Card insert for silk postcard envelope
Glenys Claricoats
Silk postcard brought from France by Harry Harby
Glenys Claricoats
Silk postcard with greeting card
Glenys Claricoats
Silk Postcard from Florrie Harby's album
Glenys Claricoats
Popular amongst the troops serving in WW1 were colourful and delicate silk postcards made and sold by small shops and households in Belgium and northern France. Florrie’s album includes these silk cards which have not been posted so Harry Harby presumably brought them home with him whilst on leave or when demobbed. The cards were sometimes made in the form of a pouch or envelope so that a special message could be included on a small card insert.
Further information about such cards is available from this Imperial War Museum link.
Creator
Florrie Harby Place
France Contributor
Glenys Claricoats Copyright
Glenys Claricoats and the Bottesford Community Heritage Project Reference number
BOT/233/008
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