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A mechanical card.A boy crouches outside the door of a telephone switchboard room. A girl is on…
Never mind the other line!
A mechanical card.A boy crouches outside the door of a telephone switchboard room. A girl is on the other side. Pulling a tab causes the boy to slip a vallentine under the door.Printed in Germany.

Never mind the other line!

Datebetween 1920 and 1929
FormatEphemera
Notes
A mechanical card.
A boy crouches outside the door of a telephone switchboard room.  A girl is on the other side.  Pulling a tab causes the boy to slip a valentine under the door.
Printed in Germany.
Medium
Greeting cards
Dimensions21 cm x 13 cm (8 1/4 in. x 5 1/8 in.)
Language
CollectionSpecial Collections in the Arts
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Object NumberSAR-GC-VAL-M-192X-009
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