Mechanical comic valentine (c1840 to 1870)
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"Baking, baking, what a sloven,
Out of doors or at the oven,
With darned hose about the legs,
Like dusters hung on wooden pegs,
Meat shaver, who politely takes,
From beef or veal or spicy cakes.
O, never, never, would I be
The wife of such a knave as thee."Comic trade valentine manufactured by J T Wood of London. When the tab is pulled, the baker's arm moves as if to knock the door in the picture.
Location: A Collection of Nineteenth Century Valentines. Early and Fine Printing Collection.
