Help Identifying a RPPC Post Card & Worth if possible!

[terrik24]

Please help identifying City, Street or Real name of meat Butcher of this postcard

And Time Period of this card & History!

Measurements are 3 1/2" x 5 1/2".

In very Good Condition!

Maybe would it might be Worth!

Thank you!

[wrong66 · Accepted solution]

We can't see it. Sorry.

[my-cottage-books-and-antiques]

We need good quality photos of the back and front of the card.

[terrik24]

Trying to edit to post pictures. Haven't used this community for awhile. Don't see the edit button to add pictures. Help!

[terrik24]

Hopefully under my heading now..

[my-cottage-books-and-antiques]

If it is a US made postcard, it is probably 1907 or later, because it is a divided back postcard. I'm not sure if that rule of thumb applies to postcards made in other countries...

[femmefan1946]

FWIW - postcards and other flat paper are better scanned than photographed.

Real Photo cards do better than lithographed.

Photos are shiny. Lithographs are made up of tiny dots, like a newspaper picture.

Post 1907 but pre-1925 when even women of this class wore shorter skirts. Also the waist of their dresses would be around the hips by then.

It also looks British. Americans did not usually hang the meat outdoors like that. Britain's cooler climate was one reason.

[lacemaker3]

@terrik24,

It looks as though the vertical dividing line might be tiny lettering, but the picture is not clear enough to be able to tell for sure.

If it is lettering, then it is probably the name and/or address of the company that made the postcard, which would give you a clue about the location of the picture.

I agree that this looks more like the UK than the USA, to me. I think that "J. Mercer" is probably the name of the butcher, rather than the name of the street.

[m60driver]

There is a group on Facebook "Photo Postcards RPPC Unidentified Images" that is good for such inquiries.  You will need to scan both the front and back separately and follow the group rules.

[a_c_green]

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@lacemaker3 wrote:

@terrik24,

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I agree that this looks more like the UK than the USA, to me. I think that "J. Mercer" is probably the name of the butcher, rather than the name of the street.

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Agree with all the above...

A little off-topic, but I do kind of wonder why a butcher would offer a postcard of his shop. Who would be his intended market?

[mmadigan]

How about his customer base?  Hi Don't forget about us during the Holidays and be sure to get your order in early for the Christmas Goose.

[evelyb30]

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@a_c_green wrote:

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@lacemaker3 wrote:

@terrik24,

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I agree that this looks more like the UK than the USA, to me. I think that "J. Mercer" is probably the name of the butcher, rather than the name of the street.

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Agree with all the above...

A little off-topic, but I do kind of wonder why a butcher would offer a postcard of his shop. Who would be his intended market?

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A lot of times, postcard paper was just what came handy.  That was especially true during WWI, and I'll bet it went in spades for the UK.   Paper was in short supply, and if you had postcard blanks handy for RPPCs, postcards are what you printed.  My grandfather's USA induction photo is on postcard paper.   Occupational images like this were actually fairly common. People took pride in their businesses and printed photos of cast and crew for whatever reason you'd take a photo now.   The clothing looks awfully dated for WWI but the skirts are short enough to work in, so... could be. 

[john_wade]

I'm thinking it's a repro. The sepia color and size don't look right. 

[terrik24]

Thank you for responding. Only a thin small line so can't or doesn't read a publisher, etc. I'm thinking it is from Southampton England. My family's friends back in the late 1890's were from there & visited that part of England 🇬🇧 frequently after to coming to the USA. I am still going to dig out PC that were sent from there. I have some British blood too! God Bless. Amazing pageantry you will never see again in our life time!