Greeting Cards

Text on the reverse side:A buoy is a floating device that serve various purposes. It can be anchored at a location to guide or to warn mariners. It...

Text on the reverse side:The oldest brewery is believed to be Weihenstephan in Freising, Germany, where their licensing history goes back to 1040 A...

Text on the reverse side:An innkeeper in the mid 19thC, whilst using two containers to pour drinks back and forth, noticed the mouth of one contain...

Text on the reverse side:The first patented corkscrew in England was by Samuel Henshaw in 1795. However, earlier designs of a corkscrew was based o...

Text on the reverse side:After water and tea, beer is the third most popular drink, and by far, the most popular alcoholic drink in the world. Bee...

Text on the reverse side:Cast iron bottle openers were made in many shapes and sizes, often very cheeky featuring naked ladies. Many have also been...

Text on the reverse side:A single lens microscope was invented in the 1660s by Antony van Leeuwenhoek which was capable of magnifying an object up ...

Text on the reverse side: A dress form is a model of the torso used for fitting clothing in the process of it being designed or sewed. Some call t...

Text on the reverse side:During World War II, although cosmetics were rationed, the lipstick was the only cosmetic that was kept in production unde...

Text on the reverse side:The first fountain pen with a built in reservoir was produced in 1844. The first nibs were made of gold alloys. They were ...

Text on the reverse side:Ancient civilisations made spoons from materials including wood, bone, rock, gold, silver and ivory. Today, stainless stee...

Text on the reverse side:First depicted on the sides of ancient Egyptian tombs and in Mesopotamian culture, the harp is one of the oldest instrumen...

Text on the reverse side:The modern violin has been around for around 500 years, which is said to have been designed in the 1500’s by Andrea Amati....

Text on the reverse side:First models of bicycles were called velocipedes, which were created in France, but its modern design was born in England....

Text on the reverse side:The Chinese were the first to use the bristle toothbrush, going back to the Tang Dynasty (619 CE to 907 CE). They arrived ...

Text on the reverse side:Regular exercise helps lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels, significantly lowering the chances of heart disease, w...

Text on the reverse side:Cleats are the protusions found on the bottom of shoes for additional traction. The earliest record were those that belong...

Text on the reverse side:Although its origin is unknown, a maypole is a tall wooden pole that is erected, around which a maypole dance takes place ...

Text on the reverse side:Publicity photo from Charlie Chaplin's 1921 movie "The Kid". Pictured are Charlie Chaplin and Jackie Coogan. This was Chap...

Text on the reverse side:The American silent drama film was based on a 1921 play, Lilies of the Field, by William J. Hurlbut. It was remade by Grif...

Text on the reverse side:This Western film features John Wayne playing a U.S. Marshal who tries to capture the Polka Dot Bandit. It was released in...

Text on the reverse side:From the opera Carmen, composed by Georges Bizet, the poster shows the Toreador Song - the popular name for the aria "Votr...

Text on the reverse side:Produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille, this was his first full-length sound film. For the film, Mitchell Leisen was no...

Text on the reverse side:The American epic historical drama film was, at that time, the most expensive film ever made. It had almost bankrupted 20t...

Text on the reverse side:The borough measures 4.68 square miles (12.13 km2), and is home to a royal palace, major museums, universities, department...

Text on the reverse side:Sark is an island measuring 2.10 square miles (5.45 km2), and is one of the few remaining places in the world where cars a...

Text on the reverse side:The county of Wales measures 8,023 square miles (20,779 km2). Wales has more castles per square mile than any other Europe...

Text on the reverse side:Southampton measures 28.1 square miles (72.8 km2). It is the only city in the UK with a geothermal power station, ranking ...

Text on the reverse side:Liverpool measures 43.2 square miles (111.8 km2). The city impressively holds the Guinness Book of Records for being the "...

Text on the reverse side:Oxford measures 17.60 square miles (45.59 km2). It is home to the oldest purpose-built museum in the world (officially ope...

Text on the reverse side:New York measures 302 square miles (783 km2). It the most linguistically diverse city in the world with more than 800 lang...

Text on the reverse side:Scotland measures 30,090 square miles (77,933 km2). A nation of innovators, from architectural techniques to scientific di...

Text on the reverse side:Ireland measures 32,595 square miles (84,421 km2). Although the celtic cross and shamrock are both associated with Ireland...

Text on the reverse side:Hertfordshire measures 634 square miles (1,643 km2). The county is home to several places of interest, including Hatfield ...

Text on the reverse side:Cardiff measures 54 square miles (140 km2). The city was the first Fair Trade capital in the world, and also proud to have...

Text on the reverse side:Worcestershire measures 672 square miles (1,741 km2). As well as being a university city, it is home to the famous Worcest...