{"product_id":"vintage-wiregram-novelty-co-wire-letter-keep-smiling-culver-city-ca-ephemera","title":"Vintage Wiregram Novelty Co Wire Letter Keep Smiling Culver City CA Ephemera","description":"Here is an unusual piece of vintage novelty ephemera that you do not see every day. This original Wiregram Novelty Co. letter combines handwritten correspondence with printed novelty graphics and actual attached wire elements, creating a fun visual play on a traditional telegram or letter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe piece is marked Wiregram Novelty Co., Culver City, California and features the phrases “Look Pleasant” and “Keep Smiling.” Several small wire components are physically attached to the paper, making this much more interesting than an ordinary vintage letter or postcard.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe surviving handwritten correspondence adds another layer of period character, while the printed illustrations and wire construction make it especially appealing to collectors of unusual advertising, novelty mail, humorous paper items, California ephemera, and oddball vintage Americana.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginal vintage Wiregram novelty letter\u003cbr\u003eMarked Wiregram Novelty Co.\u003cbr\u003eCulver City, California\u003cbr\u003e“Look Pleasant” wording\u003cbr\u003e“Keep Smiling” wording\u003cbr\u003eAttached wire novelty elements\u003cbr\u003eOriginal handwritten correspondence\u003cbr\u003ePrinted novelty illustrations\u003cbr\u003eUnusual early novelty-paper \/ mail collectible\u003cbr\u003eSold as the exact piece shown in the photographs","brand":"wiregram novelty co.","offers":[{"title":"Cream","offer_id":49037292044471,"sku":"NB0820-041","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/2632\/9015\/files\/8fb3f2d4-29d9-4a6d-a65f-d37273f62d50.jpg?v=1787288450","url":"https:\/\/gramworx.com\/products\/vintage-wiregram-novelty-co-wire-letter-keep-smiling-culver-city-ca-ephemera","provider":"Gramworx","version":"1.0","type":"link"}