First Christmas card invented in 1840s Victorian England, became a modern industry in 1915, designs by Disney and Warner Bros illustrator of “Bambi” fame became a household name
2022-12-10
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A prominent educator and patron of the arts, Henry Cole travelled in the elite, social circles of early Victorian England, and had the misfortune of having too many friends. During the holiday season of 1843, those friends were causing Cole much anxiety. The problem were their letters: An old custom in England, the Christmas and New Year’s letter had received a new impetus with the recent