Oak Apple Day Tradition And Origin Worcester Charles II 1920s Ad Trade Card

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Oak Apple Day Tradition And Origin Worcester Charles II 1920s Ad Trade Card
NOTE:
THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS
THEY ARE TRADE/ADVERTISING CARDS.
THEY ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN A STANDARD POSTCARD
AND
THERE IS ADVERTISING TEXT ON THE BACK!
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
ORIGINAL 1920s TRADE - ADVERTISING CARD
OAK APPLE DAY TRADITION AND ORIGIN
Traditional celebrations to commemorate the event often entailed the wearing of
oak apples (a type of plant gall, possibly known in some parts of the country as
a "shick-shack") or sprigs of oak leaves, in reference to the occasion after the
Battle of Worcester in September 1651, when Charles II escaped the
Roundhead army by hiding in an oak tree near Boscobel House. Anyone who
failed to wear a sprig of oak risked being pelted with bird's eggs or thrashed with
nettles. In Sussex, those not wearing oak were liable to be pinched, giving rise to
the unofficial name of "Pinch-bum Day"; similarly it was known as "Bumping
Day" in Essex.
NOTE:
THE REVERSE SIDE HAS TEXT ABOUT THE IMAGE ON THE FRONT SIDE
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
NOTE:
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS LARGER THAN THE CARD
TO SHOW THE DETAIL.
THIS CARD IS  NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION
IT WAS PRINTED IN THE 1920s
IT IS NOT PERFECT
THERE MAY BE:
SLIGHT PAPER LOSS - SMUDGING - ROUNDED CORNERS - WEAK CORNERS
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