Greeting Cards
Theme
- Other Animal
- Alcohol
- Animal (bird)
- Animal (Birds)
- Animal (cat)
- Animal (dog)
- Animal (other)
- Book
- British
- Calligraphy
- Coffee/Tea
- Female figure
- Flower
- Food
- Fruit
- Gardening
- Gay/LGBT
- Hobby
- Landscape
- Love
- Male figure
- Movie
- Movie/Film
- Movie/Films
- Naughty
- pattern
- Portrait
- poster
- Quote
- Romantic
- Sport
- Travel/Car
- Travel/Vehicle
- Winter
1231 items found in Greeting Cards
Patent of shaving brush (1924) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: Brushes can be made using badger, boar, or horse hair. Material of the handles include plastic, wood, porcelain, ivory, tortoiseshell, crystal, silver and gold. It is an item of status and an expression of individuality. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-c...
Patent of toy building brick (1961) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: If all the LEGO bricks sold in a year were lined up end to end, it would reach over 5 times around the globe. The word “Lego” dervies from the first two letters of the Danish words “Leg” and “Godt”. The meaning is “play well.” A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent...
Patent of automobile (1964) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: The Porsche 911 is undoubtedly one of the most iconic names in motoring, yet this name was initially set to be called the Porsche 901 - it was stopped by Peugeot whose traditional nomenclature is number-0-number (like the 205). A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescen...
Patent of buoy (1897) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: A buoy is a floating device that serve various purposes. It can be anchored at a location to guide or to warn mariners. It can serve to mark positions of submerged objects as well as indicating where to moor vessels instead of anchoring. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury ...
Patent of audio cassette (1974) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: Blank audio cassettes saw record sales in 1996 of over 2 billion. Although there are no precise figures, it is estimated that around 30 billion cassette tapes have been made to date. If the cassette shells were placed end-to-end, they could stretch from the earth to the ...
Patent of sound and picture mechanism (1950) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: On board the Voyager, currently nearly 12 billion miles away from earth, are two of the most famous records in the universe. The Golden Records feature musical selections from different cultures and eras, as well as spoken greetings in fifty-five languages. A6 size (14...
Patent of guitar (1955) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: The most expensive guitar sold for $2.8million at an auction to raise money for victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. It featured signatures including Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Brian May, Jimmy Page, Pete Townsend, Paul McCartney, Sting and Bryan ...
Patent of bicycle brake arrangement (1973) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: First models of bicycles were called velocipedes, which were created in France, but its modern design was born in England. Today over 100 million bicycles are manufactured annually. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Produced in our London s...
Patent of airplane (1981) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: The largest passenger plane is the Airbus A380, which is a double-decker four-engine jetliner. Making its first flight on 27th April 2005, the plane is made of approximately 4 million parts. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Produced in our...
Patent of bottle (1906) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: Archaeologists have found glass bottles dating as far early as 1400 BC by the Egyptians. Glass can be recycled indefinitely without losing its quality. Recycled glass requires lower heating temperature than glass from raw materials, and so requires forty percent less ene...
Patent of beer pump (1886) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: The oldest brewery is believed to be Weihenstephan in Freising, Germany, where their licensing history goes back to 1040 AD. They have continued brewing ever since. There is also evidence of a hop garden located on the land, which may take the date as far back as 768 AD....
Patent of cocktail shaker (1937) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: An innkeeper in the mid 19thC, whilst using two containers to pour drinks back and forth, noticed the mouth of one container being smaller than the other. He proceeded to hold the them together, then shaking them "for a bit of a show". With several patent developments si...
Patent of cork extractor (1930) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: Wine was stored in jugs, oil cloth and pieces of woods used instead of corks as we know today. In the 17th century it became more common to have corks in bottles, resulting in the need for an efficient cork extractor. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-cert...
Patent of corkscrew (1898) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: The first patented corkscrew in England was by Samuel Henshaw in 1795. However, earlier designs of a corkscrew was based on a tool called a gun worm, used to remove an unfired bullet from a musket's barrel. Since many manufacturers in the 19th century made gun worms, the...
Patent of beer-mug (1876) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: After water and tea, beer is the third most popular drink, and by far, the most popular alcoholic drink in the world. Beer making is as old as human history, predating the written language. Dating back to 3,500 BC, the earliest evidence of beer making was found in weste...
Patent of cinematography camera (1937) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: The first motion pictures were introduced back in the late 1800s, although it usually consisted of a single scene that lasted around one minute, in silence. Sometimes live bands accompanied the visual entertainment as the movie was shown. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury...
Patent of photographic camera (1962) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: The first digital camera was developed by Kodak in 1975. It was dropped due to fears that it would threaten their photographic film business. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Produced in our London studio Trivia fact on the reverse GS1 bar...
Patent of toy duck (1949) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: In 1992, 28,000 rubber ducks were lost at sea from a shipping crate from Hong Kong to USA. Some have washed up on the shores of Hawaii, whilst others found frozen in Arctic ice. In 2013, the rubber duck was included in the Toy Hall of Fame. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxu...
Patent of toilet paper roll (1891) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: The first commercial toilet paper was invented by Joseph Gayetty in 1857 which was used for medical purposes. It was British businessman Walter Alcock who was the first to introduce the perforated toilet roll in 1879. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-cer...
Patent of process of ornamenting paper (1893) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: In 2013, a toilet paper roll made from 22-carat gold went on sale by the Australian company, Toilet Paper Man, with the price tag of £825K (US $1,376,900). A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Produced in our London studio Trivia fact on the r...
Patent of toilet seat lifter (1970) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: In public toilets, the first cubicle in a row is generally the least used, as people generally seek privacy and opt for the last one. Perhaps useful to note that, as a result, the first one tends to be the cleanest. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certif...
Patent of toilet seat and cover (1936) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: Unclean smartphones can contain around 600 units of staphylococcus bacteria, in contrast to less than 20 units on a toilet seat. Studies show that the toilet seat is one of the cleanest parts in the bathroom since people take care that it is clean before sitting. A6 si...
Patent of toothbrush (1943) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: The Chinese were the first to use the bristle toothbrush, going back to the Tang Dynasty (619 CE to 907 CE). They arrived in Europe via Chinese travellers in the 17th century. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Produced in our London studio ...
Patent of cistern for water closets (1898) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: An average person visits the toilet 2500 times a year. In total, we spend around 3 years of our life in the toilet, where we use approximately 57 sheets of toilet paper every day. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Produced in our London stu...
Patent of bottle opener (1939) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: Cast iron bottle openers were made in many shapes and sizes, often very cheeky featuring naked ladies. Many have also been made to commemorate Royal occasions such as Charles and Diana's wedding day. Most early bottle openers weren't sold but given away free with a bottl...
Patent of barbell (1948) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: Regular exercise helps lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels, significantly lowering the chances of heart disease, whilst also improving mental health and mood. People who do not regularly exercise, risk the loss of up to 80% muscle strength by age 65. A6 size (1...
Patent of golf club (1910) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: The average golfer has a 12,500 to 1 chance of making a hole-in-one. Tiger Woods made his first hole-in-one at the age of eight. He has gone on to win 77 PGA tournaments to date. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Produced in our London stud...