Could anyone help me identify these? Early 1900s Italian cards?
jeffcbay
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I'm not even sure if this is the correct place to ask... I'm a sports card guy! Anyway, from what I can tell, these are early 1900s cards about/from Italy. I keep thinking they are postcards, but they are too small to be postcards. Any ideas what they could be? I have three different kinds here, and about 20 of each, all different:
Measure 3-3/8" x 2-3/8" - On the back they all read "Napoli", and have a small description of what's on the front, in Italian, English, and I think French.
Measure 3-9/16" x 2-3/8" - On the back they all read "Capri", along with a small description, and they all read "Brunner & C. Como". Also, they are all numbered "21-###", ranging from "21-3" to "21-158".
Measure 4-1/8" x 3" - On the back they all read "Napoli", along with a small description, and they all read "Berretta S.A. - Terni".
Thank you for any and all help!
Measure 3-3/8" x 2-3/8" - On the back they all read "Napoli", and have a small description of what's on the front, in Italian, English, and I think French.
Measure 3-9/16" x 2-3/8" - On the back they all read "Capri", along with a small description, and they all read "Brunner & C. Como". Also, they are all numbered "21-###", ranging from "21-3" to "21-158".
Measure 4-1/8" x 3" - On the back they all read "Napoli", along with a small description, and they all read "Berretta S.A. - Terni".
Thank you for any and all help!
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Hope that helps
The deckles are photos.
Capri, Naples (Napoli)
Nice vintage pieces.
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Terni and Como are cities in Italy.
I assume the cards were made in those respective cities?
rd
P.S. The city Como is next to Lake Como, and is just beautiful! And the city Terni is in a beautiful picturesque area in Central Italy. So we can assume that picture postcard businesses popped-up in both of those cities back "in the day"?
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Lake Como is beautiful I was there this past fall.
It's funny to get home from work my cousins have to leave Italy, enter Switzerland and then back into Italy.
The Lake is large and I think 3 or 4 Communes surround it.
Steve