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Victorian Valentines Day Folding Fans!

Fans are approx. 12 ½ x 6 ¾ to 14x8 ½ and are constructed on medium-stock paper, embossed and laminated for strength. Made with real ribbon with silky tassel attached! You can write on the backs of the fans and use them as greeting cards, place cards, table decor & for the shadow box!

......If you're thinking about ordering in bulk, purchase one to see if it is suitable for your occasion; the paddle fans may be stronger to use for fanning purposes.

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Boy & Girl with Roses

6-panel Fan

"You're One of Life's Special Gifts"

$6.75

Paddle Fan

Embossed Cupid Heart Handle Fan

no verse on back You're Special!

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Fan: $4.25each

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Valentine's Fan: Cupid's Frolic w/bow & arrow

6-panel Fan

"A Loving Thought"

$6.75 w/envelope

Valentine's Fan: Cupid Chasing Hearts

6-panel Fan

Fan000

$6.75 w/envelope

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Valentine's Fan: Roses-Hearts-Cupids

6-panel Fan

"A Token of Love"

$6.75 w/envelope

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Pink Roses Wedding Certificate

8X10

Heavy acid-free twelve point stock paper

Wording: This Certifies that Mr.__ of __ and M___ of __ Were by me united in Holy Matrimony at _______ on the ____ day of ____ in the year of our Lord___ In accordance with the Ordinance of God and the Laws of ______ (2 more lines--can add County of ...), the blank lines Witnesses

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Certificate with Calligraphy: $28

Entry Information Procedure:

Copy & Paste required certificate entries (below) into an email to valerie.tillery@gte.net Please Proof-read and spell words out in full. NOTE: Some prefer a consistent filled-in look, yet if you plan to have the witnesses and officiate to personally sign the certificate, leave the space blank.

Full Name of Groom
City and State of Birth
Full Name of Bride

Miss or Ms.?
City and State of Birth
Event Date

Ceremony Site/Church:
State where Marriage takes place
City where Marriage takes place

County:
Name of Officiate
Title of Officiate
Name of Witness 1
Name of Witness 2

The Valentine Card.......... history

The Victorians enjoyed Valentine's Day by giving and receiving elaborate decorated cards.

However, the Valentine's Day Holiday was celebrated many years before the Victorians were even born.

The exchange of the Valentine card was introduced in the early l800's. They were given as messages of love.

One of the more popular cards were the three dimensional fold out Valentine. These cards were first produced in Germany and England. However, with their popularity they become very prevalent in America. The cards were manufactured from pasteboard, so once they were broken they were beyond repair.

The three dimensional cards are very popular with collectors today, because not many have survived over the years.

The fold-out cards were being produced from the late l800's to the early l900's. They were made from heavier paper board then the three dimensional cards.

The fold-out cards were covered with lace, flowers, ribbon and angels. Most of these cards were not mailed because they were large and fragile. They had to be delivered in person.

These were more than cards they were a gift. People would display them in their parlor on a table, and the card would become a topic of conversation.

In the late l860's the album was introduced for preserving your cards. The album became all the rage. Scraps also began being produced in Germany which made the album become one of the first scrapbooks.

As you know, the Victorians loved flowers, so different types of roses became very popular on the Valentine Card. These were sometimes embossed to give the flowers realism.

The Valentine Card then started being produced with cupids, children and women. The images of the people on the cards were done to the specifications of what the Victorians believed to be beautiful. Such as; small noses, long lashes, perfect complexions etc...

As you have read, scraps were first produced in Germany as were most of these fold out type cards. To save money the factories would produce the many scraps on a single sheet of paper to send to the wholesalers.

The Valentine card of today seems to in some way lost its glamour. It seems even though we are mechanically more advanced we do not have the notion to produce such a lovely lost art.

Happy Exchanging your Valentine's

Source: Victorian Journal: Living Victorian

http://www.british-israel.ca/Valentine.htm

Victorian Fan Language

The first Language of the Fan was registered with the Patent Office in 1879.

Eventually advertising booklets, lovers' manuals, and playing cards carried "secret" codes like these.

Holding it in the right hand...."Yes"

Holding it in the left hand...."I would like to know you"

Dropping the fan...."I would like to be your friend"

Twirling the fan...."Go away"

Twirling the fan in the left hand: You are being watched.

Opening and shutting it....."You have been unkind"

Tapping it with one finger...."My mother (or chaperone) says no"

Opening it wide...."Shall we meet later?"

Touching the fan to the cheek...."I love you"

The fan placed near the heart: You have won my love.
Half-opened fan pressed to the lips: You may kiss me.
Hiding the eyes behind an open fan: I love you.
Opening and closing the fan several time: You are cruel.
Fanning slowly: I am married.
Fanning quickly: I am engaged.

July 1, 2009

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