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Visiting card of Johann van Beethoven, brother of Ludwig van Beethoven. A visiting card, also called a calling card, was a small, decorative card that was carried by individuals to present themselves to others. It was a common practice in the 18th and 19th century, particularly among the upper classes, to leave a visiting card when calling on ...
Each photograph was the size of a formal visiting card about 4½ x 2½ inches (11.4 x 6.3 cm) [1] and such photograph cards, in an early form of social media, [2] were commonly traded among friends and visitors in the 1860s. Albums for the collection and display of cards became a common fixture in Victorian parlors.
An attorney's business card, 1895 Eugène Chigot, post impressionist painter, business card 1890s A business card from Richard Nixon's first Congressional campaign, in 1946 Front and back sides of a business card in Vietnam, 2008 A Oscar Friedheim card cutting and scoring machine from 1889, capable of producing up to 100,000 visiting and business cards a day
Photographs had previously served as calling cards, [6] but Disdéri's invention of the paper carte de visite (i.e. "visiting card") photograph second enabled the mass production of photographs. On 27 November 1854 he patented the system of printing ten photographs on a single sheet (although there is no evidence that a system printing more ...
A digital business card is an electronic version of the traditional paper business card. It is essentially a digital profile that contains contact information and other relevant details. [ 1 ] These cards can be shared electronically, often through QR codes , links, or NFC tags.
A Visiting card was (is) a quite another thing than a Business card. The articles should not be merged. /B****n 17:45, 26 August 2008 (UTC) I concur; they are distinctly different documents used for different purposes. Ray Trygstad 06:29, 2 December 2008 (UTC) Visiting cards are distinctly different from business cards.
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Sample lady's visiting card from 1910, specifying an At Home day. The "At Home" day was a social custom in Victorian Britain, where women of gentle status would receive visitors on a specific day of the week. The woman would print calling cards indicating she would be "At Home" e.g. on "Fridays in April". [1]