Cute cartoon animals were popular subjects on postcards in the early 20th Century. Two series of postcards Called Mixed Bathing I and II were issued by Raphael Tuck & Sons in 1908 and 1909 which celebrated the joys of summer by featuring animals dressed as people swimming and having fun at the beach. They were sold as souvenirs at various British and French resorts. Another series called Trunks Full of Fun by the same artist, featuring well-dressed elephants, appeared in 1913,
Inexplicably, one of the Mixed Bathing cards is stamped "Joyeux Noel", so it was apparently sold as a Christmas Card, in spite of its decidedly summery theme. Although the artist's signature is unreadable (Ellery?), it is the same as appears on a similar popular series of Tuck postcards from 1907-1908 called Breakfast In Bed, which also features cartoon animals dressed and acting as humans. This series was highlighted in a previous post on The Paper Sunflower which can be found here. Link
The following postcard images are courtesy of Tuckdb. Link
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| Breakfast In Bed (1907-1908) |
