Santa Claus Telephone Child Ellen Clapsaddle 1910s Christmas Postcard

USD 6.00

Condition: Used

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View Santa Claus Telephone Child Ellen Clapsaddle 1910s Christmas Postcard with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. Co. markings with New York Berlin and Printed in Germany identification in an early divided-back format. This 1910s Christmas postcard features Santa Claus and child figures speaking through an early wall telephone in a humorous Ellen Clapsaddle holiday composition printed in Germany. Holiday postcards from the postcard era frequently incorporated contemporary technology into sentimental Christmas imagery, blending novelty communication themes with traditional Santa Claus iconography. The composition here uses an early wall telephone setup to create a playful conversational scene between Santa and a young girl, while maintaining the richly colored lithographic style and decorative holly ornamentation associated with high-quality German-printed holiday postcards. The postcard itself presents Santa Claus carrying a toy-filled sack while speaking through a telephone receiver opposite a child using the matching handset beneath the phrase “Thinke Own Wish Wish I Thee.” Artist signature credit to Ellen H. Clapsaddle appears at lower right, while the reverse features International Art Publ. Co. markings with New York Berlin and Printed in Germany identification in an early divided-back format. The item shown in the listing is the exact item the collector will receive. We have tens of thousands of items to choose from. Shipping will always be combined (or refunded) to save you as much money as possible. Please contact us with any questions, or Condition: Used. Category: Collectibles › Postcards & Supplies › Postcards › Non-Topographical Postcards.