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Printed in a mysterious corner of Australia, from hand-drawn ink-on-paper drawings and typewritten stories.

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Uncle Crocky's 'Hello!' Greeting Card - Story on back

$8.00 AUD

'Friend David, I do not think we shall need a call bell,
as Hello! can be heard 10 to 20 feet away.
What do you think?' -
Telegram from Thomas Edison to the President of the Central District printing & Telegraph Company of Pittsburg.

"'Hello' as a word is not as old as you might think. Its first recorded written
use was in 1826, and it was originally used as an expression of surprise or to call attention. But the telephone - where it wasn’t immediately obvious who was on the other end or what time zone they were in - changed all that, and greetings with no name or time indication caught on. Alexander Graham Bell proposed 'Ahoy!', but it was ‘Hello' that caught people's hearts."

Printed in a mysterious corner of Melbourne, from original ink-on-paper drawings and typewritten stories.

* Size: 105mm x 148mm (A6)
* Printed on thick matt art card with a subtle yellow tint
* Classic rounded corners
* Blank inside for your own message - ahoy!
* Coloured or Kraft (recycled fleck) envelope made in Australia
* The story of the telephone greeting ‘hello' (as above) printed on reverse

ENVIRONMENTAL CARE ---
Uncle Crocky cares about the world and all the mysterious people and creatures in it. The papers used to make this card and its envelope have FSC and ECF certifications. Heavy metal free.