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Calling Cards and Visiting Cards: A Brief History – Hoban Cards

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Calling cards, also called visiting cards, visiting tickets, or compliments cards, originated in their paper and ink form in France in the 18th century and their popularity quickly spread across Europe and the United Kingdom.

Calling Cards and Visiting Cards: A Brief History by Claire Green - September 12, 2016 Calling cards, also called visiting cards, visiting tickets, or compliments cards, originated in their paper and ink form in France in the 18th century and their popularity quickly spread across Europe and the United Kingdom. Oscar Wilde's rather simple calling card from 1897. The card displays the name he used while traveling after his release from prison. Image source from Wiki Commons Calling cards were an indispensable accessory to fashionable, upper class life in Britain, Europe, and the eastern United

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