19.00 USD
Awesome image of family gathering and including a pair of chimney sweeps, like two royal coachmen in attendance, both dressed in the recognizable garb of "sweeps," all black, with the traditional stovepipe hats, and holding those long-stemmed brushes for pushing the soot down the chimneys (the fireplace would be temporarily closed off with a large open sack used for catching the soot). "...good luck wiw rub off when Oi shakes 'ands wiv you..." (Dick VanDyke as Bert the Sweep, Mary Poppins :) Well, we feel astounded at our luck, as photographs of chimney sweeps are not commonly come across. This one was taken in Poland, apparently in the 1930s. Leaning against the eaves is their ladder for climbing up onto the roof. See the poor little chap with crutches and the cast on his leg? So many wonderful details in this image, a purely magical time machine of a card.
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Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of sudden increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more.
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