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Raphael Tuck Sons Collectibles and Curiosities

Raphael Tuck Sons was a business started by Raphael Tuck and his wife in Bishopsgate in the City of London in October 1866, selling pictures and greeting cards, and eventually selling postcards, the latter being the most successful. Their business was one of the most well known in the 'postcard boom' of the late 1800s and early 1900s. Their contributions left a lasting effect on most of the artistic world. During The Blitz, the company headquarters, Raphael House, was destroyed including, the originals for most of their series. The company never fully recovered.

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Creator: Raphael Tuck Sons
Antique Mechanical Raphael Tuck Sons Paper Toy St Bernard and Calf
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Very rare, highly sought after and collectable Father Tuck's mechanical animals The St. Bernard dog (Canis familiaris) No 1 and The calf of the comm...
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Early 20th Century European Raphael Tuck Sons Collectibles and Curiosities

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