A flower for a hat, Valentine ca. 1940s

 

Who doesn't love a mechanical Valentine? 

St. Valentine's Day

"This Valentine 

comes from one

who wishes you

a glad 

and happy heart."

 

To My Valentine, ca. 1907

A simple Valentine postcard to Master Jack in Brookline, Mass., ca. 1907.

 

A Valentine TV Set For You, Hallmark ca. 1958

 

I'm taking a wild guess on the date--it could be this was produced in the early 1960s. 

This is the kind of collectible I love to find: a reflection of the latest technology in all kinds of ephemera, whether the latest typewriter, the telephone or TV. How many of us had toy telephones or radios (with a music box inside) to mimic the devices of the grown-up world?

Four shows to watch on this TV! The fourth, about a thief stealing the King's tart, is attached with a brad to the front of the card.

To a bashful Valentine

ca. 1920s

Whitney Made in Worcester, Mass.

Of course you may be bashful

But think how much 'twould

please me

If you would be my valentine

And try no more to tease me.

 

Another Happy Hooligan Valentine, 1904

By permission of the New York American
 

A Happy Hooligan Valentine

By permission of the New York American, copyright 1904

Raphael Tuck & Sons' Valentine Post Card, Series No. 11, "Hooligan." 

Undivided back. No postmark.

A Valentine Paper Doll

a lovely little overlay

G for Gibson?

 

Hello Valentine

One more 

Not 'Kitten' You Valentine

Another A-meri-card, ca. 1940s?

Happy Valentine's Day!

This Missile be your Valentine

Not a paper doll, but a good bet is that it is a 1950s-era Valentine (think of the Cold War and the missile race of that era). Valentine puns are something else!

Parade Valentine by A-meri-card

This one has the A-meri-card name on the back ca. 1950s

"Fur" my Valentine

no markings, smaller than the older ones, perhaps 1950s?

Apple Dumpling A-meri-card

Dress Me Up Valentine

no markings, but could be the 1930s--those eyes and those shoes! 

Slated to be my Valentine!

She's missing her little school cap, but she's a cutie nonetheless.  

A-meri-card is printed on the back; ca. 1950s?

A Mopsy Valentine, Hall Brothers, 1946

The ever fabulous Mopsy, by Gladys Parker. Be on the lookout for the book about Gladys Parker, coming soon from Trina Robbins.

Vote for Me for a Valentine, ca. 1900

I found this cutie here.

Happy Valentine's Day

'Fur' My Valentine paper doll