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1890s | Short history of Valentines | ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ City Council

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1890s

Valentines grew ever more elaborate and were overly decorated with items such as dried and waxed flowers, seaweed, shells, mirrors, ivory, ribbon, beads and fabric. Mechanical, multi-layered and three-dimensional Valentines were growing ever larger and arguably less tasteful in design.

Examples of Valentines from the 19th century can be found in the Library of ´ºÓêÖ±²¥'s collection of Victorian and Edwardian scrap books.