Item 4131 - Broken heart valentine, ca. 1840

Item 4131 - Broken heart valentine, ca. 1840
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Item 4131
Broken heart valentine, ca. 1840
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Comic valentines, sometimes known as penny dreadfuls (as they sold for a penny), were popular in the 1840s. They featured caricatures-figures that look like cartoon drawings.

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