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Post by Waverley on Oct 25, 2009 18:04:53 GMT 1
Embroidered cards were to prove very popular with the Allied troops fighting in France and Flanders...they had no specific name; in Britain the are generally called "Sweetheart Cards". Commercially produced with the motif or message delicately embroidered in silk, they were sold in canteens and other outlets. Since they were often carefully preserved as keepsakes, they are not uncommon today. Motifs varied from regimental crests and corps insignia to sentimental messages and 'insignia'. As with "Sweetheart Brooches" the colourful flags of the Allied nations often formed a part of the designs.
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Post by Waverley on Oct 26, 2009 13:49:08 GMT 1
This one was posted to a Miss J P Drennan , 4 Ellangowan Road , Shawlands , Glasgow in August 1917...
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Post by Waverley on Oct 26, 2009 13:52:20 GMT 1
This one was sent in October 1915 from an uncle to his baby niece...
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Post by Waverley on Oct 26, 2009 13:58:00 GMT 1
Another from a husband serving at the Front to his wife back in Blighty... Also enclosed inside the silk pocket was a small card...with the words from Jack scribbled on the back.
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Post by patrick on Oct 31, 2009 21:57:15 GMT 1
on the back of the card it reads with best love from charliexxxxx
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Post by Waverley on Oct 31, 2009 22:24:25 GMT 1
This one shows the badge of Glesga's Own...
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Post by Waverley on Nov 5, 2009 16:28:05 GMT 1
This topic is for embroidered postcards only anything else will be deleted.
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