https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/02/13/some-vinegar-valentines/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Tue, 14 Feb 2017 09:59:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/02/13/some-vinegar-valentines/#comment-1135765 Tue, 14 Feb 2017 09:59:19 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=154257#comment-1135765 Today on Valentine’s Day the BBC on its homepage has some more vinegar valentines from a collection in Brighton and a link to a research paper on the topic.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/02/13/some-vinegar-valentines/#comment-1135764 Tue, 14 Feb 2017 09:50:04 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=154257#comment-1135764 I own a couple of vinegar valentines from the Edwardian era, they are long narrow strips with the figure being mocked and a humorous verse all printed in black and red so would have been quite cheap.
For anyone interested the website of Wayside Collectables who specialize in ephemera has some vinegar valentines and some very nice paper lace valentines from the Victorian era.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/02/13/some-vinegar-valentines/#comment-1135577 Mon, 13 Feb 2017 14:54:51 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=154257#comment-1135577 They really are vile and spiteful. Just as well that I don’t usually get sent any Valentine cards so there’s no chance of receiving one similar to them. Hopefully, there won’t be a revival!! Really must make a trip to the Institute as it sound very interesting.

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