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My wishes "come-packed" in this valentine
My wishes "come-packed" in this valentine

My wishes "come-packed" in this valentine

Dateapproximately 1929
FormatEphemera
Notes
A mechanical card. A woman in a blue-green dress sits at a vanity, powdering her face.  Pulling a card-shaped tab at the top of the card causes the lid of a prominently displayed compact to open and reveals a heart inside.  Made in Germany.
Subject
    Medium
    Greeting cards
    Dimensions17 cm x 14 cm (6 11/16 in. x 5 1/2 in.)
    Language
      CollectionSpecial Collections in the Arts
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberSAR-GC-VAL-S-192X-050
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