“Many happy returns from William” dated 1915

Birthday cards are one of those things we take for granted and most do not survive the day they are received.

They are displayed in a prominent place and then carefully put away or end up as tomorrow’s rubbish.

All of which is a shame given the care, thought and feeling that often goes into selecting the card.

So with that in mind I am going to share some that have been given to me by Suzanne.

All date from the early decades of the last century and are a delightful comment on what people sent as birthday wishes just a little under a 100 years ago.

This one dates from 1915 and was sent by William.

I don’t have the name of the birthday person but in the same collection there cards to a Dorothy and also an Edith and with a bit of time and some detective work I might get closer to a name.

Picture; courtesy of Suzanne Moorehead