Antique c1903-1907 Sweetheart Romance Postcard Pool Table “I’m Not Lonesome” For Sale

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Antique c1903-1907 Sweetheart Romance Postcard Pool Table “I’m Not Lonesome”

Description

Offered is a fascinating collection of four original early 20th-century billiards-themed postcards, featuring pool halls, billiard humor, romantic imagery, and social club interiors from America’s Golden Age of Billiards.

This attractive lot includes a rare view of the Billiard Parlors of the Elks Club, Portland, Oregon, a humorous “Playing on the Red Ball” comic postcard, a charming Edwardian romance postcard with billiards theme, and an interior photograph of a resort recreation room featuring a large billiard table.

These cards date primarily from the Undivided Back Era (circa 1901-1907) through the early divided-back period and offer excellent appeal to collectors of billiards memorabilia, fraternal organizations, social clubs, Oregon history, and antique postcards.

Each Card approx: 3.5\" x 5.5\"

Included in This Lot

1. Billiard Parlors, Elks Club, Portland, Oregon

Beautiful color lithograph depicting an elegant multi-table billiard room in the historic Elks Club building.

* Portland, Oregon
* Published by Louis Scheiner, Portland
* Early divided-back postcard
* Desirable Oregon and fraternal organization subject

2. “I’m Not Lonesome By A Long Shot”

Color romantic postcard featuring a courting couple beside a billiard table.

* Undivided back
* Humorous billiards-themed sentiment
* Edwardian romance subject

3. “Playing on the Red Ball”

Comic postcard by Mills Novelty Co., Chicago.

* Humorous saloon/billiards theme
* Red and blue ink illustration
* Early novelty postcard

4. Interior Recreation Room with Billiard Table

Real-photo style printed card showing a large resort or club recreation room with billiard table, fountain, wicker furnishings, and lounge area.

* Unused
* Excellent architectural and social history interest

Historical Significance

By the early 1900s, billiards had become one of America’s most popular indoor pastimes. Elite clubs, hotels, mineral springs resorts, and fraternal organizations frequently maintained elaborate billiard parlors that served as important social gathering places. These postcards document that era and provide a wonderful visual record of recreational life during the Edwardian period.

Keywords

antique postcard, Edwardian postcard, romance postcard, sweetheart postcard, courting couple, billiards postcard, pool hall postcard, humorous postcard, undivided back postcard, early 1900s postcard, Victorian romance, love postcard, antique ephemera, collectible postcard, sporting postcard, cue sports, Edwardian courtship, chromolithograph postcard, vintage romance collectible, pool table scene

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