not much is known: who sent it, who the recipient was, and whether they ran away screaming upon getting a hairy card.


The card is currently on display at York Castle Museum, along with many others from their collection of around 600 vintage Valentine's Day cards.


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