{"product_id":"vintage-mechanical-novelty-postcard","title":"Mechanical Novelty Postcard","description":"\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"427\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 320pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup\u003e\n\u003ccol width=\"427\" style=\"mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 13653; width: 320pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr height=\"547\" style=\"height: 409.6pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"547\" class=\"xl65\" width=\"427\" style=\"height: 409.6pt; width: 320pt; font-size: 12.0pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; text-underline-style: none; text-line-through: none; font-family: 'Aptos Narrow', sans-serif; border-top: .5pt solid #156082; border-right: none; border-bottom: none; border-left: none;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA postcard with a sense of humor and absolutely no shame about it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis mid-century mechanical novelty card begins innocently enough — a fellow seated in what appears to be a quiet moment in the outhouse. Open the card, however, and the truth is revealed: he’s actually enjoying a rather enthusiastic drink while chatting with a traveling bottle vendor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSubtle? Not particularly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEntertaining? Very.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarked “Made in Japan,” this postcard was produced sometime in the 1940s–1950s, when souvenir shops delighted in selling cheeky postcards designed to surprise whoever received them in the mail.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese mechanical postcards were cleverly printed so the scene changes when opened, delivering the punchline with perfect timing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToday they’re collected for their colorful artwork, playful engineering, and the reminder that people have always enjoyed a good joke — especially one that might raise an eyebrow at the post office.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFrom Mom’s Collection to Your Home\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"The Antique Dealer's Daughter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43411293798474,"sku":"M-M20","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/7893\/9722\/files\/20260315_170457.jpg?v=1773631157","url":"https:\/\/antiquedealersdaughter.com\/products\/vintage-mechanical-novelty-postcard","provider":"The Antique Dealer's Daughter","version":"1.0","type":"link"}