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The History of Christmas Cards by Matthew Reynolds
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The record of Christmas cards is shrouded in debate. One account is that in 1842, a 16-year-old kid {by the name of William Maw Egley engraved the first card. This card showed {a photograph of Christmas dinner, skaters, dancers and the shabby obtaining presents. Inside, the message said "A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to one." This card still exists today. The first Christmas greeting is often credited to Sir Henry Cole, not William Egley, although Egley's card was plainly around {prior to Cole's. In 1843, Sir Henry Cole, the submission site of the Victoria and Albert Art gallery in London, England, commissioned Christmas cards that were actually shown by John Callcott Horsley, a well-liked musician {at the time. The illustration of this one-page stirred debate since the scene illustrated mom or dads and {a tiny kid sipping glasses of wine, and also the hungry being fed and the naked being clothed (although they'red presented entirely dressed). The message, printed on a bannerin the center of the card, reviewed "A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to one." One thousand cards were actually released by Summerby's Residence Treasury Office and were actually {marketted for one shilling each. Just 12 of the original 1000 printed still exist today. Not each person desired the concept of holiday cards. Some Protestant bunches don'ted accept of them till the 1900s. In the course of Cole's time, people complained that the cards were actually too nonreligious {and that they would add to kids creating shabby morals, "alcoholism and intemperance. "Overall, the {routine public cherished the concept of delivering cards at Christmas. In the beginning, holiday cards were actually hand provided with {a terming card. In the 1840s, Brits began mailing cards to {one an additional and {by the early 1850s, the concept of delivering holiday cards had actually {dispersed to other nations on the European continent. Unlike our present day holiday cards that feature religious or winter season themes, early cards were actually wholly nonreligious. They were actually more very likely to present {photoes of flowers, fairies and other springtime landscapes. Over time, {photoes of kids and pets were actually made use of. More a collage than a card, at least in the present day mind-set, these holiday cards were actually {cut in elaborate shapes and {made of significantly ornamented materials. One early card, still in existence today, is {made of 750 specific pieces of component sewn all together. Additional cards needed cotton, pearls, frosted glass, tassels, dried flowers and other ornamented ornaments connected. The tradition of giving Christmas cards to household and pals don'ted {make it across the pond to America for 17 years. In 1874, German immigrant and lithographer, Louis Prang printed the first American holiday greeting cards. The fronts of his cards were actually enhanced with flowers and , quite similar to the English spring-themed cards. At first, he dispatched his cards to England since delivering cards haven'ted but come to the States {en masse. In 1875, Prang began offering his cards in America. By 1881, Prang's lithograph shop was creating over 5 million holiday cards a year. By {this time, the fronts of the cards began to feature winter season landscapes, people around hearthes and kids with toys. Mr. Prang was a stickler for excellent craftsmanship. Today his cards are actually {pursued after by collectors around the world. Sadly for Mr. Prang, other people imitated his variety and can make cards more cheaply, ultimately resulting in him to {go out of business. Over the last 168 years, the Christmas card industry has {increased within a multi-billion dollar industry, offering over four million cards each year with American Greetings and Hallmark manipulating 80 % of the market. Today the regular individual delivers about TWENTY Christmas cards each year. The holiday card tradition is forever added in Westbound societies.
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