Embraceable You

The life of a postcard artist was rarely one of great financial reward. The men who created these classic postcards may have been dreaming of summer sunshine, but the chances are good that they did their work in drafty studios, with gloves on their hands and two pairs of wooly socks on their feet. Little wonder that the beauties they drew were big, soft, and cuddly - the kind of woman who could warm their beaus' fingers between pliant rolls of flesh. Take it from these guys: nothing feels as good in your arms as an armload of feminine loveliness. Should you have a little trouble reaching all the way around her, you can always try again ... and again ... and again ...

Zim, "Just able to get around" (postmarked 1907)		"I am having a large time here" (postmarked 1913)		"I know you are on your vaca- tion, but don't overdo it." (Bamforth, postmarked 1925)

"I have a wide acquaintance here!" (postmarked 1940)	"I'm getting around a lot - at this place!" (Colourpicture, ca. 1930 - 1950)
"Say - who's the big squeeze here?" (Colourpicture, ca. 1930 - 1950)	"Who says pettin' is a little 'armful?" (Curteich, ca. 1930 - 1950)
"There's just a handful on the beach today!" (ca. 1930 - 1950)	"They told me to take care of the big tub in the kitchen!" (Tichnor Bros., ca. 1930 - 1950)
"I'm getting strong. Picked up a 275 pound dumb bell - and boy was she dumb!?" (Tichnor Bros., ca. 1930 - 1950)	Bud Dudley, "Enough here for ten men and she's mine all mine!!" (Metrocraft, postmarked 1954)

Created by Karl Niedershuh, who always has a lot on his hands.